Blake Lively, who has returned to acting after a yearlong break with 'The Age of Adaline', has admitted that she thoroughly enjoyed having a personal life during the hiatus.
The blonde beauty explained to Elle magazine that she had been on 'Gossip Girl' 10 months a year for 6 years, shooting for 15-hour each day, so she hadn't had time to just be since she graduated from high school, the New York Daily News reported.
The 26-year-old actress, who is married to Ryan Reynolds, added that it's been nice to kind of settle into her own skin and work on things she really loves.
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