blake lively and
penn badgley
Badgley and Lively were dating off-camera from 2007 to 2010, a time period that overlapped with an on-screen romance between their Gossip Girl characters Dan Humphrey and Serena van der Woodsen. Still, even after they broke up, the exes continued shooting Gossip Girl together until the CW show ended in late 2012. "We were consummately professional," Badgley said, acknowledging how difficult it was for them at times. "And I think we should both pat ourselves on the back for getting through it... We handled it."