The ‘You’ Actor, Who Dated The ‘A Simple Favor’ Actress While They’re Starring In ‘Gossip Girl’, Believes Their Relationship Helped Him To Avoid A ‘Dark Undercurrent’ That Was Developing In His Life.
- Feb 16, 2023
AceShowbiz – Penn Badgley believes Blake Lively “saved” him from self-destruction. The 36-year-old actor starred alongside Blake in the TV drama “Gossip Girl” between 2007 and 2012, and he admits that their relationship helped him to avoid a “dark undercurrent” that was developing in his life.
Penn, who dated Blake between 2007 and 2010, explained, “To be honest, I never struggled with substance. Blake didn’t drink, and I think our relationship in some ways saved me from forcing myself to go down that road.”