“I think our biggest sister ritual these days is trying on
Louboutins and oohing and aahing together,” says Gossip
Girl star Blake Lively (center), 24. Raised in Los Angeles in an
acting family—their father is a former Dukes of Hazzard
regular, their mother a talent manager—the Lively girls
“rarely get much sleep when we’re together,” says the
New York–based Blake. “We play dress-up and Ninjas of
Destruction, which is a very physical game.” Though she
prefers to stay with Robyn (right), an actress, or Lori (left), an
acting coach, when she visits L.A., Blake also “reserves a hotel
room so that we can all go there to order room service, swim, and jump
on the bed.” And practical jokes are also part of the repertoire
of this trio, who grew up wearing matching necklaces that read Sisters,
Friends Forever. For Mother’s Day one year, Blake impersonated
Robyn, posing with her sister’s husband and children for what she
calls “a sweet family portrait” that she turned into a
greeting card. “I gave the card to Robyn, and it said Happy
Mother’s Day From Our Family to Yours. She loved it.”
December 2011