The romance of Gossip Girl stars Blake Lively and Penn Badgley was met with parental approval of sorts from Matthew Settle, who plays Penn’s on-screen dad, Rufus.
It’s only appropriate that actress Kelly Rutherford, who plays Lily, Lively’s mom, gives the couple a thumbs up too.
“I think they’re so lovely,†Rutherford said Thursday in Beverly Hills.
She says Blake Lively and Penn Badgley benefited by experiencing Gossip Girl’s soaring popularity together as their chemistry gelled.
“To be able to go through this ride and success and to have somebody to do that with and share that experience, I think they’re both very fortunate,†Rutherford said.

Kelly Rutherford (Lily) plays mom to Blake Lively (Serena).
The actress also says the Gossip Girl cast and crew had no trepidation about the couple, or fears of on-set fallout if things don’t work out between them.
“No, because they’ve known each other for a long time,†she says. “They’re both so together and whatever happens is their business. I think they’re both darling and very together as people.â€
Still, Kelly Rutherford jokingly admitted she’s not always on the inside track of the relationship:
“Of course, the ‘mother’ is always the last to know.â€

Blake and Penn, two of Hollywood’s most popular youngsters, seem to be pretty happy together, is this a sure sign that they’ll make it down the aisle or is this just teen romance? Read more to find out what we think and tell us your verdict!
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“There is a lot of change on the horizon,†says actor Penn Badgley, sounding more like a carnival fortune-teller than one of the newest members of hot young Hollywood. But Badgley, who plays Dan Humphrey on the CW’s Gossip Girl, has reason to tread carefully when discussing the show’s upcoming second season.









