It’s hard to imagine a scenario where Blake Lively doesn’t look amazing, but the actress’ natural beauty has actually put her into something of an awkward position in regards to the upcoming movie release of It Ends with Us . Fans confused one of her looks from the film — where she plays Lily Bloom, a woman in an abusive relationship — with a makeup-free pic, despite her having spent an hour in the makeup chair. Lively addressed the feedback she got and explained why she was conflicted about how to respond.
Ahead of It Ends with Us ’ release on August 9, Blake Lively made an appearance on The Tonight Show , where host Jimmy Fallon asked about the social media mixup. Lively had posted two images of her character in the film, one of which showed Lily looking a little “rough,” in the actress’ words. However, some fans misunderstood what the pics were, thinking she was showing her own transformation.
Lively explained: [The makeup artist] did this really rough look, because my family’s experienced a lot of tragedy, but when I posted it, people were saying, ‘Wow, Blake bravely shows what she looks like before and after makeup.’ It’s easy to see why Blake Lively had to take a second in order to find the correct way to correct the misconception. In addition to the sensitive subject matter and wanting to defend the makeup artist’s work, the actress said her feminism came into play.
So, too, did her ego, and she broke it down for Jimmy Fallon, saying: This i.