After going radio silent on social media for a month, Blake Lively has returned with a bit of positivity. The 37-year-old former Gossip Girl marked her comeback with a birthday tribute to her close friend, celebrity photographer Guy Aroch. "@guyaroch appreciation day is every day in my household.

But today is his birthday," Lively wrote on Sunday, September 22, via her Story alongside a snap of the birthday boy posing with the actress and her husband, . "This man SHOWS UP. Literally.

Creatively. Practically. Emotionally," the Hollywood icon gushed.

"He is there for you in the best of times. In the worst of times. He makes everyone around him their most creative selves.

Their most confident selves. He makes you feel like anything is possible. And it IS with him in your corner.

" Wrapping up the love, Lively said, "I'm the lucky beneficiary of two decades of friendship with this man and his beautiful and equally generous, kind and talented family. My life wouldn't be what it is today without you, Guy. I love you dearly.

Today and always." The movie star's return to social media comes after a hiatus following the release of It Ends With Us — a film that not only topped charts but stirred pots with its behind-the-scenes tensions. Allegedly, the production was split into "team Blake and team Justin [Baldoni]," a source told in August.

"This creative struggle set the tone for the negative experience behind the scenes and grew into them not speaking anymore." Lively's handling of p.