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Gossip Girl star Blake Lively is this month’s Marie Clair cover girl and although the uber-fantastic fashionista admits that she may like to dress like her character Serena van der Woodsen when she hits the streets of NYC, she’s actually nothing like her in real life.

People like to draw parallels between my life and the scandalous stories on Gossip Girl… I dress the same as my character, so they think, ‘She lives this life on and off set.’…  I love fashion. It’s such an expression of self… I often see people and they look great, but I can identify who styled them. Every stylist has a signature. Maybe it sounds jerky, but I’m lucky to be on such a fashion-centric show. There’s no designer I don’t have access to.

Must be nice!

But fashion isn’t the only thing that gets Blake’s motor running.  The 24-year-old actress shared what she’s looking for in a hunka-hunka piece of arm candy -ahem- in a boyfriend.  Sorry, but she’s dated some major hotties like Leonardo DiCaprio, Penn Badgely and Ryan Reynolds - We just can’t help but drool a little bit!

I recently shared how many boyfriends I’ve had and people were like, ‘That’s impossible!’ But it’s true… I’ve been with very few people. If I’m not with somebody who really excites or inspires me, then I’d rather be by myself.

To be around me, you must love food or I’m the most obnoxious person you’ve ever met… I’m in a big cooking phase. That’s all I’ll talk about.

Hear that fellas?  All you need to do to get your name on Blake’s dance card is have a rockin’ bod and watch a lot of Top Chef!

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