She's a self-confessed foodie, is obsessed with cupcakes and doesn't work out, but many would find that hard to believe if Blake Lively's gorgeous figure is anything to go by.

The Gossip Girl star spoke about her sweet tooth in a recent interview with Marie Claire magazine.

The 25-year-old US actress, who is dating Canadian actor Ryan Reynolds, admitted that what she had in common with all her boyfriends was their love for food.

Said Lively, who credited her slim figure to a healthy metabolism and youth: "To be around me, you must love food...

"If you went to my house... You would think it was the house of a cooking obsessive. I even have a special area set aside just for baking cupcakes."

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