“[But then] we were like, ‘Oh no, that’s exactly what they want.’

They wanted us all to date.

They wanted us all to wear the same clothes that we’re wearing on the show.

Penn Badgley and Blake Lively

They wanted that, because then it fed their whole narrative.

People could buy into this world.”

The co-stars eventually called it quits in 2010.

Penn Badgley and Blake Lively walking down the street

I don’t even know how they did it.

They kept it from everybody which is a testament to how good they are as actors.

Because they did not want their personal drama to relate to the show."

Penn Badgley and Blake Lively smiling

He added that his worst kiss was “maybe Blake after we broke up” (viaPeople).

Are Penn Badgley and Blake Lively still friends?

“We haven’t spoken in a while,” Badgley toldHuffPostLive’s Alyona Minkovski in 2015.

“But, you know, there’s an amicable silence, if that makes any sense.”

“We were very much caught up in the show, which itself was a six-year endurance test.

Our relationship was a part of that and helped us through it.