The reporter at the heart of the viral Blake Lively interview has spoken out on how she felt during the 'nightmare' chat - and her message to the actor.
Amid a messy press tour for controversial new movie It Ends With Us - with her co-star and director Justin Baldoni reportedly hiring a PR crisis veteran amid rumours of a feud - there’s already heat on Lively.
So a journalist dropping an old clip of an excruciating interview with the actor couldn't have come at a worse time for her.
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Back in 2016 (yes, quite some time ago), Norwegian journalist Kjersti Flaa sat down with Lively and Parker Posey ahead of the release of Woody Allen's 2016 rom-com Café Society.
The chat lasted just four minutes but has clearly stuck with the reporter who captioned it: “The Blake Lively interview that made me want to quit my job.”
Describing it as the 'most uncomfortable interview situation she has ever experienced', Flaa explained she got off on the wrong foot with the star - and didn’t quite recover from it.
When Flaa congratulated Lively on her baby bump, Lively hit back 'congratulations on your little bump' - despite the reporter confirming she wasn't pregnant at the time.
And then when Flaa asked Lively and Posey if they enjoyed wearing the period costumes in the 1930s set film, Lively said: "Everyone wants to talk about the clothes, but I wonder if they would ask the men about the clothes?"
Now, Flaa has spoken out about what the uncomfortable experience was like for her
She sat down with Popcorned Planet YouTube show yesterday (15 August).
The reporter said: "I was just feeling let this be over as soon as possible so I can leave this room because it was so uncomfortable.
"It was kind of an out of body experience, I couldn't really grasp what was happening.
"I went through my mind, 'What did I say? Did I do anything in appropriate? Why are they acting like this?' It was a very stressful situation. It was awful."
About the pregnancy question, Flaa said 'it was huge, it wasn't a small bump' and she thought 'it was a nice conversation starter'.
As for why she thinks Lively seemed to take offence at the wardrobe question, she explained: "I don't know if she was offended. She didn't want to be there and she didn't want me to be there"
As for if there's anything she'd like to say to Lively, Flaa said she ‘of course would welcome an apology’ but doesn’t ‘expect it’.
She added: “But I think for her it would be good and for other people, or her fans – her previous fans – to know she’s not really this person.
"If she wants to apologise, I will definitely expect it.”
Well, let’s see what happens because let’s be honest, it’s obviously not all going to go quiet yet. Ah, Hollywood baby.
LADbible has previously contacted Lively’s reps for comment.
Topics: Blake Lively, Celebrity, TV and Film, Viral
Jess Battison