Blake Lively has said there is no tension or rivalry between her and Gossip Girl co-star Leighton Meester.

“I’ve never really had a competitive relationship in any work situation,” Blake tells the December issue of W Magazine.

“The media is always trying to pit us against each other, I guess because it’s just not interesting to say, ‘Everyone gets along; everybody just works 18-hour days and goes home to sleep.’ That’s not fun to read, I guess.”

Lively also revealed that there isn’t a lot of time for play on the show as you have to learn a fifty five page script every eight days.

“You get used to it,” she says. “I can read a four-page scene once and have it memorised. It’s a skill you learn in school – disposable cramming. We’re flying by the seat of our pants a lot of times, which is why I enjoy doing films. It’s a change of pace. It sounds cheesy, but with a film, you get to let each scene marinate.”