Blake Lively thoroughly enjoyed Jason Kelce‘s in-depth review of her 2005 movie The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants.
The actress took to her Instagram Story on Friday to share her reaction to the former NFL player’s comments about the coming-of-age film. During a recent episode of his and his brother Travis Kelce‘s New Heights podcast, Jason couldn’t fully understand the meaning behind the “pants,” as they “didn’t have much to do with the plot.”
Lively explained that Ann Brashares, the author of the book the movie is based on, told her while filming the movie “that she actually added the pants after the book was written because she was given the note to add a ‘magical element.’”
“Mind you, this is when Harry Potter hit, so everyone was looking for magic in youth books,” the It Ends with Us star continued. “She used the pants as a tangible item to illustrate the sometimes inexplicable magic of the female bond. One that invisibly connects us, near or far. And there you have the Traveling Pants. Sisterhood of the Traveling Jeggings didn’t quite hit. Now it would be Sisterhood of the Printed Jean Pajama Bottoms. I’m here for all.”
The actress also called Jason “a natural investigative journalist sniffing out the hidden truth” of the film.
(L-R) Amber Tamblyn, Blake Lively, America Ferrera and Alexis Bledel in ‘Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants.’
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Lively starred alongside America Ferrera, Amber Tamblyn and Alexis Bledel in the Ken Kwapis-directed movie. They later reprised their roles for a 2008 sequel.
Jason and Travis both praised Lively for her performance in the movie, which was also her film debut. “She did absolutely wonderful as Bridget,” Jason said before Travis added, “Might have been a little biased, but I thought Bridget’s story was the most relatable and most fun.”
The former Philadelphia Eagles player also noted that his wife, Kylie Kelce, chastised him for not understanding the symbolic meaning behind the pants initially.
“Kylie said, ‘You idiot, it’s a symbol that their friends are always with them,’” Jason said. “And I was like, ‘Oh, OK, that makes sense.’ I guess I kind of get the pants. I wanted the pants to be more of a major part of it. I wanted them to actually have magic powers in some way. And when they didn’t and they were just a pair of jeggings that fit everyone’s shape, it was a little bit disappointing.”
