(Cover) - EN Showbiz - Blake Lively says her ideal night-out is getting lost in New York City.

The 23-year-old actress shot to fame as one of the stars of the hit US television series Gossip Girl about a group of wealthy and glamorous teenagers living in New York. Blake says she loves the city as much as her character Serena van der Woodsen, and admits its her favourite place to spend time when shes not working.

The star usually shuns the citys famous nightclubs and bars, preferring to spend her evenings wandering around town.

Rather than planning a night I just get lost in the city, she told More! magazine.

The beauty is currently dating her Gossip Girl co-star Penn Badgley, although she joked that New York means just as much to her as her relationship.

New York is so romantic. The city romances me, just as much as any man could! she laughed. (C) Cover Media