Fans the world over are enjoying the release of the film It Ends With Us, starring Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni, with the film being based on Colleen Hoover's best-selling novel.
The film explores many themes and topics – such as love and loyalty – with Lively's character Lily Bloom being a domestic violence survivor.
And fans who have seen the film may have been doing a double take, with her co-star Isabela Ferrer playing a younger, teenage version of Bloom, and having a remarkable similarity to Lively.
So who exactly is the young actress? Ferrer, 24, is a former drama student who studied - and still has a profile on it's website - at Cernegie Mellon University's School of Drama.
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According to her official profile, Ferrer graduated in 2022 and is Irish-Puerto Rican.
She grew up in the Big Apple and also enjoyed studying in Berlin.
She has three official acting credits by her name, including It Ends With Us, the TV series, Evil, and the 2024 short film, Fire Burning.
In January, before the release of It Ends With Us, Ferrer said how excited she was to work on the film.
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"Really still can't comprehend that I've been working on this, and I am so excited to finally share it," she said in an Instagram post.
"I am so unbelievably grateful for this project, for everything it has given me already, and to be working with such a phenomenal cast and crew. See you June 21st :)."
Recently speaking to People, Ferrer called Lively an "angel" and spoke about working with the Hollywood star and former Gossip Girl actress.
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"To be able to connect with the person that you're sharing a role with is huge, and she's just a really good person," she told the publication.
Speaking about the time they first met, when Ferrer thought Lively was "the most beautiful woman I think I've ever seen," she said: "Then she greeted me with the warmest hug ever, and from then on, it was just wonderful warmth and friendship."
Ferrer recently told E! News that Lively helped style her for a red carpet appearance and says they're like sisters.
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She said Lively is: "A mentor and a big sister to me. And a new best friend. I don't know where I'd be without her."
Lively told The Hollywood Reporter about Ferrer nabbing the role as the young Lily Bloom: "And there were other great actresses who gave great performances, but there was just no one but her.
"Because even if she didn't act in a similar way as me or speak in a similar way or have similar mannerisms or look like me or have the same mole, her performance was so strong, her heart was so strong."
Ferrer also told the publication that getting to play a younger Lively was "the biggest compliment I've ever gotten in my whole life".
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Title: Meet the young It Ends With Us actress who has fans doing a double take for her uncanny resemblance to Blake Lively
Sourced From: celebrity.nine.com.au/latest/isabela-ferrer-who-is-she-explainer/695792d8-b660-45c0-9ce3-0e23a0c8619c
Published Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2024 02:08:00 GMT
