Blake Lively Responds After Travis and Jason Kelce WatchSisterhood of the Traveling Pantsfor the First Time

Mar. 15, 2025

From L: Blake Lively inThe Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants(2005); Jason and Travis Kelce.Photo:Diyah Pera/Alcon/Warner Bros/Kobal/Shutterstock; New Heights/X

Diyah Pera/Alcon/Warner Bros/Kobal/Shutterstock; New Heights/X

Blake Livelyis giving props toJason Kelcefor his detective skills!

The actress responded to the former NFL player’s review of her 2005 coming-of-age filmThe Sisterhood of the Traveling Pantson her Instagram Stories Friday, Oct. 18, calling him “a natural investigative journalist sniffing out the hidden truth.”

Lively, 37, shared a clip of Jason, 36, and brotherTravis Kelce’sNew Heightspodcast, where they discussed the film. In Jason’s case, he couldn’t quite wrap his head around the “pants” aspect, as they “didn’t have much to do with the plot.”

As Lively explained inher Instagram Stories, the author of the book the movie is based on,Ann Brashares, shared with her and Lively and her castmatesAmerica Ferrera,Amber TamblynandAlexis Bledel"that she actually added the pants after the book was written because she was given the note to add a ‘magical element.’ "

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Blake Lively’s Instagram Story.Blake Lively/Instagram

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“Mind you, this is whenHarry Potterhit, so everyone was looking for magic in youth books,” Lively 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,” she added. “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.”

Speaking about Lively’s character in the movie, Jason and Travis, 35, agreed on their podcast that the actress “killed it” in her big film debut.

“She did absolutely wonderful as Bridget,” said Jason before Travis added, “Might have been a little biased, but I thought Bridget’s story was the most relatable and most fun.”

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From L: America Ferrera, Amber Tamblyn, Alexis Bledel and Blake Lively inThe Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants(2005).Warner Brothers/Courtesy Everett

Warner Brothers/Courtesy Everett

Jason also acknowledged that his wife,Kylie Kelce, had chided him fornot realizing that the pants were symbolic.

“Kylie said, ‘You idiot, it’s a symbol that their friends are always with them, ' " theMonday Night Countdownanalyst said.

Jason added that he would have preferred the pants have “magic powers,” adding, “When they didn’t and they were just a pair of jeggings that fit everyone’s shape … "

Still, the brothers agreed that the film was a powerful tale, with Jason saying, “It works and it does a great job of showing how people that struggle with those things have to cope … I think we all can connect with these different characters.”

“It’s a good movie that ages well, I think, and that tells storylines that are important for women,” he added.

source: people.com