London, Blake Lively, the star of "Gossip Girl" said that the red carpet is like a film set for her, as she puts on a glamorous character when she is in front of photographers. 

Recently, the 28-year-old actress has been smashing her style game at at this year's Cannes Film Festival in a series of stunning gowns, before mixing up her looks during the press tour for her new movie, "The Shallows", reported Contactmusic. 

According to Lively, adapting to her surroundings is just as important as mixing up the designers she works with. 

Actresses said, "It is mood-based, it is environment-based, knowing what the event is. Something like Cannes, for example, is incredibly old Hollywood, glamorous, iconic... that will look beautiful in the sun, that drip down a sweeping staircase". 

"It is the same thing with the Met (Gala): You think of the staircase that your outfit could drip down. You sort of look at the event cinematically and you think, 'What character do I want to play?' Red carpet is not real life, so you're always sort of playing a character when you're on it," she added.