How Blake Lively's fairytale turned into a PR nightmare

This should be the crowning moment of 's career: she has just made the prestigious September issue of US Vogue, which she calls 'a lifelong dream come true'.

The magazine returns the compliment with an article that is wildly flattering even by Vogue's standards. It describes the 36-year-old actress as a 'great movie star', a 'wonderful' mother, and includes friends such as , and singing her praises.

Lively is photographed festooned with Cartier diamonds, including a necklace which belonged to . She thanks Vogue's for being 'in her corner' and writes on Instagram: 'This article feels like, if I was able to attend my own funeral & leave happy and alive.'

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