Blake Lively Used to Get Bullied — and What It Has to Do With Big Bird Will Make You Teary

Updated on April 22, 2018 at 3:00 PM

Believe it or not, Blake Lively has had her fair share of experiences with bullying. The 30-year-old actress and mom of two opened up in an Instagram post about how she was bullied when she was a little kid.

"Kids used to make fun of me in elementary school by calling me Big Bird because I was 'too tall' and had 'yellow' hair," she wrote. "Here's to making best buddies with the things that once hurt you."

And we have to say kids can learn a lot from her message: sometimes it's what makes you different that truly makes you stand out in the best way possible.

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