“Blake is… adjusting”: Insiders allege Blake Lively is struggling as Taylor Swift shifts her focus to her future with new bestie and Travis Kelce

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Blake Lively is reportedly finding it difficult to adjust as Brittany Mahomes becomes Taylor Swift's new close confidante. Once Swift's primary girl-group companion, Lively now observes Mahomes in private suites and public events. Insiders suggest this shift, fueled by Swift's legal dramas and growing bond with Mahomes, is an emotional adjustment for Lively, altering their once effortless friendship dynamic.

For nearly a decade, Blake Lively was comfortably positioned as Taylor Swift’s closest off-camera confidante, the one in the getaway cars, afterparties, and ultra-private dinners. But in 2025, the social ecosystem around Swift looks entirely different.

From private Arrowhead suites to VIP tunnels in stadiums across America, another woman now sits next to the Kansas City Chiefs star’s fiancée. And insiders say Lively can feel the shift. Sources told Rob Shuter that Swift’s growing bond with Brittany Mahomes, after a roller-coaster year of legal drama, has been “a tough emotional adjustment” for the actress. It’s not that the friendship is broken forever, but the dynamic no longer resembles the effortless, playful, girls-night inner circle Swift and Lively once curated.

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Shuter’s Substack sources didn’t sugarcoat how the power shift feels from Lively’s side. “Blake used to be Taylor’s go-to for girls’ nights, glamour, fun ,she was the closest confidante,” a source said. “Now Brittany is in all the photos, all the private suites, getting all the attention. Blake is… adjusting.”Another voice close to the situation claimed the discomfort isn’t villain-driven, it’s emotional math.

“It’s not toxic — it’s human. Blake has always been the one by Taylor’s side at big events. Suddenly, someone else is sitting in that literal and metaphorical seat.”And the quiet sting deepened when Lively didn’t publicly congratulate Swift on her engagement to Travis Kelce, something fans flagged instantly. A second source added, “Taylor builds deep friendships — and she has room for everyone. But Blake liked being the main character in the best-friend storyline.”Insiders insist the two are still cordial, Lively even dropped a subtle nod to Swift’s new album, but this is not the seamless BFF bond that once felt unshakeable.In 2025, the Swift universe looks different and Blake Lively is reluctantly learning how to orbit it from a new distance.