Revealed: A-listers who hid their privileged backgrounds - as Blake Lively is the latest star whose 'working class' upbringing doesn't quite ring true
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They live the glamorous life of red carpets, private jets, glitzy parties and never ending wardrobes, however some celebrities like to create the illusion that they are 'just like us' and are in fact ordinary people from modest beginnings. Earlier this week Blake Lively became the latest celebrity to be rumbled after she received criticism for whitewashing her background to appear working class.
![[Posh Spice sent fans into hysterics last year after her iconic Rolls Royce clip from her BECKHAM Netflix documentary went viral (pictured as a child seated on her dad's car)]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/18/13/93273873-14205067-image-a-16_1734527715732.jpg)
Speaking about how the couple are raising their children to have as 'normal life as possible' the actress' husband Ryan Reynolds insisted the couple 'both grew up very working class'. However fans quickly blasted the claim as 'ignorant' and questioned whether the star knew what the term meant as they referenced Blake's Hollywood veteran parents and suburban upbringing in Los Angeles.
![[Earlier this week Blake Lively became the latest celebrity to be rumbled after she received criticism for whitewashing her background to appear working class]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/18/13/93273867-14205067-image-a-15_1734527627738.jpg)
Yet Ryan and Blake aren't the only celebrities to put a humble spin on their background, with others going so far as to embellish tales of crime and deprivation to make them seem more gritty. Rapper Vanilla Ice and music legend Bob Dylan both embellished tales of growing up poor to boost their credibility, while rapper Biggie Smalls was called out by his own mother for painting a picture of a deprived childhood when he, in fact, attended private school.
![[Blake previously discussed growing up on sets. She made her acting debut at age 10 in the 1998 film 'Sandman,' directed by her father; seen with her parents in 2016]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/18/13/93254621-14205067-Blake_previously_discussed_growing_up_on_sets_She_made_her_actin-a-2_1734527012320.jpg)
From Posh Spice's Roll's Royce to Ed Sheeran's homeless nights outside Buckingham Palace - the celebrities attempting to whitewash their backgrounds as fans slam Blake Lively's 'working class' upbringing. Posh Spice sent fans into hysterics last year after her iconic Rolls Royce clip from her BECKHAM Netflix documentary went viral (pictured as a child seated on her dad's car).
![[Blake grew up on sets and made her acting debut just aged 10 in the 1998 film Sandman which was directed by her late actor and director father Ernie Lively (pictured with BH90210 star Jason Priestley as a child)]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/18/13/93273871-14205067-image-a-17_1734527775597.jpg)
