Blake Lively, the fresh �face� of Chanel handbags?

Rumors point to the 'Gossip Girl' star being signed up by chanel to star in its upcomming handbag campaign.

It was only a matter of time before the young, blonde, long-legged beauty that is 'Gossip Girl' star Blake Lively was snapped up to be the 'face' of an international luxury powerhouse.

And so if rumors are to be accepted, French fashion house Chanel has bagged the actress of the moment as the advertising campaign star of its sought-after handbags range.> E! Online reported that Chanel's creative director Karl Lagerfeld (a multi-talented man who's a dab hand with a camera), photographed Lively in a Paris hotel for the ad campaign last month.