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Ryan Lochte Lobbies for Gossip Girl Cameo, Cops to Having a "Big Crush on Blake Lively"

Olympic champ is ready to line up his next TV acting gig following cameos on 90210 and 30 Rock

By Alexis L. Loinaz Sep 08, 2012 12:19 AMTags
Ryan Lochte, Blake LivelyStephen Lovekin/Getty Images; Sara Jaye Weiss/StartraksPhoto.com

Ryan Lochte is really diving into the acting pool!

Since nabbing gold at the London Olympics, the champion swimmer has booked guest-starring gigs on both 90210 and 30 Rock.

Could we be seeing more of the easy-on-the-eyes Olympian on the small screen?

We caught up with the 28-year-old backstage Friday at the Rebecca Minkoff show at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in New York City and posed the burning question: What TV show would he love to book next?

"Gossip Girl," the Olympic champ answered with a big smile.

The reason, he says, is pretty simple: "Because I have a big crush on Blake Lively!"

In fact, he admits that he wouldn't hesitate to give the show a shot, noting that "if I'm ever [considered for] Gossip Girl, I will not turn that down."

We'll say "Jeah!" to that.