Rutherford 'close to 'Gossip Girl' co-star'

Kelly Rutherford has revealed that she is close to her Gossip Girl co-star Matthew Settle.

Rutherford, who plays Lily Van Der Woodsen in the drama, explained that she has had the same experiences as Settle, who stars as her on-screen husband.

"He's going through his own thing, I'm going through my own thing," she told People. "We kind of just support each other."

She continued: "We both have small children that we really love, so we both just talk about them the whole time. Matthew was saying his daughter just took her first steps the other day, and he was kind of teary-eyed. It was just beautiful."

However, Rutherford dismissed rumours that she and Settle are romantically involved.

"[Dating] is not really my focus at the moment," she explained. "If it happens, great, but I have the two most beautiful little ones, a great job, and it's really all-consuming."