'Gossip Girl' couple "love each other"

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

Rutherford and Matthew Settle, who play married couple Lily and Rufus Humphrey, have reportedly become closer since both going through divorces recently.

The actress told E! Online: "We love each other... as friends! You do it so much in the office that you don't need to do it when you go home."

Rutherford also commented on Sandra Bullock's recent adoption of a child from New Orleans, saying: "I think it's such a wonderful thing... to have this beautiful little boy in her life and focus on him. It's certainly helped me through a tough time."