As our girl Tracy posted in Daily Blabber this morning, Blake Lively and Penn Badgely, who play boyfriend and girlfriend on Gossip Girl, have officially been outed for dating in real life too.

People Magazine snapped exclusive pics of Serena and Dan Blake and Penn making out on a romantic trip to Mexico, and now that the cat's out of the bag, their TV dad is weighing in on the romance.

Matthew Settle, who plays Dan's dad Rufus on the show, first told People,  "In real life, Penn rolls with the punches better than anybody ... I don't think he needs any advice."

He also thinks that us fans out there are going to go crazy over the duo. (How right is he?!)  "I think people are going to love them as a couple... They're a very hot couple. They look good together. And I think they're good for each other, so why not?"