See what the stars of Gossip Girl are up to these days
Gossip Girl fans are going pretty crazy over the news that one of the cast is having a baby with another teen show star.
Leighton Meester is expecting her first child with hubby Adam Brody, aka Seth Cohen from The O.C. The actress pretty much gave the game away when she was snapped with a growing baby bump recently during a lunch date in Los Angeles – awww!
The happy news comes after Leighton‘s GG co-star Blake Lively welcomed her daughter James with actor husband Ryan Reynolds late last year.
All this baby excitement got us wondering – what have the rest of the Gossip Girl cast been up to since the show ended in 2012? Well, we went and found out…
Leighton Meester – Blair Waldorf
29-year-old Leighton got her big break as the bitchy but amazingly stylish Blair Waldorf, queen bee of Manhattan’s Upper East Side. Since Gossip Girl‘s finale was aired Leighton has starred in several films and has also appeared on stage. The multitalented star is a singer too and recently released her debut album Heartstrings.
After relationships with actors Sebastian Stan and Aaron Himelstein, Leighton met former The O.C. star Adam Brody on the set of 2011 film The Oranges. They secretly married in 2014 and now their first baby is on the way.
Blake Lively – Serena van der Woodsen
Gorgeous Blake, 27, was perfect for the role of glamourpuss Serena van der Woodsen, the privileged teenager who returned to New York in the opening season after a mysterious absence. Blake‘s career went from strength to strength after the show ended; she’s appeared in movies such as The Town and The Age Of Adaline as well as landing a deal with L’Oreal Paris.
Blake dated her GG co-star Penn Badgley but they split in 2010 (though they awkwardly remained an on-off couple on screen). The actress was linked to Leonardo DiCaprio in 2011 before hooking up with Ryan Reynolds later in that year. They married in 2012 and welcomed their unusually named daughter James in December. Doting mum Blake also runs her own lifestyle blog called Preserve.
Ed Westwick – Chuck Bass
Ah, Ed Westwick. The 27-year-old Brit had us all swooning with that sexy American accent as Gossip Girl bad boy Chuck Bass. Sigh…
Chuck is clearly still close to Ed‘s heart as the actor has recently been promoting a clothing range featuring witty sayings such as ‘Plenty of fish in the sea. Only one Bass’ via his Twitter page. It’s all for a good cause though as proceeds go to the Ocean Foundation. Ed‘s also used his social media prowess to help GG co-star Kelly Rutherford fight for custody of her children – awww.
As well as being an all-round good guy, Ed continues to act and has several films due for release this year. He’s been linked to actress Jessica Szohr in the past but it sounds like he’s single at the moment. Er, call us?
Chace Crawford – Nate Archibald
Texan cutie Chace, 29, had a pretty good gig as Nate Archibald, what with being fought over all over time by Blair and Serena. Gossip Girl was Chace‘s big break and, despite appearing in the odd movie such as What To Expect When You’re Expecting, it seems that he’s decided to stick mainly to television. He popped up in the 100th episode of Glee last year and stars alongside Don Johnson in upcoming series Oil.
Chace split from model girlfriend Rachelle Goulding last year and has since been linked to The Vampire Diaries star Nina Dobrev.
Penn Badgley – Dan Humphrey
28-year-old Penn wasn’t just Dan Humphrey – he also (SPOILER ALERT!) turned out to be Gossip Girl! As well as starring in the hit show, Penn has landed roles in hit films including Easy A alongside Emma Stone. Like Leighton he has a musical side too and is part of a band called MOTHXR who he’s been touring with in the past few weeks. Penn recently caused a stir by admitting that he thought the ending of Gossip Girl – where Dan was revealed to be the anonymous blogger – ‘didn’t make sense’.
It’s thought that Penn dated co-star Blake for around three years until their split in 2010. He went on to have a two-year relationship with model Zoe Kravitz.
Taylor Momsen – Jenny Humphrey
Taylor, 21, played Dan‘s innocent little sister Jenny in the first four series of Gossip Girl. Her appearances in the show became increasingly sporadic but she did return for the finale in 2012.
The actress found success with her hard rock band The Pretty Reckless in 2010, whose charmingly titled track Make Me Wanna Die (remember it?) fared well in the charts. Taylor has remained focused on her music and admits she doesn’t know if she’ll ever return to acting.
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