“They're still good friends and hang out on the set.” One year after Gossip Girl wrapped, the You star recalled what it was like to continue making the teen drama after their split.

What happened to Penn Badgley and Blake Lively?

“In my memory, there was not one bit of strangeness, it wasn't even a thing.” According to Badgley, his real-life relationship with Lively ran its course over a two-year period while they starred in the show. Lively is now married to actor Ryan Reynolds, and Badgely is wed to singer and actress Domino Kirke.

What happened between Penn and Blake?

Blake Lively and Penn Badgley had a secret romance while filming Gossip Girl, but it didn't last long. Blake revealed that one of the reasons they broke up was the constant overlapping between their personal & professional lives.

Are Leighton Meester and Penn Badgley friends?

Leighton Meester and Penn Badgley

While their characters Blair Waldorf and Dan Humphrey didn't always get along, Meester and Badgley share a lasting real-life friendship. The actress appeared on her former costar's first episode of Podcrushed, which he cohosts with Nava Kavelin and Sophie Ansari.

How long did Penn and Blake Lively date?

The two dated for three years while filming Gossip Girl .

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Do Blake Lively and Penn Badgley still talk?

“They're still good friends and hang out on the set.” One year after Gossip Girl wrapped, the You star recalled what it was like to continue making the teen drama after their split.

Did any of the Gossip Girl cast dated in real life?

Blake Lively and Penn Badgley weren't the only couple whose on-screen romance became a real-life relationship—in fact, with the exception of Chace Crawford and Taylor Momsen, everybody in the main cast apparently hooked up with at least one co-star.

Why did Leighton and Blake not get along?

“They were friendly, but they were not friends like Serena and Blair. Yet the second they'd be on set together, it's as if they were.” Josh credited Blake and Leighton's very different personalities for the reason they didn't click as BFFs off-screen.

Did Ed Westwick and Leighton Meester like each other?

As for his true dynamic with Leighton, he shared, "She's an incredible talent. I miss her dearly. We just had this great chemistry, and we used to make each other laugh and I felt protective over her at times. Yeah, she probably made me better."

Why did Penn Badgley and Zoe Kravitz split?

"They just didn't have time for each other." In an interview published just one month prior to the breakup news, Badgley opened up to Elle about how he and Kravitz handled time apart. "There's definitely no secret," he said. "I'd say honesty is always the best policy.

Did Blake Lively like Penn Badgley?

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Who is Penn Badgley with now?

He married Kirke in a New York courthouse on February 27, 2017, and became the stepfather of Kirke's son. In February 2020, Kirke and Badgley announced they were expecting their first child together.

Who did Blake Lively date before Ryan Reynolds?

Reynolds played the titular DC Comics superhero character while Lively played his love interest, Carol Ferris. At the time, they were both seeing other people. Lively was dating her Gossip Girl costar Penn Badgley, while Reynolds was married to actress Scarlett Johansson.

Why did Blake Lively change her last name?

Born Blake Brown, the Gossip Girl star changed her birth name to her mother's surname. Shortly after, her two siblings followed suit and the three of them went by the name Lively. When Blake married funny man Ryan Reynolds in 2012 she decided to keep her stage name.

Did Blake Lively and Leonardo DiCaprio date?

Blake Lively enjoyed a short-lived romance with the Hollywood heavyweight when she was just 23 years old. They first met at 2011 Cannes Film Festival, with Lively even jet-setting the globe with Leonardo DiCaprio to Venice, New York City and even Australia during his filming of The Great Gatsby.

Is Chace Crawford and Ed Westwick still friends?

Chuck and Blair's epic romance was one of viewers' favorite relationships on Gossip Girl, but Meester wasn't the only costar Westwick formed a close bond with. He's still friends with Chace Crawford, who played Nathaniel Archibald, and the duo even agreed to be roommates while filming the show's pilot.

Were Penn Badgley and Ed Westwick friends?

Penn Badgley says he's tired of filming CW's “Gossip Girl,” and he and girlfriend Blake Lively are “not friends” with co-stars Ed Westwick and Jessica Szohr. “It is what it is,” Badgley told us at Cipriani Wall Street.

Is Leighton Meester still friends with Ed Westwick?

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Despite having the best chemistry with Ed Westick during their time filming Gossip Girl, Ed and Leighton remained friends and friends only.

Are Blake Lively and Leighton still friends?

“Blake and Leighton were not friends,” executive produced Joshua Safran told the publication. “They were friendly, but they were not friends like Serena and Blair. Yet the second they'd be on set together, it's as if they were.”

Are Chace Crawford and Leighton Meester friends?

But Meester wasn't Crawford's only off-screen bestie. Crawford lived with Ed Westwick, a.k.a. the one and only Chuck Bass, for two years while filming Gossip Girl. And as Szohr puts it, with rooftop parties, dinners and football watch parties, it was "one of the best" parts of her "entire experience."

Are Blake Lively and Taylor Swift friends?

Taylor Swift's recent night out with longtime friend Blake Lively has social media buzzing about their friendship. They had dinner together with Sophie Turner and Brittany Mahomes the night before Travis Kelce's Kansas City Chiefs played the New York Jets on Oct. 1. The four women sat in the same suite during the game.

Who was originally supposed to be Gossip Girl?

Safran told The Daily Beast: “I wanted it to be Nate, and it actually makes much more sense when it's Nate – even when it doesn't make sense. I mean, it would have been great to never reveal it.” He went on to explain that it was Nate (portrayed by Chace Crawford) who was originally intended to be Gossip Girl.

Who auditioned for Serena van der Woodsen?

None other than Jennifer Lawrence auditioned to play Serena van der Woodsen on Gossip Girl, a part that ultimately went to Blake Lively. While speaking on the Feb. 2 episode of Jessica Szohr's podcast, casting director David Rapaport said that, looking back, it's "wild" that J. Law auditioned.

What does Ed Westwick do now?

Besides acting, Ed has also partnered up with social trading app 'Shares', which focuses on social trading as it combines being an investment platform with the features of a social media app.