May 2008 News Archive (Page 3)

The lovely Leighton Meester stopped by Late Night with Conan O'Brien for an interview this week. Here's a photo of her outside ...

In the Gossip Girl star's interview, she said one of her nicknames was "Happy Feet" because of her love for dancing. So cute!

How much do you love Leighton Meester's smile?

You can watch a clip of Leighton's interview, in which she talks about Gossip Girl and shows off her dance moves, by clicking here!

Below is a promo for the season finale of Gossip Girl, entitled "Much I Do About Nothing." Needless to say, it looks awesome.

All kinds of things are happening. Lily and Bart are set to marry, while Serena and Dan are on the verge of collapse, the love triangle with Nate, Blair and Chuck is heating back up, and Georgina gets hers!

Follow the jump for TWO SNEAK PREVIEWS from "Much I Do About Nothing" - be warned, Gossip Girl spoiler within - involving Chuck and Blair (we <3 Chair) and a tense discussion between Vanessa and Blair!

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Just back from promoting her show in Milan, Italy and at the CW upfronts in N.Y. City, Gossip Girl star Leighton Meester stepped out looking tremendous at the Christian Dior Cruise 2009 Collection at Gustavino's...

Leighton Meester: A gorgeous Gossip Girl in green.

When asked if Dior garments line her closet, Leighton Meester replied:

"I have a little Dior, but what I do have I cherish - especially my pair of black-and-white spectator heels."

Ed Westwick, Leighton Meester, Matthew Settle and the rest of the Gossip Girl cast looked positively fabulous at the CW Network's Upfronts at Lincoln Center on Tuesday in New York City.

Here's a shot of Chace Crawford ...

Suffice it to say, the entire cast was charming at the event - with Blake Lively and Penn Badgley sporting tans from their romantic getaway in Mexico!

They certainly make a cute couple. Click to enlarge the photos of your favorite Gossip Girl stars from last night's Upfronts ...

Before Penn Badgley and Blake Lively were confirmed as a couple, Matthew Settle, who plays Penn Badgley's TV dad on Gossip Girl, helped to keep gossip about their relationship secret.

But now that it's out in the open, he says, "I think it's nice."

Settle offered fatherly insight about Penn Badgley and Blake Lively on his way to The CW upfront party at The Bowery Hotel in New York May 13, which the Gossip Girl cast attended.

Asked if he had advice for his Gossip Girl son, Matthew Settle answered simply, "In real life, Penn rolls with the punches better than anybody ... I don't think he needs any advice."

About keeping the relationship a secret before it was revealed, Penn's TV Dad said he didn't "want to be too intrusive. I made my own assumptions. But I didn't want to talk about it, to get involved."

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In a genius marketing move, The CW created an official wedding website for Lily van der Woodsen and Bart Bass. It looks exactly like what this Gossip Girl writer imagines his wedding site looked like.

There's a theme song, bridal party page (Chuck and Serena are Best Man and Maid of Honor), countdown to the big day (5 days, 6 hours, 7 minutes and 23 seconds!), guest book, RSVP page, a tribute and back story of the happy couple, and much more! Check it out via the link above!

We'll see if Lily (Kelly Rutherford) and Bart (Robert John Burke) actually tie the knot in next Monday's Gossip Girl season finale ... or if Rufus Humphrey (Matthew Settle) has something to say about that.

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Just how realistic is Gossip Girl? Despite its awesomeness, not so much this week, says New York Magazine in its patented (nonsensical) rating system, which takes into account real and surreal moments from each episode.

According to the show's unofficial publication, this week's episode, "Woman On the Verge," rated -3 overall on the realism scale. Below are excerpts from this New York Magazine feature.

• The entire scene where Chuck, Nate, and Blair comfort Serena is realistic. They totally would have let the drama bring them all back together (which is what they secretly want anyway), and they would have definitely admitted all of their own foibles to try to make Serena feel better. Plus 5.

• Lily left her own rehearsal dinner - it couldn't have waited one day? And where was Eric? And why didn't Lily melt down like most normal adults who find out their daughter accidentally aided in a lethal overdose while in a drunken three-way sex situation? Minus 10.

• Chuck lost his virginity to Georgina in 6th grade? Awesome! Plus 4.

• Why is Dan Humphrey so gullible? He'll believe anything a pretty girl tells him! Her mom told her to change her name and get out of town? WHAT? A parakeet wouldn't believe that story! Minus 5.

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OMG OMG OMG. Gossip Girl co-stars Blake Lively and Penn Badgley - whose characters sort of broke up last night - are doing okay in real life.

To say the least.

Blake and Penn have sidestepped romance rumors so far, but there's no denying it now - check out this steamy kiss in the pool during a romantic getaway last weekend in Mexico's Mayan Riviera ...

Wow! Blake Lively and Penn Badgley really are a couple!

The lovebirds - who stayed at luxury resort Paraiso de la Bonita - make the best couple on Gossip Girl and in life, don't you think?

In any case, here are a bunch more cute photos of Penn Badgley and Blake Lively on their romantic holiday. Click to enlarge!

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