The Gossip Girl producers will be expanding Chace Crawford's enviable gene pool in the form of a cousin for Nate, according to Entertainment Weekly today.
The yet-to-be-cast character will be in his 20s and is described as a wealthy, confident, politically-minded and - all together now - extremely good-looking guy.
But before you go fixing him up with Blair, Serena or anyone else on the Upper East Side, you should know that this cousin of Nathaniel Archibald is married.
You should also know that his name is Kip Vanderbilt.
But all signs are that Kip is not a descendant of New York's legendary Vanderbilt family, though. For starters, Kip's dad's name is William, not Cornelius.
Any casting suggestions for who should play Kip V. - or opinions on what this Gossip Girl casting news means for our favorite characters? Will Kip cause trouble for fair Nate Archibald? Will he have man-bangs too? Share your thoughts ...
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January 8th, 2009 1:24 PM
IDK WHO SHOULD PLAY HIM. BUT IT WILL DEFINTELY BENEFIT NATE TO HAVE A STABLE FAMILY MEMBER AROUND.
January 8th, 2009 1:59 PM
How about Ian Somerhalder?
January 8th, 2009 2:01 PM
Like being married would really exempt him from hooking up with any chracters..
January 8th, 2009 2:10 PM
Anyone think he may be Rufus and Lily's long lost son?????
January 8th, 2009 2:14 PM
Their son...Nate's cousin? Nah.
January 8th, 2009 2:27 PM
Christian Cooke - he is maybe a little too young considering the fact that Kip Vanderbilt is married, but hell he looks just like Chace :)
January 8th, 2009 2:34 PM
WAIT...I JUST THOUGHT OF SOMEONE...SPENCER PRATT! LOL OK SERIOUSLY I WAS JUST JOKING. MAYBE JOSH DUHAMEL???
January 8th, 2009 2:43 PM
I could picture either Erik von Detten, or Mike Vogel. Although that doesn't mean they actually will. They will probably hire someone not to well known to teen girls, so he can rise to fame-- much like Chace did.
January 8th, 2009 2:48 PM
xoxo you're right Ian could be great
January 8th, 2009 3:03 PM
Wait- Kip can be a Vanderbilt. Isn't Nate's mom supposed to be a Vanderbilt? So, if Kip's dad is Nate's mom's brother then there you go. Unless there's something I'm missing, like all the men in the Vanderbilt family have to be named Cornelius.