No, S won't meet the Oscar-nominated actress in person - no guest appearance by the talented and beautiful Anne Hathaway is planned this spring.
Her life has inspired an upcoming Gossip Girl plot, however!
The show is planning a season-ending story loosely inspired by the actress' infamous romance with Raffaello Follieri, a handsome Italian businessman who was convicted October on 14 counts of wire fraud, money laundering, and conspiracy.
On Gossip Girl, Blake Lively's Serena will play the unsuspecting ingenue who falls for a handsome European socialite - in this case a hunk named Giorgio.
No word on if Giorgio is the same character as Gabriel, only renamed, or if they are different characters entirely. We'd guess the former, as the character description below is awfully similar to the way Gabriel has been portrayed in previous reports.
Will Blake Lively's Serena van der Woodsen (left) find herself in twisted relationship similar to that of Anne Hathaway and her now-imprisoned ex, Raffaello Follieri?
Although she won't confirm or deny the story's Anne Hathaway-esque twists, Gossip Girl executive producer Stephanie Savage reveals this about Serena's beau:
"He's well-traveled, part of the global elite. Not a brooding artist like Dan or Aaron Rose. He's definitely a grown-up, and that's something Serena is attracted to."
Word is that Gossip Girl's version of the story will take a turn that is so much darker than the Hathaway saga that it ultimately puts Serena's life in danger.
Moreover, this is what triggers the return of Michelle Trachtenberg’s Georgina Sparks and casts our heroine's sworn enemy in the unlikely role of savior.
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February 5th, 2009 10:19 AM
I'm totally DS shipper, but I get that they can't be together right now. Event hough I love them, this sounds like a great storyline. Serena can be with this guy for a while, someone else, and in the end hook up with Dan again!
February 5th, 2009 10:23 AM
I agree - sounds like a cool storyline and hopefully Dan will start to appreciate Serena! And even though this new guy sounds bad but it is good for S to have a change from the 'brooding artist' type guy
February 5th, 2009 10:37 AM
It seems good to me...but with so few episodes left, there is enough time to develop it properly?
February 5th, 2009 10:54 AM
ausiello had insinutaed this a while back. said serena will ahve a lot in common with anne hathaway pretty soon so everyone assumed it was the boyfiend scandal. i think it's a good plotline. anne hathaway might not be too pleased but it's the stuff GG is made of!
February 5th, 2009 10:56 AM
Elena I was thinking the same. They are introducing too many different SL and not developing them well. They all seem too rushed.
I want to see it but I hope they introduce this guy pretty soon. What worries me is that they are still casting this new character but they are filming 2.19 o 2.20. So when are they going to introduce him?
February 5th, 2009 11:00 AM
I don't care that the storyline is ripped from the tabloids....GEORGIES BACK!!!!!! Anything involving her character is brilliant! Michelle Trachtenberg is wicked. And Georgie has THE best fashion sense. x
February 5th, 2009 11:12 AM
Cnt wait 4 Georgina!!!
i like the fact that she is gonne b serena's savior
fingers crossed that she may become an on-off character if ter is a season 3
February 5th, 2009 11:14 AM
Love the idea! ah ah, so a schemey "faccendiere" is in New York? (faccendiere: anne's boyfriend's "job", You don't have a word in English,basically his job is to create contacts between persons who want to have business together, and gets a payment or favours in return... oH bollocks, it's too difficult to explain. Nothing to do with Mafia though.)Giorgio is an Italian name too... mhh. I'm a bit sorry for Dan though, but it should be interesting. But please, please, if he's truly Italian can I coach him with his accent! WE DON'T SPEAK THE WAY ITALIAN CHARACTERS USUALLY SPEAK IN AMERICAN MOVIES! That doesn't meen that we speak properly, only the movies' Italian accent is usually pretty fake. Can't stand when I hear it...
February 5th, 2009 11:22 AM
as long as she will be back with dan at the end of the season, iam good!
February 5th, 2009 11:29 AM
Well I am Italian and the pronunciation Italians usually have in English... Sucks (: I'll be honest. I wonder what kind of accent this actor will have.
I watch millions of movies in English in order to have a better pronunciation. Btw please don't think all Italians are like this Follieri ((: