Neal Bledsoe News

How quickly things change.

In what seems like an instant, Neal Bledsoe went from an unknown to the guy who will make out with Ed Westwick in a scandalous smooch on Gossip Girl.

The same-sex kiss doesn’t air until October 19, but Neal Bledsoe - who plays a gay NYU alumni Blair pimps boyfriend Chuck out to - dished on it to EW.

Here's his interview with the website:

Q: How has your life changed in the past week?

Neal Bledsoe: My mom is certainly a thousand times more proud of me. And it was my first experience with the paparazzi knowing my name, which was strange. I thought maybe Neil Diamond or Neil Sedaka was standing behind me.

Q: Tell me about your character.

Neal Bledsoe: Initially I was supposed to play the dean of the freshman class. But then they hired a 28-year-old actor so that seemed like a bit of a stretch.

Now I play a lawyer who is a very well connected alumni at the university who has a hand in deciding who is going to give the famous freshman speech.

Q: An honor you agree to extend to Blair in exchange for the kiss. Is it as simple as you just wanting to say you made out with the legendary Chuck Bass?

Neal Bledsoe: I will tell you this: I have a very unexpected and darker motivation about it.

Q: Was shooting the kiss awkward?

Neal Bledsoe: No. We were both professionals about it. [It helped] that we got to know each other a little bit beforehand. And we certainly rehearsed it.

Q: Rehearsed it? How many takes did you do?

Neal Bledsoe: [Laughs] More than a few.

Q: How would you characterize the kiss? Steamy? A little peck?

Neal Bledsoe: I would characterize it as a nice kiss.

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