A lot has happened sinceGossip Girlwent off the air on Dec. 17, 2012.
Find out where the originalGossip Girlcast has been spotted since their days of ruling the school.
In 2024, the actress starred inIt Ends With Us, adapted from Colleen Hoover’s bestselling novel.
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Leighton Meester also has a recurring role as Meredith onHow I Met Your Father.
Off screen, Meesterhas dabbled in music.
In 2014, her debut album,Heartstrings,peaked at No.
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139 on theBillboard200 chart.
Although in our hearts she’s forever the rightful Queen of the Upper East Side.
Meester cemented herself as the queen of the mid-2000s teen drama with her 2014 wedding toThe O.C.
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‘sAdam Brody, amatch made in teen soap heaven.
The show was based onGuy Ritchie’s2000 heist filmof the same name, with Westwick starring as hustler Sonny Castillo.
He also starred in theBBCcomedy seriesWhite Gold,about a cocky window salesperson, which debuted onNetflixin 2017.
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Future installments of the show wereput on holdin the wake ofsexual assault allegationsagainst Westwick.
After being under LAPD investigation, the actorwas not chargeddue to a lack of evidence.
WestwickmarriedSupergirlstar Amy Jacksonin 2024.
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Penn Badgley (Dan Humphrey)
Badgleyplayed Dan Humphrey, Gossip Girl herself (himself?)
the biggest twist of 2012.
Apart from acting, Badgley was thelead singer of the indie bandMOTHXR.
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He alsomarried Domino Kirke(sister ofGirlsactressJemima Kirke) in February 2017 in a courthouse ceremony.
Their son, James, was born in August 2020.
He’s also a stepfather to Kirke’s son from a previous relationship.
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),Chace Crawforddidn’t stay away from the screen long.
Taylor Momsen (Jenny Humphrey)
After famously playing Cindy Lou Who inHow the Grinch Stole Christmas!
(2000),Momsentook on the role of Dan’s little sister, Jenny.
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Little J is now…slightly-less-little.
The group released their fourth studio album,Death by Rock and Roll, in February 2021.
She’s also appeared in severalLifetimefilms.
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Settle has not appeared on screen since 2017’sValentine.
Szadkowski reprised her role as Dorita onHBO Max’sGossip Girlrebootfor the first season finale.
She went on to play Mabel Ainsley onThe Gilded Agein 2022.
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Before the drama’s wrap, Paolo enrolled at NYU and started playing Declan Porter onRevenge.
The actress later reprised her role as Georgina in theGossip Girlreboot.
In February 2025,Trachtenberg was found deadin her New York City apartment.
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The investigation is ongoing, though authorities say criminality is not suspected.
“Sending prayers.”
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Michelle Trachtenberg as Georgina Sparks in Gossip Girl.Jemal Countess/Getty;Jemal Countess/Getty
