Are you the Upper East Sider you think you are if you don’t know these “Gossip Girl” facts? Only the die hardest would have caught these.
Who didn’t know who GG was until they actually shot the scene? Who had their own mini spinoff show? Who was set to play Georgina Sparks initially? The Upper East Sider in you is just tingling to know.
You won’t have to wait because here it is. The ten Gossip Girl facts that slipped through the cracks according to Teen Vogue.
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According to head costumer Eric Daman, 90's supermodel, Kate Moss, was the inspiration behind Serena's style while Blair's was Audrey Hepburn.
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January 26 is a holiday in New York City. The former Mayor, Michael Bloomberg, also appeared in a cameo in the finale episode.
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By the time the onscreen lovers, Serena and Dan broke up, Lively and Badgley had been separated for a while. Executive producer Joshua Safran told Vanity Fair that the pair had keot their breakup a secret which is something one couldn't do now.
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Barton subsequently turned down the role. Eventually, Michelle Trachtenberg got the part of the duplicitous trouble-maker we all love to hate, Georgina.
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Leighton Meester is in actual fact a natural blonde but for the purpose of the role, dyed her hair. Hence the iconic diva was born in the process.
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Charles Bass, or just Chuck, had a pet dog (that couldn't stand fake Prada) named Monkey which, according to Teen Vogue was a reference to Book Chuck's real life pet monkey.
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Badgley only found out that HE (well, Dan) was Gossip Girl when they shot the final episode. (Everyone hands up if you’re still not convinced that GG was, in fact, Dan Humphrey)
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The costume designer Eric Daman told Fashionista that they never repeated a single headband nor a handbag for the pair.
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The original Vanessa Abrams from the book was character who primarily black. That's quite a departure from Vanessa’s TV version, who loves color and has gorgeous long waves.
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The unforgettable character had her own show called "Chasing Dorota." Which I wouldn't be entirely upset about if they brought it back
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