Even Dan Humphrey regrets being Gossip Girl. A classic clip of Penn Badgley answering Gossip Girl questions on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen in 2015 has gone viral on TikTok, and fans who just discovered the episode are furious about his take on the original was shocked by the surprising and brutally honest answers to the 2007 series.
In the clip shared by @thetvandmoviequeen, Cohen warns Bagley that he has some pressing questions about Gossip Girl , then in typical Cohen fashion asks some of the darkest questions ever. The actor said his character, Dan Humphrey, on Gossip Girl, a storyline he didn't discover until filming the series finale "made him groan" and made him WWHL guest Shania Twain laughs. He also admitted that he got aroused while filming the sex scenes, which probably didn't leave much of an impression on the country legend.
When Bagley was asked which three co-stars he would rescue from a lifeboat on a sinking ship, he quickly answered Chace Crawford, Ed Westwick, Perhaps the most surprising is his ex-girlfriend Blake Lively. However, he drew a line in the sand by refusing to answer who is the better singer between Taylor Momsen and Leighton Meester. Taylor Momsen left Gossip Girl in 2010 to focus on her band The Pretty Reckless, while Leighton Meester had a brief pop career (and wrote the anthem) during her time on the show. "Somebody to Love" and "Your Love's A Drug" played in the background of GG episodes) before releasing her indie-pop-inspired debut album Heartstrings in 2014.
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After meeting on set in 2007, Bagley and Lively began dating in real life, alongside their on-screen characters Dan van der Woodsen and Serena van der Woodsen Woodsen began an on-screen relationship. The pair quietly split after nearly three years, but their characters dated on and off throughout the series. However, according to the cast and crew, there were no awkward situations on set. In fact, series creator Joshua Safran didn't find out about their split until months later while filming the season two finale. "I don't even know how they do it," he told Vanity Fair . "It's a testament to how good they are as actors that they keep it secret from everyone. Because they don't want their personal drama to be associated with the show."
While Bagley has remained silent about his relationship with Lively, only saying good things about her in public, he has expressed his displeasure with Gossip Girl beforehand , agreeing with most fans that the identity of Gossip Girl just isn't Cost effective. "It doesn't make sense at all. It doesn't make sense to anybody," he told People magazine in 2015. " Gossip Girl makes no sense!"
