There were many on-set romances during the six-season series. Lively and Badgley started a real-life romance while playing the roles of Serena, Dan and Dan.
“I recall there was a point when we were afraid of how our personal and work lives could be perceived as bosses,” Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants star told Vanity Fair in 2017. “But then, we were like, “Oh no, that is exactly what they want.” They wanted us to all wear the same clothes as the ones we wore on the show. Because it would feed their entire narrative, they wanted that. This world was available for purchase.
They were together from 2007 to 2010. He said that the couple dated from 2007 to 2010.
Executive Joshua Safran recalled reading about their split in the Vanity Fair profile.
He said, “They kept the breaking up secret from the crew. Which you could never do now.” “I don’t know how they did that. It is a testimony to their acting skills that they kept it secret from everyone. They didn’t want their personal dramas to be related to the show.”
Andy Cohen asked Chace Crawford in 2019 if “Blake Lively’s real-life relationship with Penn Badgley and their breakup caused drama among the cast?”
“Not at all. “Not in the least,” Boys’ star Andy Cohen said at the time on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen. “Most mature people on the planet.”
Badgley and Lively weren’t the only ones who mixed business with pleasure while on Gossip Girls. Through the entire series, Ed Westwick (Chuck Bass), dated Jessica Szohr(Vanessa Abrams).
Teen Vogue’s Szohr said that it can be awkward to suddenly feel for someone you would call to talk about a new boyfriend. It was a simple matter of thinking and talking. It was just a matter of time. It was fun, and we were like, “All right, let’s see what this leads to.” ‘”
In 2010, the duo broke up.
Scroll down to see the love lives of Gossip Girl’s cast members:
Blake Lively
Lively, following her romance with Badgley was infamously linked with Leonardo DiCaprio in 2011 for a whirlwind relationship. Joshua Safran, Vanity Fair’s Joshua Safran, said that Blake was at the time dating Leo when I thought about shooting the L.A. episodes. He was referring to two episodes of Gossip Girl season 5, which were shot in California. She had a doll she photographed and sent Leo.
After meeting Ryan Reynolds on the Green Lantern set in 2011, Lively began dating Ryan Reynolds, now her husband. They were married in September 2012, and have three children: Inez (2016), Betty (2010) and James (24)
Leighton Meester
The actress who played Blair Waldorf was also linked to Sebastian Stan, guest star on several episodes of the CW series. Stan played Carter Baizen in several episodes from 2007 to 2010. Stan responded to a question about Meester’s sexy scenes with Ed Westwick in 2009. We all have a good time laughing about it. The best part is that I get to go home with her.”
In 2011, she briefly dated Country Strong co-star Garrett Hedlund, but Us Weekly reported in 2014 that she had secretly wed Adam Brody. Although they have shared screen time in many films, fans are more interested in the fact that both of them appeared in Josh Schwartz’s iconic teen dramas. Brody played Seth Cohen for four seasons. They share a daughter, Arlo, who was born in 2015 and a son (whose name has not been publicly disclosed) who was born in 2020.
Penn Badgley
When Lively was asked his top and worst kisses, he replied that he had his best (while they were still dating) and his lowest (when their characters reunited after their split).
Badgley was with Zoe Kravitz between 2011 and 2013, before he married Domino Kirke in 2017. In August 2020, the couple welcomed their son James. Cassius Kirke is also a stepfather to Easy A’s star Cassius.
Chace Crawford
Crawford is often quiet about his personal life but has been linked with Carrie Underwood and model Rachelle Goulding. Us reported in 2019 that the Blood and Oil costars had quietly parted ways after being together for three years. They were seen together during vacation in summer 2021 but they never confirmed or denied that they were still together.
Ed Westwick
Despite Westwick’s public declarations of his love for Meester and their apparent infidelity, it seems that the two never actually dated. Westwick is also known for his love affair with Szohr. He has been linked to model Jessica Serfaty, and Tamara Francesconi.
In 2017, multiple women accused Westwick of sexual assault in Wicked City. In 2018, Us denied the allegations and confirmed that Westwick would not be charged due to insufficient evidence.
Jessica Szohr
Szohr also had a relationship with Westwick. She also dated Aaron Rodgers twice. After a brief affair in 2011, Us reported in 2014 that Szohr was back in a relationship with Aaron Rodgers. Szohr was later linked to Scotty McKnight, before she began to see Brad Richardson, a hockey player. In January 2021, the actress and the athlete welcomed their daughter Bowie Ella Richardson.
Matthew Settle
Settle and Naama Nativ, their wife, separated while they were working on the series. They also share a daughter, Aven. In 2010, news broke about their split. Rumours circulated about Kelly Rutherford and Gossip Girl dad dating IRL but the close friends always called each other friends. He and Maria Alfonsin divorced in 2014. They had a daughter, Nalu, in 2015.
Kelly Rutherford
From 2001 to 2002, the GG mom was briefly married with Carlos Tarajano. In 2006, she married Daniel Giersch and had two children: Helena and Hermes. The former couple split in 2008. They were involved in a long custody battle because they lived in different countries. Us reported the news that her romance was with Chiswell Langhorne, a screenwriter. It happened in September 2018.
Taylor Momsen
The Pretty Reckless singer is the youngest member of the GG group. She has kept her private life secret. In 2011, she was briefly connected to Paul Weller’s son Natt.
