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11 'Gossip Girl' stars, ranked from least to most successful

Gabbi ShawJul 8, 2021, 20:52 IST

Leighton Meester and Blake Lively.Kevin Winter/Getty Images

"Gossip Girl" premiered on the CW almost 14 years ago, in September 2007.
It lasted six seasons and 121 episodes, ending in December 2012.
Ahead of the HBO Max reboot/revival on July 8, we've ranked the success of the stars of the original series.

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Ed Westwick, who played Chuck Bass, was accused of sexual misconduct in 2017 by three women, though the LAPD declined to charge him with a crime.

Ed Westwick. Michael Kovac/Getty Images for Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation

Matthew Settle played Rufus Humphrey, Dan's dad and one of the two main adult characters.

Matthew Settle. Lars Niki/Corbis via Getty Images

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Michelle Trachtenberg played the devious Georgina Sparks, popping in for 28 episodes throughout the six seasons.

Michelle Trachtenberg. Jerritt Clark/WireImage

Kelly Rutherford played Serena's mom Lily for the entire show, and was potentially going to have a spin-off surrounding a young version of her character.

Kelly Rutherford. Emma McIntyre/Getty Images

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Jessica Szohr starred in the first four seasons of "Gossip Girl" as outsider Vanessa Abrams.

Jessica Szohr. Jordan Strauss/Invision for the Television Academy/AP

Taylor Momsen's last acting role to date was little sister Jenny Humphrey, who she played for the first four seasons.

Taylor Momsen. Steve Granitz / Contributor/Getty

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Chace Crawford played Nate Archibald, who can only be described as a lovable "himbo."

Chace Crawford. Roy Rochlin/Getty Images for Tribeca Film Festival

Leighton Meester played the show's most iconic character, Blair Waldorf, the mean girl with a secret heart.

Leighton Meester. Mireya Acierto/Getty Images

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Penn Badgley played Lonely Boy himself, Dan Humphrey.

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Kristen Bell's voice was heard during every episode of "Gossip Girl" as the omniscient narrator, but she was only seen on-screen once during the series finale.

Kristen Bell. Steve Granitz/WireImage

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While Blake Lively's character Serena van der Woodsen might not have been the most popular, Lively is easily the most well-known person from the show.

Blake Lively. Eduardo Munoz/Reuters

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