Leighton Meester Says She Meets NewGossip GirlFans Who Weren't Even Born When the Show Ended in 2012

Mar. 15, 2025

Leighton Meester on ‘Gossip Girl’ in 2002 and in 2025.Photo:Giovanni Rufino/The CW; JC Olivera/Variety via Getty

Giovanni Rufino/The CW; JC Olivera/Variety via Getty

Leighton Meestersays that many fans who recognize her fromGossip Girlweren’t even alive yet when the show debuted in 2007.“Now people are like, ‘It’s vintage.’ “Meester, 38, toldAccess Hollywoodin a recent interview promoting her new series,Good Cop/Bad Cop. “Or sometimes I’m like, ‘You weren’t born yet when we started.’ There’s a lot of that. Or even when we wrapped.“And despite the fact the show went off the air in 2012 after six seasons, Meester noted that some audience members are new to the series.“There’s people who are just discovering it,” she added.She continued: “I do think it’s kind of incredible because of a time and place. There was no social media. I don’t even think it was happening — there was no such thing as that when we started, really … I think people are very nostalgic for that kind of thing because … it’s just comfort for people. Whether they’ve seen it once or they want to try it for the first time.“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Gossip Girl cast in 2007.Andrew Eccles / The CW / Courtesy Everett CollectionMeester starred as Blair Waldorf on the show, which was based on the Cecily von Ziegesar book series and followed a group of wealthy teenagers on Manhattan’s Upper East Side.The originalGossip Girlran for six seasons between 2007 and 2012, and starred Meester,Blake Lively,Penn Badgley,Chace CrawfordandEd Westwick. A reboot of the show premiered on HBO Max in 2021 but was cancelled after two seasons.Meestertied the knotwith actorAdam Brodyin 2014. Since then, the couple has welcomed two children together: daughter Arlo, 9, and a son, 4, whose name has not yet been revealed.Leighton Meester and Adam Brody at the 2025 Golden Globe Awards.Gilbert Flores/GG2025/Penske Media via GettySpeaking toInStylefor a recent interview,Brody was asked if he and his now-wife ever “reminisce together or go back and rewatch the shows” in which they starred —Gossip Girlfor her andThe O.C.for him.“We don’t watch it,” he admitted, while acknowledging that may change in the future. “Who knows, when our kids are older, if they want to, then maybe we’ll take that trip with them.“They’ll have more of a reason to now:on Feb. 20, it was announced that Meesterwould be joining her husband’s Netflix hit,Nobody Wants This,in season 2.

Leighton Meestersays that many fans who recognize her fromGossip Girlweren’t even alive yet when the show debuted in 2007.

“Now people are like, ‘It’s vintage.’ “Meester, 38, toldAccess Hollywoodin a recent interview promoting her new series,Good Cop/Bad Cop. “Or sometimes I’m like, ‘You weren’t born yet when we started.’ There’s a lot of that. Or even when we wrapped.”

And despite the fact the show went off the air in 2012 after six seasons, Meester noted that some audience members are new to the series.

“There’s people who are just discovering it,” she added.

She continued: “I do think it’s kind of incredible because of a time and place. There was no social media. I don’t even think it was happening — there was no such thing as that when we started, really … I think people are very nostalgic for that kind of thing because … it’s just comfort for people. Whether they’ve seen it once or they want to try it for the first time.”

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Gossip Girl cast in 2007.Andrew Eccles / The CW / Courtesy Everett Collection

Andrew Eccles / The CW / Courtesy Everett Collection

Meester starred as Blair Waldorf on the show, which was based on the Cecily von Ziegesar book series and followed a group of wealthy teenagers on Manhattan’s Upper East Side.

The originalGossip Girlran for six seasons between 2007 and 2012, and starred Meester,Blake Lively,Penn Badgley,Chace CrawfordandEd Westwick. A reboot of the show premiered on HBO Max in 2021 but was cancelled after two seasons.

Meestertied the knotwith actorAdam Brodyin 2014. Since then, the couple has welcomed two children together: daughter Arlo, 9, and a son, 4, whose name has not yet been revealed.

Leighton Meester and Adam Brody at the 2025 Golden Globe Awards.Gilbert Flores/GG2025/Penske Media via Getty

Gilbert Flores/GG2025/Penske Media via Getty

Speaking toInStylefor a recent interview,Brody was asked if he and his now-wife ever “reminisce together or go back and rewatch the shows” in which they starred —Gossip Girlfor her andThe O.C.for him.

“We don’t watch it,” he admitted, while acknowledging that may change in the future. “Who knows, when our kids are older, if they want to, then maybe we’ll take that trip with them.”

They’ll have more of a reason to now:on Feb. 20, it was announced that Meesterwould be joining her husband’s Netflix hit,Nobody Wants This,in season 2.

source: people.com