Leighton Meester on Meeting New "Gossip Girl" Fans Born after the Show Aired: “People Are Very Nostalgic”
by Carly Thomas
February 20, 2025


Leighton Meester says she now gets recognized by "Gossip Girl" fans who weren’t even alive when the show initially aired years ago.

While promoting her new series "Good Cop/Bad Cop", the actress was asked by Access Hollywood what it’s like seeing younger generations fall in love with the hit show, which aired for six seasons from 2007 to 2023.

“Now people are like, ‘It’s vintage,'” she said. “Or sometimes I’m like, ‘You weren’t born yet when we started.’ There’s a lot of that. Or even when we wrapped. There’s people who are just discovering it.”




“I do think it’s kind of incredible because of a time and place,” Meester added about why she thinks the show continues to find new audiences.

“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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