Leighton Meester Opens Up about Michelle Trachtenberg's Death
by Mekishana Pierre
May 7, 2025


Leighton Meester is still processing the death of her "Gossip Girl" costar Michelle Trachtenberg.

In an interview with Flaunt, the actress opened up for the first time since Trachtenberg died from diabetes complications at age 39 in February.



Meester admitted that the news of Trachtenberg's death hit her hard, and shared her memories of her former castmate, who played Georgina Sparks on all six seasons of The CW teen drama.

"It's devastating," Meester told the outlet. "She was a wonderful, talented person, and everyone loved her. It's very, very sad for everyone who knew her."



Meester shared that she looks warmly back on their time on the show, and can see that the series' legacy "continues — in some ways, even more so than back then — to live on, which is incredible."

Meester also said it was especially heartbreaking for her since she is the same age as Trachtenberg.

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