It’s a BIG day in the life of Blair Waldorf … whichever way this whole royal wedding business might end up!
Our dearest Queen B has gone from a controlling, manipulative prep school princess, to a well-rounded, strong (now only slightly manipulative) young lady ― and no one understands that evolution quite like B’s real-life counterpart, Leighton Meester.
“[Blair]’s a really strong-willed woman,” Leighton told Variety recently, reflecting on Gossip Girl’s past 100 episodes. “She’s an admirable person because she speaks her mind. She doesn’t take no for an answer. In a world like TV you usually don’t get characters, especially young female characters, that are so well-rounded.”
And as much as Leighton has praised the scenes between her and Penn Badgley’s Dan Humphrey ― even going so far as to say she’s a lil’ pro-Dair! ― she has a special place in her heart for another of her co-stars… Ed Westwick (Chuck)! (Duhhh!)
“[Ed] and I work really well together because there’s this chemistry that works off-screen as well,” she said. “Even with non-romantic storylines when our characters are fighting, I just really enjoy it ― but I’d rather they be getting along.”
