Leighton Meester Details Gossip Girl's 'Unhealthy' Environment

I think it’s safe to say we won’t get a Gossip Girl reunion anytime soon

In the new issue of PorterEdit, Leighton Meester opens up about her experience working on the hit CW show, Gossip Girl, and admits that it wasn’t all rainbows and sunshine. In fact, some days, there wasn’t any sunshine at all. When talking about her filming schedule, Leighton revealed QUOTE "I would get there at 5 a.m. and leave at 8 p.m., A lot of days I didn't see the sun."

Leighton also spoke about the effect being an overnight sensation had on her, admitting QUOTE "I was young when I started Gossip Girl. A lot more people were suddenly around and I was being looked at. If you don't have the right perspective, you could definitely be confused by people being that nice to you or judging you for behavior that's typical of a 20-, 21-year-old, making mistakes but having to make them very publicly, I'm not haunted by that time, but it's been interesting and helpful for me to look at it and examine it as an adult and go, 'I don't know if it was the healthiest environment.’”

She then went onto talk about how Gossip Girl sped up her journey of figuring out who she was, adding QUOTE " I had to figure it out quickly and with not a completely developed mind to discern between what's real and what's not, who I can trust and who I can't,"

As for if she misses the show, Leighton revealed QUOTE "I wouldn't trade it for anything. It's sort of a time capsule. A lot of the questions that come from it are: 'Do you miss it?' 'Did you love what you wore?' And I understand that, but—and I say this with nothing but love—it is like saying, 'High school was an amazing time for you. Do you wish you could go back?' And the truth is, it was so special and such a unique, amazing experience, but no, I wouldn't wanna go back to it. I was a kid!"

We can understand where she’s coming from, but as a die hard Gossip Girl fan myself, this makes me a little bummed. But right now it’s time for me to turn it over to you guys. What part of this interview surprised you most? Do you think Leighton will ever change her mind and want to do a reunion? Hit me with your thoughts down in the comments below. Once you’re done with that, click right over here for another new video. As always, I’m your host @ReneeAriel, don’t forget to hit that subscribe button and I’ll see you next time!

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[junksies]

Idc she still delivered and served as Blair Cornelia Waldorf

[cyruswp]

Blair Waldorf made the show. Period. I worship Blair!

[melissabeth]

I’m not shocked cause the whole cast seems to hate the show 🙁 probably cause most of the cast aren’t friends

[SwiftieLuma]

Leighton had a very rough upbringing and during her time of the show she also struggled a lot with her family issues so i can't blame her for not wanting to go back and her perspective is mature and clear, she had a special time above all and it's grateful for it but that's about it, i doubt she would want to go to darker times when she was younger and naive.

[battyboo]

This is what happens when Dan turns out to be Gossip Girl

[sonyaherfmann]

it’s so sad the whole cast hates their show which is such an iconic part of my childhood

[christianchimchim]

Lets be honest leighton character saved the show

[makayla]

I'm honestly not surprised. Whenever Gossip Girl is brought up in interviews she seems uncomfortable/seems like she doesn't want to talk about it. Most of the cast aren't friends which is probably one of the reasons why she doesn't miss it. I Love Gossip Girl but I wish people would let it go and stop asking her about it. It ended 6 years ago and it obvious she doesn't want to talk about it.

[xoxogossipgirl]

Leighton Meester tbh deserves so much respect from television. I feel like she is shadowed a lot when really she’s a kick-ass actress that’s gone through a lot.

[lizziemakhonina]

Hello upper east siders,
Missed me? Seems like B is not such a friend with S, I bet she’s tired from all that attention

Xo-xo Gossip girl

[warrior]

Yeah, most of us knew that Blake Lively was super toxic.

[winnieheart]

I cannot imagine a better Blair Waldorf. ICONIC!! 👏👏

[kiwecy]

Why does stars always hate the shows that defined their careers and blair was the STAR

[mayagold]

She's talking about a demanding job with crazy hours and immediate public scrutiny and people in the comment: oh well we knew it! The Cast all hated each other! Ffs

[Janinaneven]

I was just binge watching Gossip Girl 5 minutes ago... I love the show but I’d love to know what happened on set and if the cast were even friends/friendly with each other

[Olivia-clww]

You can tell. The chemistry (or lack of) off screen shows on screen. Like in Gossip girl, I had a feeling that they didn’t really like each other irl and something just felt off. But like in B99, they have such great chemistry and they’re all good friends (Andy and Chelsea are actually childhood friends in the show and irl) and good chemistry just makes the show better

[meganpearl]

I clicked as soon as I saw the thumbnail

[JoelWalker]

This video made it seem like she was saying that the cast and working environment per se was “unhealthy.” She was clearly talking about how sudden fame really took a toll on her, especially as she was so young back then, which is totally valid. She speaks with the utmost respect of the experience, but like she said, it’s a chapter that she has moved on from. I can guarantee that 99% of us look back at when we were younger and just cringe about it. Of course she would as well.

[AmandaaRose]

Her feelings are valid. Don’t force her to revisit something she wasn’t fond of

[calinelena]

She literally was the heart of this show, it is so much better with her in it❤️ QUEEN B FOREVER❤️