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Role: Blair Waldorf
Airing: Wednesdays at 9 pm eastern on The CW
Premiere Date: September 19, 2007
Links: Official Site
Other Cast: Blake Lively, Chace Crawford, Connor Paolo, Ed Westwick, Matthew Settle, Penn Badgley, and Taylor Momsen among others.

T R I V I A

• "Gossip Girl" is based on the book series of the same name by Cecily von Ziegesar.
• The series is filmed in New York City.

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"She's really dramatic and everybody thought she was a big bitch - and she is - and that's really fun to play up. But she's also helped me learn a lot about myself, because she can be really sensitive and insecure and vulnerable. That makes it such a wonderful and challenging role."

G O S S I P   G I R L

Gossip Girl focuses on the rich and privileged prep school students on Manhattan's Upper East Side. The series follows Serena van der Woodsen, her ex-best friend Blair Waldorf, and those in and around their circle. Serena's back in town - a fact that everyone learned from the all knowing 'Gossip Girl' - and everything is likely to change.

B L A I R

Blair Waldorf has enjoyed her time in the spotlight as the most popular girl in school. With her ex best friend, Serena van der Woodsen's sudden reappearance, Blair has no intentions of giving the position up. The friendship between the two girls is tense, especially complicated by Blair's boyfriend Nate. Blair has no intention of losing Nate to Serena, but is she fighting a losing battle? Will her friends abandon her to follow Serena? Will Blair make up with Serena? And what exactly did their friendship in? A more detailed biography coming soon.