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New Gossip Girl star Whitney Peak films upcoming reboot
The Gossip Girl reboot is so close we can almost taste it – and now we have been blessed with some behind the scenes photos of a new character played by Whitney Peak.
It was announced that the iconic teen drama, starring Blake Lively, Leighton Meester, Ed Westwick and Penn Badgley, was getting the reboot treatment, nine years after the finale aired.
But the cast and crew have been keeping things hush hush, with only minor details being released here and there.
Information about Whitney’s character was even limited at the time of the actresses casting, as no character name or description was provided.
Deadline has suggested that she could be the Serena to Emily Alyn Lind’s Blair, or even the other way around. They will be joined by actors Eli Brown, Johnathan Fernandez, and Jason Gotay.
‘The new series is said to have a similar character dynamic to the original, with Peak, Brown and Lind as the leading trio and Fernandez and Gotay as members of the core ensemble,’ it reads on Deadline.
One quick scroll through Whitney’s Instagram and you can see she has no issue piecing together a fashionable outfit herself, so she will no doubt feel at home on the Met steps just like the original Serena and Blair.
The 18-year-old told Wonderland Magazine: ‘We haven’t even finished filming the show yet and there’s already so much media attention and such a huge fandom. Everybody has something to say about it, and I can’t add to the conversation. It’s kind of overwhelming. But I’m so excited for the audience to be caught off guard!’
The official GG Twitter account previously sent fans into a spin when it dropped a brief teaser for the HBO Max revival.
Alongside the clip, which gave us all the nostalgic feels with the original theme tune, a message read: ‘Good afternoon, followers. I need no introduction, but these New York elite do.
‘Pleased to present your newest obsession — coming to @hbomax this July.
‘Clear your calendars accordingly.’
If you read that in Kristen Bell’s telling voice, you’re not the only one.
The Gossip Girl reboot will premiere on HBO Max in July.
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