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THE RUNDOWN <\/strong><\/p>\n Blake Lively marked the 18th anniversary of Gossip Girl by posting a carousel of rare behind-the-scenes photos on Instagram.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n The images featured Leighton Meester, Penn Badgley, Chace Crawford, Ed Westwick, and the late Michelle Trachtenberg.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n Lively reflected on the series as her \u201ccollege,\u201d crediting the show with shaping her early career.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n Blake Lively<\/a> is revisiting her Gossip Girl<\/a> years. On Sunday, the actress shared<\/a> a series of throwback photos on Instagram to celebrate the 18th anniversary of the show\u2019s premiere.<\/p>\n \u201cThe summer gossip girl turned 18\u2026,\u201d she wrote in the caption. \u201cThis show was my college. It was my education, my social life, my hard work, my late nights and early mornings, my teacher. New York City and Silvercup Studios (& sometimes Paris \u2728) was my campus for SIX years. So many memories. What. A. Decade. \ud83d\udc96 What a University.\u201d<\/p>\n The slideshow included rare behind-the-scenes shots from the set and moments of the cast offscreen. Lively appeared in multiple photos with Leighton Meester<\/a>, highlighting their bond as characters Serena and Blair. She also shared a playful image with Michelle Trachtenberg<\/a>, who played Georgina Sparks and passed away<\/a> earlier this year.<\/p>\n Other photos showed Lively with Ed Westwick<\/a> and Chace Crawford<\/a>, along with a shot of her in Serena\u2019s gold cotillion gown beside Penn Badgley<\/a>, her co-star and former boyfriend<\/a>.<\/p>\n Lively has reflected on the show\u2019s cultural impact in recent years, particularly its influence on fashion and beauty trends. Speaking to ELLE<\/a> in July while promoting her haircare brand, Blake Brown, she recalled how her character Serena\u2019s tousled waves became one of the most requested looks of the 2000s. \u201cPart of the reason for its popularity may be that there was a familiarity and ease from being in someone\u2019s home every week,\u201d she said. \u201cYou get to know a person, character, style, and look. It was also aspirational, because people don\u2019t get dressed and do their hair every day. I surely don\u2019t do my hair every day.\u201d<\/p>\n You Might Also Like<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n
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