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Chace Crawford Opens Up on Revisiting Gossip Girl Two Decades Later

He says revisiting the show remains daunting after its success propelled him into the public eye.

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Overview

  • Crawford admits he has never rewatched Gossip Girl and calls the idea “terrified” and “a bit embarrassing.”
  • He praises the show’s enduring status as an “almost classic” cultural phenomenon despite its campy tone.
  • Crawford recalls on-set paranoia fueled by camera phones and sudden fame that blurred his sense of self.
  • On Josh Peck’s Good Guys podcast he describes post-show struggles with typecasting in “pretty boy jail.”
  • With the launch of his American Dream Clubhouse fashion brand he says he would advise his younger self to relax and enjoy the experience.