Leighton Meester's Shocking New Look & the Rest of the 'Gossip Girl' Cast Now

Jessica Napoli April 4, 2018, 5:00 pm

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CW Network's Gossip Girl Launch Party — Scott Wintrow/Getty Images

MTV TRL Presents Omarion, J. Holiday & The Cast Of Gossip Girl — Scott Gries/Getty Images

THEN (2007): Leighton Meester

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NOW (2018): Leighton Meester

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NOW (2018): Blake Lively

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THEN (2011): Penn Badgley

2018 A+E Upfront — Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for A+E

NOW (2018): Penn Badgley

Telefilm Festival 2008 - Gossip Girl Press Conference — Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images

THEN (2008): Chace Crawford

2017 GQ Men of the Year Party - Arrivals — Michael Kovac/Getty Images for GQ

NOW (2017): Chace Crawford

MTV TRL Presents Blake Lewis, John C. Reilly & Gossip Girl Cast — Scott Gries/Getty Images

THEN (2007): Ed Westwick

BBC America BAFTA Los Angeles TV Tea Party 2017 - Arrivals — Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images

NOW (2017): Ed Westwick

2007 Summer TCA Tour - Day 11 — Kevin Winter/Getty Images

THEN (2007): Taylor Momsen

2014 iHeartRadio Music Festival - Night 1 - Backstage — Bryan Steffy/Getty Images for iHeartMedia

NOW (2014): Taylor Momsen

Henri Bendel & YSL Beaute Celebrate — Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images

THEN (2008): Jessica Szohr

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THEN (2017): Jessica Szohr

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When it premiered in 2007, Gossip Girl was one of the hottest and most controversial series on the air.

The CW teen drama depicted the spoiled lives of entitled high schoolers on the Upper East Side of Manhattan—who wouldn't obsess over that lifestyle?—highlighting their over-the-top homes and wardrobes. Plus, it actually talked about teens having sex, drinking, and fighting.

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Betty and Veronica are the new Serena and Blair.

By the time the show came to an end in 2012, the cast—Blake Lively (Serena van der Woodsen), Leighton Meester (Blair Waldorf), Ed Westwick (Chuck Bass), Penn Badgley (Dan Humphrey), Chace Crawford (Nate Archibald), Taylor Momsen (Jenny Humphrey), and Jessica Szohr (Vanessa Abrams) were bonafide stars.

But where are they now? Click through the gallery above to see what the cast looks like today!

Leighton Meester's Shocking New Look & the Rest of the 'Gossip Girl' Cast Now

THEN (2007): Leighton Meester

NOW (2018): Leighton Meester

THEN (2007): Blake Lively

NOW (2018): Blake Lively

THEN (2011): Penn Badgley

NOW (2018): Penn Badgley

THEN (2008): Chace Crawford

NOW (2017): Chace Crawford

THEN (2007): Ed Westwick

NOW (2017): Ed Westwick

THEN (2007): Taylor Momsen

NOW (2014): Taylor Momsen

THEN (2008): Jessica Szohr

THEN (2017): Jessica Szohr

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