18 Side-By-Sides Of The "Gossip Girl" Cast On Their First Red Carpet Vs. Most Recent

    Gossip Girl is now 16 years old, which means the show is the same age that Blair and Serena were in Season 1.

    Hello, Upper East Siders! Gossip Girl here to, well, give you an update on the original Gossip Girl cast, now that the show is officially 16 years old. That's right, take it in — the show is now the same age that Blair and Serena were in Season 1. Let's take a look back at the cast on their earliest red carpets compared to their most recent, shall we? XOXO.

    1. Leighton Meester (Blair Waldorf) on her first red carpet in 2003:

    she's wearing cargo capris and a printed bomber jacket

    Leighton Meester on her most recent red carpet:

    wearing a cream outfit with a dark purse

    2. Blake Lively (Serena Van Der Woodsen) on her first red carpet in 2005:

    closeup of her in a t-shirt

    Blake Lively on her most recent red carpet:

    she's wearing a gold jumpsuit

    3. Penn Badgley (Dan Humphrey) on his first red carpet in 2003:

    closeup of him in a short-sleeved button-down

    Penn Badgley on his most recent red carpet:

    he's wearing baggy suit shorts with a matching trench coat, boots, and a skinny tie

    4. Chace Crawford (Nate Archibald) on his first red carpet in 2005:

    closeup of him in a polo

    Chace Crawford on his most recent red carpet:

    closeup of him in a suit

    5. Ed Westwick (Chuck Bass) on his earliest red carpet in 2005:

    closeup of him in a polo

    Ed Westwick on his most recent red carpet:

    closeup of him in a suit

    6. Taylor Momsen (Jenny Humphrey) on her first red carpet in 2000:

    closeup of her as a kid wearing a long skirt and cardigan

    Taylor Momsen on her most recent red carpet:

    closeup of her in dark eye makeup

    7. Jessica Szohr (Vanessa Abrams) on her first red carpet in 2005:

    closeup of her wearing a bandana on her head

    Jessica Szohr on her most recent red carpet:

    she's wearing a strapless dress with a long slit and her

    8. Kelly Rutherford (Lily Van Der Woodsen) on her first red carpet in 1989:

    her looking over her shoulder in a halter dress

    And just for fun, here she is with Paul Johansson aka Dan Scott from One Tree Hill at the same event:

    the two hugging

    And here's Kelly Rutherford on her most recent red carpet:

    she's got her hair tied back and she's wearing an empire style dress

    9. Matthew Settle (Rufus Humphrey) on his earliest red carpet in 1997:

    closeup of him in a suit

    Matthew Settle on his most recent red carpet in 2015:

    closeup of him in a suit underneath a large jacket

    10. Zuzanna Szadkowski (Dorota Kishlovsky) on her earliest red carpet in 2009:

    closeup of her in a dress at an event

    Zuzanna Szadkowski on her most recent red carpet:

    closeup of her in a lace dress

    11. Connor Paolo on his earliest red carpet in 2007:

    cloesup of him with long hair wearing a suit

    Connor Paolo on his most recent red carpet:

    closeup of him in a leather jacket with long curly hair

    12. Margaret Colin (Eleanor Waldorf) on her earliest red carpet in 1987:

    closeup of her wearing a blazer

    Margaret Colin on her most recent red carpet:

    she's wearing polka dot pants and a bomber jacket

    13. Michelle Trachtenberg (Georgina Sparks) on her first red carpet in 1996:

    young michelle in a long printed skirt with hair clips in her hair

    Michelle Trachtenberg on her most recent red carpet in 2020:

    closeup of her in a long-sleeved sparkly dress

    14. Robert John Burke (Bart Bass) on his earliest red carpet in 1993:

    closeup of him in a suit

    Robert John Burke on his most recent red carpet:

    he's wearing a suit and has grey hair now

    15. Sebastian Stan (Carter Baizen) on his first red carpet in 2006:

    closeup of him in a suit with spiky hair

    Sebastian Stan on his most recent red carpet:

    him wearing all black with longer hair and a beard

    16. Wallace Shawn (Cyrus Rose) on his earliest red carpet in 1966:

    closeup of him in a suit

    Wallace Shawn on his most recent red carpet:

    closeup of him with grey hair, wearing a button down shirt

    17. Kaylee DeFer (Ivy Dickens) on her first red carpet in 2005:

    she's wearing low-rise jeans and holding up a betty crocker shirt

    Kaylee DeFer on her most recent red carpet:

    closeup of her in a suit

    18. Kristen Bell (the voice of Gossip Girl) on her earliest red carpet in 2004:

    she's wearing a mini dress and her hair is cut short

    Kristen Bell on her most recent red carpet:

    wearing a leather jumpsuit with shoulder length hair

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