All Rights Reserved. The last thing that I had worked on long-term was Of Mice and Men , and that was definitely not the most light-hearted character or play. Of course, everybody was just that when I was doing Of Mice and Men —it was just the character was certainly the butt of a lot of abuse. Just to see what it was like, you know? How people spoke, and the day-to-day, the way the world looked. The other side of it is the idea of going back to a time in your life, which we also do on the show—Dan goes back in time to his childhood and gets to explore some of the things that has happened to him. Our relationships are a huge part of our lives. But I think women need to be held up and supported and lauded for their achievements outside of their marital status.

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The actress, perhaps best known for her role in TV show Gossip Girl, and her actor husband Adam Brody welcomed three-year-old daughter Arlo in Shape magazine, shared how the idea of mums being able to juggle a career and parenthood is simply not realistic. Some days my husband makes dinner, and some days I do. Other days, I'm too tired, and I eat a bowl of cereal for dinner. It's just the thing we do to make it work. However, the star remains adamant that her family will always come first when it comes to selecting acting or music opportunities. I gain a lot more confidence from time with my friends and family - people whom I love, who love me, and whom I've built relationships with - and that goes for people at work as well.
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Blake Lively and Leighton Meester have been asked to return for the Gossip Girl reboot by the show's producers. It was announced earlier this month that 10 new episodes of the beloved U. And executive producer Josh Schwartz revealed he would love to see Blake's character Serena van der Woodsen, and her on-screen best friend Blair Waldorf, played by Leighton, return for the upcoming reboot - with the original actresses reprising their roles.
Almost 20 years later, Meester is now doing the same service to her young following, which started with her leading role as Blair Waldorf on the CW soap Gossip Girl. But, after Meester signed to Republic, and realized she was being pulled in a pop direction, she walked away from the experience, picked up a guitar, headed to Budapest, and started on the sound she wanted all along, pain-laced folk songs. Heartstrings is not an record made by Blair Waldorf, nor would anyone with ears and an appreciation for self-willed music wish it to be. I want that to continue.