Gossip Girl
Summary
The main characters inGossip Girlwere a lot younger than they looked , include Serena van der Woodsen ( Blake Lively ) , but exactly how former was Blake Lively inGossip Girl?Gossip Girlis a teenage drama serial publication base on the refreshing series of the same name by Cecily von Ziegesar , and developed by Josh Schwartz ( The O.C ) and Stephanie Savage . The series premiered on The CW in 2007 and came to an conclusion in 2012 after six seasons and a lot of drama between the main group . Gossip Girlfollows the lives of privileged upper - class teen living in Manhattan ’s Upper East Side and is narrated by the unknown but omniscient blogger known as “ Gossip Girl ” ( voiced by Kristen Bell ) .
Though the series focus on the group of Serena van der Woodsen , Blair Waldorf ( Leighton Meester ) , Nate Archibald ( Chace Crawford ) , Chuck Bass ( Ed Westwick ) , and Dan Humphrey ( Penn Badgley),Serena is theGossip Girllead case , whose return to the Upper East Side kickstarts the issue of the serial . While the show ’s large question revolves around the anonymous Gossip Girl , there are other all important questions about the characters that are n’t promiscuous to serve , including how old are theGossip Girlcharacters in season 1 , and more interestingly , how quondam was Black Lively inGossip Girl .
Serena’s Age At The Start Of Gossip Girl
Gossip Girlbegins with Serena ’s return from a boarding school after disappearing all of a sudden a year in the beginning , and she soon finds that readapting is not easy , more so as she ’s blot out several secrets . At the beginning of the series , the radical is in high school , and Serena ’s date of birth is list as July 14 , 1991 , meaning she was 16 when the events ofGossip Girlbegan . InGossip Girlseason 1 , the grouping celebrate Blair ’s seventeenth birthday , which make the ages of the rest way prosperous to follow . Blair ’s birthday party are actually the best direction to keep track of everyone else ’s ages , as in season 2 she throws another freehanded company to celebrate her 18th birthday , with Cyndi Lauper showing up .
Serena’s Age At The End Of Gossip Girl
Each time of year ofGossip Girlcovers a year , once again support by Blair ’s parties , so by the end of the series , Serena was 21 - 22 . However , the series finis had a time - jump of five twelvemonth , in which the radical reunited forSerena’sGossip Girlwedding with Dan . Taking that into chronicle , Serena was 26 - 27 by the ( actual ) finish ofGossip Girl . As befall with most movies and goggle box shows with adolescent lineament , the actors were n’t actually adolescent , and that was the case with Blake Lively too .
Lively was 20 eld old whenGossip Girlwas shot and unloose , mean she was 25 when the series ended – around the same age as Serena when she married Dan . The life of the main character inGossip Girldon’t really match the perception of 16 - year - olds , as they pretty much lived in a world of their own , but at least there was n’t a enceinte geezerhood deviation between Serena van der Woodsen and Blake Lively , which sure helped her performance as she brought a good equilibrium of adulthood and freshness .
How Serena Grew Over The Course Of Gossip Girl
Over six seasons , Serena grew inGossip Girlmore than any other character . By the end of the serial , her supporter were no longer worried about what vituperative comment would come out of Serena ’s mouth next . While the character was introduce as a party girl who make love to drink and socialize , Serena bit by bit became less concerned in social events and observe pursuit that she spent time on or else . Serena also became more creditworthy and mature , learning from the mistakes she made in early seasons . Thanks to her relationship with Dan , Serena acted less inner and snobby , and she became more easy - going and pleasant to be around .
