Guest Stars News

Actress Kate French has been cast on Gossip Girl, according to celebrity news magazine OK!, and like other recent guest stars, it looks like she could stir up trouble.

On Gossip Girl, Kate will play Elle, a mysterious nanny who comes to the UES and gets involved with none other than Ed Westwick’s character, Chuck Bass.

Kate currently stars on The L Word as outrageous actress Nikki Stevens, who is often seen in her birthday suit on the provocative Showtime series.

Elle’s arrival comes during a time when Chuck is emotionally unstable and spiraling out of control following his father’s death, and his uncle Jack (Desmond Harrington) isn't exactly discouraging Chuck's bad habits - or making his own motives clear.

But will Elle come between Chuck and Blair Waldorf?

No word yet on whether Kate French will be sporting the same wardrobe (or lack thereof) she's known for on The L Word during her Upper East Side stint.

Chuck and Nate may be paying a lot more attention in class come Spring.

Sources confirm to Entertainment Weekly that Laura Breckenridge (Related) is joining the Gossip Girl cast as Rachel Carr, a young, idealistic and fresh-faced new English teacher who arrives at their posh prep school, Constance Billard.

She's an extremely young teacher, but a teacher all the same.

At 25, Breckenridge - who is booked for a minimum of three Gossip Girl episodes - is only a few years older than Blake Lively and Leighton Meester.

In fact, Gossip Girl producers are already acknowledging that fact right at the start, when Miss Carr gets mistaken for a student on her very first day.

No word on potential love interests, but we do know the first student she butts heads with: Blair Waldorf. The two don't exactly hit it off. Shocker!

With the story of Bart Bass' brother coming to Gossip Girl (possibly as a result of Bart's untimely demise?), Entertainment Weekly reports that the show has cast Desmond Harrington to play Jack Bass for a multi-episode arc.

He currently stars on the Showtime series Dexter.

On Gossip Girl, Jack Bass first appears in New York City in early 2009 to see the Bass clan through a crisis. Fan theories abound on what that could mean.

As for Quinn, Desmond Harrington's character on Dexter, the Showtime hit is done shooting for this season. So this doesn't mean he's leaving that show.

Willa Holland has a lot to live up to.

Especially considering that Gossip Girl's last two major female guest stars have unearthed Serena van der Woodsen’s dark secrets (Michelle Trachtenberg as Georgina) and bedded / blackmailed Nate Archibald (Madchen Ameck as Catherine).

Holland, a 17-year-old L.A. native, hit the Upper East Side for the first of three Gossip Girl episodes Monday, and we've already seen what impact her character - a model named Agnes - had on Jenny Humphrey and her design aspirations.

If she looks familiar, that’s because Willa Holland played Marissa Cooper’s mischievous little sister Kaitlin on The OC, also the brainchild of Gossip Girl producer Josh Schwartz. Here's what she had to say to the L.A. Times about Agnes ...

LAT: Tell us about your character on Gossip Girl.

Willa Holland: Her name is Agnes and she’s a 16-year-old model that works for Eleanor Waldorf. She befriends Jenny Humphrey and inspires her to do her own thing. I think Agnes sees Jenny as somebody who’s not working for herself; she’s working for everybody else. She has a lot of talent and potential, so Agnes pushes her to get out on her own.

Actress Willa Holland of The OC and now Gossip Girl.

LAT: Would you say she has more of a good or bad influence over Jenny?

Willa Holland: I think she has good intentions, but she goes about it the wrong way. She tries to be Jenny’s partner in the clothing line but she doesn’t really hold her end of the deal. She’s kind of flaky in that sense.

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Starting October 27, John Patrick Amedori is set to appear as Aaron Rose, a new love interest for Blake Lively’s character, Serena van der Woodsen.

The Maryland native, 21, talked to People magazine about it ...

Q: Tell us about your character, Aaron Rose.

JPA: He’s definitely a part of that Upper East Side [world]. I think he’s got a lot of money. But he chooses not to be around that. He probably lives on the Lower East Side or in Greenwich Village.

Q: How does he get involved with Serena van der Woodsen?

JPA: He has an art show at Dan’s father’s (Rufus Humphrey's) gallery. Serena goes to see Dan. He takes notice of her and remembers her from camp. She doesn’t remember him at first. That’s pretty much how they start talking.

Q: There are pictures of you kissing Blake Lively in Times Square with everyone watching. What was that like?

JPA: It was crazy. At first, Blake and I were nervous. When I walk in front of the camera, I kind of block everything out and it’s just Blake and me doing the scene. [Then] you realize our faces are as large as possible on this JumboTron and reality sets in.

Q: Was that the characters’ first kiss?

JPA: That was the first on-camera kiss for the relationship.

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An aspiring actress and known New York City fashionista, Stella Maeve, has signed on for an upcoming part on Gossip Girl, according to OK! magazine.

Stella Maeve will play the character of Emma, the teenage daughter of a Yale University alum, who Blair Waldorf gets to "babysit" for the evening.

Why Blair is babysitting anyone is another question, but it sounds like a fun storyline with a lot of comedic potential. Here's a picture of Stella ...

From what we hear, Emma's been doing her homework on her new socialite "nanny" by reading up on Gossip Girl (the blog), and comes up with some interesting ideas on how she wants to be entertained by Blair Waldorf.

Can't wait to see what develops with this!

In Gossip Girl casting news, Wallace Shawn (the source of many funny Clueless and The Princess Bride quotes) is joining the show for a multi-episode arc.

The actor will reportedly play Cyrus, the father of Serena van der Woodsen's new boyfriend Aaron Rose (to be played by John Patrick Amedori).

If the series follows the Gossip Girl books, Cyrus will eventually marry the  mother of Blair Waldorf, Eleanor. Could be interesting ...

Nastia Liukin, the Olympic all-around gymnastics gold medalist, is seizing the moment. In addition to many lucrative endorsement deals and business opportunities, she's even lined up a cameo on Gossip Girl this season!

No word on whether Nastia Liukin will be playing herself or acting in some capacity, but this awesome athlete will certainly fit in with the gorgeous cast of Gossip Girl, which has become TV's hottest drama. She rocks.

Looks like Dan Humphrey may have some serious competition.

E! Online reports that some new Gossip Girl characters have officially been cast, including former OC star Willa Holland, and even more significantly, a new love interest for one Miss Serena Van der Woodsen (Blake Lively).

According to insiders, John Patrick Amedori has been cast as Aaron Rose, who was a major character in the Gossip Girl book series.

John Patrick Amedori will play the character of Aaron Rose.

He's an artist who will serve as a love interest for Serena in Season 2, and he has a philanthropic side which gets "S" all aflutter.

Looks like storm clouds on the horizon for poor Dan.

Rufus had better start shopping around for a cute designer shock collar to place on unpredictable Jenny Humphrey, 'cause it looks like Little J is going to be dabbling even deeper into the dark side this season.

According to several inside sources, a deal closed a few hours ago for Willa Holland, best known as Kaitlin Cooper on The OC, to come on board the cast of Gossip Girl in Season 2 for three episodes.

She'll play Agnes, a 16-year-old model who meets Jenny while working for Blair Waldorf's badass fashion designer mother, Eleanor Waldorf, and is supposedly anything but a good influence. Thoughts?