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Lily Van Der Woodsen wouldn’t miss Chuck Bass’ wedding ceremony — and Kelly Rutherford feels the identical about attending Ed Westwick’s upcoming nuptials.
“I miss that character, however I’m nonetheless in contact with virtually everybody from the present. I’m going to Ed’s [Westwick] wedding ceremony and I’m so excited,” the Gossip Lady alum, 55, informed Selection on the French TV competition Collection Mania.
Rutherford, 55, portrayed Lily Van Der Woodsen, mom of Blake Energetic’s Serena, on The CW collection from 2007 to 2012, whereas Westwick, 36, starred as Chuck Bass.
“It was earlier than this complete tremendous politically appropriate time,” Rutherford mentioned of the unique Gossip Lady. “We had been on the verge of it and there’s only a completely different power about it. After the primary season, we knew [it was huge].”
Blake Energetic, Leighton Meester, Penn Badgley and extra Gossip Lady forged members have settled down after skyrocketing to fame on the beloved drama. Through the collection’ six-season run, nevertheless, there have been a number of on set romances. Whereas portraying on-again, off-again couple Serena and Dan, Energetic and Badgley dated IRL from 2007 to 2010. “I bear in mind there […]
Rutherford added that she would “love” to return to the world of Gossip Lady, calling Lily a “fierce mum.” She continued to mirror on her time on the collection, saying, “The ladies I grew up with had been very stylish, however I hadn’t actually seen a mom like that on TV. I didn’t notice how a lot individuals cherished Lily — till now. At first, it was all about these youngsters. We had been simply dad and mom. Then, they began to put in writing for us extra.”
Ed Westwick and Kelly Rutherford. Picture by ANDERSON/Bauer-Griffin/GC Photographs through Getty Photographs
Rutherford added that she enjoys reflecting on the unique present’s wildest plot factors. “There have been instances once we would learn the script within the morning and a few individuals would go: ‘I might by no means say this, I might by no means do that.’ Oh sure — you’d,” she recalled. “All of us have this pretty notion of ourselves, however we’re dynamic beings. Lily would mess up and recuperate, and to have the ability to admit it as a guardian was big.”
Regardless of Rutherford’s willingness to return, Max’s now-canceled Gossip Lady reboot featured a wholly new forged of characters. “I assume they thought it was simply simpler to create a brand new atmosphere,” Rutherford mentioned. The Gossip Lady revival solely lasted 2 seasons earlier than its cancellation in 2023.
Rutherford and Westwick, 36, had been final noticed collectively in September 2023 throughout Paris Vogue Week after they each attended the Lancôme x Louvre occasion. In a video shared through TikTok by French journal Gala, the Gossip Lady actors greeted one another with a heat embrace and chatted with Westwick’s then-girlfriend (now-fiancée), actress and mannequin Amy Jackson.
Amy Jackson and Ed Westwick. Picture by STEFANO RELLANDINI/AFP through Getty Photographs
Westwick popped the query to Jackson, 31, in January throughout a romantic ski journey in Gstaad, Switzerland. “Hell YES 💍,” Jackson captioned a joint Instagram put up on January 29 with Westwick, which featured images from their engagement. Westwick responded to the put up through Instagram Story on the time, saying, “I hit the jackpot xxx.”
