#Fact n'1
Kristen Bella asked for the part of Gossip Girl. Instead of auditioning, she simply called producers and told them she wanted to voice the titular character.

#Fact n'2
Leighton Meester was not even allowed to audition for the part of Blair until she dyed her blond hair brown.

#Fact n'3
Penn Badgley's first credit was providing voice for 'Mario Gold 64' in 1999. His second credit was for contributing his voice to Mario Tennis 64.

#Fact n'4
Blake Lively was bullied in school. She told Vogue, “It was the only school where people were just downright mean to me…They would make fun of my clothes because I dressed differently than the other kids.”

#Fact n'5
Chace Crawford never planned to be an actor. After graduating from high school he enrolled in Pepperdine University and studied advertising, business and communications. It wasn’t until his sophomore year that his mother encouraged him to give acting a shot. However, an aptitude test he took in high school indicated he should pursue a career in performing arts.

#Fact n'6
At one point in time, Ed Westwick's dream job was to be a landscape gardener.