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Lily Van Der Woodsen wouldn’t miss Chuck Bass’ marriage 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 nearly everybody from the present. I’m going to Ed’s [Westwick] marriage 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 Full of life’s Serena, on The CW collection from 2007 to 2012, whereas Westwick, 36, starred as Chuck Bass.
“It was earlier than this entire tremendous politically appropriate time,” Rutherford mentioned of the unique Gossip Lady. “We had been on the verge of it and there’s only a totally different power about it. After the primary season, we knew [it was huge].”
Blake Full of life, Leighton Meester, Penn Badgley and extra Gossip Lady solid 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, Full of life and Badgley dated IRL from 2007 to 2010. “I keep 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 replicate 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 folks cherished Lily — till now. At first, it was all about these children. We had been simply mother and father. Then, they began to put in writing for us extra.”
Ed Westwick and Kelly Rutherford. Photograph by ANDERSON/Bauer-Griffin/GC Pictures by way of Getty Pictures
Rutherford added that she enjoys reflecting on the unique present’s wildest plot factors. “There have been instances after we would learn the script within the morning and a few folks would go: ‘I’d by no means say this, I’d by no means do that.’ Oh sure — you’ll,” she recalled. “All of us have this pretty notion of ourselves, however we’re dynamic beings. Lily would mess up and get better, 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 completely new solid of characters. “I suppose they thought it was simply simpler to create a brand new setting,” 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 Style Week after they each attended the Lancôme x Louvre occasion. In a video shared by way of 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. Photograph by STEFANO RELLANDINI/AFP by way of Getty Pictures
Westwick popped the query to Jackson, 31, in January throughout a romantic ski journey in Gstaad, Switzerland. “Hell YES 💍,” Jackson captioned a joint Instagram publish on January 29 with Westwick, which featured photographs from their engagement. Westwick responded to the publish by way of Instagram Story on the time, saying, “I hit the jackpot xxx.”