”Gossip Girl” second season premiered on Monday, September 1 off to a great start.  The first episode of the new season teen TV series took in as many as 3.38 million viewers, an increase from the season finale in May that rounded up to 3 million.  The cast members are really cute though, do we still think Ed Westwick and Chace Crawford are gay? Read on…

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Biography: Blake Lively: birth name: Blake Christina Lively; born on August 25, 1987 in Tarzana, California, height: 5 feet 10 (178 cm)   Zodiac Sign: Virgo.

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Blake stars in the TV series Gossip Girl as the main character Serena van der Woodsen. Blake is  the daughter of actors Ernie and Elaine Lively. As a child, Lively was homeschooled.