“I was young when I started the show. A lot more people were suddenly around and [sic] I was being looked at,” she admitted.
“If you don’t have the right perspective, you could definitely be confused by people being that nice to you or judging you for behavior that’s typical of a 20, 21-year-old […] I don’t know if it was the healthiest environment.”
Married in private
In a private ceremony, she married actor Adam Brody in 2014, after quietly dating following their 2011 collaboration on The Oranges. Love brought stability and the actress built a family, and focused on motherhood, describing it as “intimate and private”.
“I consider myself lucky. I was never lied to. And I was loved,” she said, reflecting on the life lessons that shaped her resilience and perspective.
Despite the turmoil of her early life, she has always approached her past with remarkable poise and perspective.
“It’s made me very nonjudgmental and open-minded. I think it also helps me appreciate the things I have now,” she shared in a candid 2008 interview with Us Weekly.
Looking back on her mother, she said, ”She’s always there for me no matter what. I swear, that woman knows everything.”
Later, she was even more open about her childhood, admitting, ”My family has a crazy history. Probably the craziest I’ve heard of.”
“I feel so close to that person”
And now, it’s time t reveal the name behind this incredible journey: Leighton Meester!
Her role as the privileged, backstabbing Blair Waldorf in Gossip Girl cemented her place in Hollywood. The series aired from 2007 to 2012, during Meester’sContinue reading…
