{"id":7037,"date":"2025-05-07T17:36:44","date_gmt":"2025-05-07T17:36:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/?p=7037"},"modified":"2025-05-08T18:27:26","modified_gmt":"2025-05-08T18:27:26","slug":"gossip-girls-leighton-meester-shares-heartbreak-over-co-star-michelle-trachtenbergs-devastating-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/07\/gossip-girls-leighton-meester-shares-heartbreak-over-co-star-michelle-trachtenbergs-devastating-death\/","title":{"rendered":"Gossip Girl\u2019s Leighton Meester shares heartbreak over co-star Michelle Trachtenberg\u2019s \u2018devastating\u2019 death"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Leighton Meester paid tribute to Gossip Girl co-star Michelle Trachtenberg (Picture: Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Leighton Meester has spoken out over Michelle Trachtenberg\u2019s death for the first time, describing her as ‘wonderful’.<\/p>\n

The 39-year-old – who starred in Gossip Girl and Buffy the Vampire Slayer – died at the end of February<\/a>, after being found \u2018unconscious and unresponsive\u2019 by police in New York<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Her official cause of death was revealed<\/a> last month as complications from diabetes<\/a> mellitus.<\/p>\n

Following the tragic news, many of the late actress’ colleagues and close friends shared tributes<\/a> on social media<\/a>, including Buffy\u2019s Sarah Michelle Gellar and Gossip Girl stars Blake Lively<\/a> and Ed Westwick.<\/p>\n

In a new interview, Meester \u2013 who played Blair Waldorf opposite Trachtenberg\u2019s Georgia Sparks in the teen drama \u2013 described the loss as \u2018devastating\u2019.<\/p>\n

\u2018It\u2019s devastating,\u2019 she told Flaunt Magazine<\/a>. \u2018She was a wonderful, talented person, and everyone loved her. It\u2019s very, very sad for everyone who knew her.<\/p>\n

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The pair became close on set (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u2018Now, I can see that [the show\u2019s legacy] continues – in some ways, even more so than back then – to live on, which is incredible.\u2019<\/p>\n

Gossip Girl originally ran for six seasons<\/a> between 2007 and 2012, with Penn Badgley, Chace Crawford, Taylor Momsen, Kelly Rutherford, Matthew Settle and Jessica Szohr also in the cast.<\/p>\n

Trachtenberg became a firm fan favorite thanks to her role of a young socialite, who would regularly stir up trouble for her pals.<\/p>\n

Unpacking the role in a 2009 interview, the late star revealed how much fun she had stepping into Georgina\u2019s villainous heels.<\/p>\n

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Michelle died in February at the age of 39 (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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She famously played Georgina Sparks in Gossip Girl (Picture: Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u2018It\u2019s kind of easy to be evil when you\u2019re saying evil things,\u2019 she told Seventeen Magazine. \u2018It\u2019s definitely a lot more fun than playing the good girl. I love the reaction you get.<\/p>\n

\u2018I never understood why some actors don\u2019t want to play villains or evil characters.\u2019<\/p>\n

Trachtenberg\u2019s Gossip Girl colleagues were among the first to publicly pay tribute after her death earlier this year.<\/p>\n

\u2018Everything she did, she did 200%,\u2019 Lively posted on Instagram.<\/p>\n

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Blake Lively led tributes to her former colleague (Picture: Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u2018She laughed the fullest at someone\u2019s joke, she faced authority head on when she felt something was wrong, she cared deeply about her work, she was proud to be a part of this community and industry as painful as it could be sometimes, she was fiercely loyal to her friends and brave for those she loved, she was big and bold and distinctly herself.<\/p>\n

\u2018Time passes. You take for granted that you get the chance to see an old friend. To paraphrase, the real tragedies in life are the ones that blindside you on an idle Tuesday. Hold those you love and have loved dear.<\/p>\n

\u2018The world lost a deeply sensitive and good person in Michelle. May her work and her huge heart be remembered by those who were lucky enough to experience her fire.\u2019<\/p>\n

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Michelle’s fellow stars followed suit on social media (Picture: Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u2018So sad to hear of the passing of @MichelleTrachtenberg. Sending prayers,\u2019 Westwick said on his own page.<\/p>\n

Crawford added: \u2018Michelle was one of a kind. I remember her coming on set for the first time and just absolutely owning it.<\/p>\n

\u2018She was a force of nature and just so so unapologetically funny and magnetic\u2026 remembering those years with a big smile. Just a terrible loss. Love you.\u2019<\/p>\n

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If you\u2019ve got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the Metro.co.uk<\/a> entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@metro.co.uk, calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff<\/a> page – we\u2019d love to hear from you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Leighton Meester paid tribute to Gossip Girl co-star Michelle Trachtenberg (Picture: Shutterstock) Leighton Meester has spoken out over Michelle Trachtenberg\u2019s death for the first time, describing her as ‘wonderful’. The 39-year-old – who starred in Gossip Girl and Buffy the Vampire Slayer – died at the end of February, after being found \u2018unconscious and unresponsive\u2019 by police in New York. Her official cause of death was revealed last month as complications from diabetes mellitus. Following the tragic news, many of the late … Continue reading “Gossip Girl\u2019s Leighton Meester shares heartbreak over co-star Michelle Trachtenberg\u2019s \u2018devastating\u2019 death”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":506,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7037"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7037"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7037\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7045,"href":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7037\/revisions\/7045"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/506"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7037"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7037"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7037"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}