{"id":8911,"date":"2020-12-17T22:01:16","date_gmt":"2020-12-17T22:01:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/?post_type=articles&#038;p=8911"},"modified":"2020-12-18T01:59:00","modified_gmt":"2020-12-18T01:59:00","slug":"penn-badgleys-gossip-girl-xoxo-message","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/penn-badgleys-gossip-girl-xoxo-message\/","title":{"rendered":"We&#8217;re Freaking Out Over Penn Badgley&#8217;s XOXO To A Fan"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@shneens\/video\/6906690491467762950\" data-video-id=\"6906690491467762950\" style=\"max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px;\" >\n<section> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@shneens\"target=\"_blank\" title=\"@shneens\"  target=\"_blank\">@shneens<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>WAITED MY WHOLE LIFE TO HEAR HIM CALL ME BY MY NAME. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/serenavanderwoodsen\"title=\"serenavanderwoodsen\" target=\"_blank\"  target=\"_blank\">#serenavanderwoodsen<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/penbadgely\"title=\"penbadgely\" target=\"_blank\"  target=\"_blank\">#penbadgely<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/you\"title=\"you\" target=\"_blank\"  target=\"_blank\">#you<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/gossipgirl\"title=\"gossipgirl\" target=\"_blank\"  target=\"_blank\">#gossipgirl<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/VivaCleanHacks\"title=\"VivaCleanHacks\" target=\"_blank\"  target=\"_blank\">#VivaCleanHacks<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/festivefashion\"title=\"festivefashion\" target=\"_blank\"  target=\"_blank\">#FestiveFashion<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/Steven-Universe-6795585271782967298\"target=\"_blank\" title=\"\u266c Steven Universe - L.Dre\"  target=\"_blank\">\u266c Steven Universe &#8211; L.Dre<\/a> <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Penn Badgley just gave one lucky <em>Gossip Girl<\/em> fan the surprise of a lifetime. In a video shared on TikTok, the actor, who starred as Dan Humphries on the stylish CW series from 2007 to 2012, sent an extra special birthday message that has us totally freaking out.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHappy birthday Serena,\u201d the 34-year-old said before adding, \u201cXOXO.\u201d Gossip Girl\u2019s famous sign off.<\/p>\n<p>As <a href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/chace-crawford-penn-badgley-gossip-girl\/\"><em>GG<\/em> fans<\/a> remember, in the series finale, Badgley\u2019s character, who was revealed to be the omniscient blogger, ended up with Serena van der Woodsen, played by actress Blake Lively. The two actors even dated off screen for three years.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignfull-width wp-image-8930 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/12\/penn-badgley-and-blake-lively-on-location-for-gossip-girl-news-photo-78221432-1564765814.jpg\" alt=\"Penn Badgley, Blake Lively\" width=\"640\" height=\"418\" data-gz_credit=\"CW\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve always tried to be both transparent and forthcoming and grateful of the way <em>Gossip Girl<\/em> positioned me to be in a role like this and for it to have the particular effect that it has,\u201d the You Tube star told <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2020\/tv\/actors\/penn-badgley-chase-crawford-gossip-girl-1234693225\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Variety<\/em><\/a> in June. \u201cBecause it\u2019s interesting that regardless of my performance, the fact that it\u2019s simply me, just one of the main characters of the show called Gossip Girl, and I ended up being <em>Gossip Girl<\/em> \u2014 even though we can debate about whether or not that makes sense. And we can debate about whether or not Dan is even really a male lead in the show, because the heart of the show was somewhere else.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/gossip-girl-denim-overalls\/\">sequel series<\/a>, also titled <em>Gossip Girl<\/em>, is currently shooting in New York City and will be released in 2021 on the HBO Max streaming service. While set in the same continuity, this series focuses on a new <a href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/the-first-look-at-the-new-gossip-girl-is-very-fashion\/\">cast of characters<\/a> from a different perspective in the same setting\u2014likened to that of a shared universe.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignfull-width wp-image-8932 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/12\/GettyImages-1027556710.jpg\" alt=\"Penn Badgley\" width=\"1024\" height=\"688\" data-gz_credit=\"Getty Images\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Since his iconic role on <em>Gossip Girl<\/em>, Badgley has starred as the cute but creepy Joe Goldberg on Lifetime&#8217;s turned Netflix&#8217;s psychological thriller series <em>You<\/em>. 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