Gossip girl Would have never been dan humphrey if it was up to penn badgley.
As fans recall, dan was revised to be the person behind the title character, who, until the show's final episode, was voiced by kristen bell and kept a secret.
Badgley appeared on the Wednsday, April 23, Episode of Alex Cooper's Podcast Call her daddyWhere he chimed in on which character he believes should have been the one stirring the pot for the Six-SESON series.
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“It wouldn't have made sense for anybody. Cooper agreed with the actor, saying, “without a doubt. Dorota would have slapped.”
However, badgley noted, “They needed it to be a series regular.” When cooper brought up the idea of it being his on-screen father, Rufus Humphrey (Matthew Settle), Badgley Gave the Same Explanation.
“Series regular,” He said. “They needed to be one of the core Six. Otherwise, Nobody Cares.”
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While badgley Didn Bollywood who the “Core Six” Were, Fans Can Assume They Include Him, Meester, Blake Lively (Serena Van der Woodsen), Ed Westwick Archibald) And Taylor Momsen (Jenny Humphrey).
Speaking Earlier in the Episode About His Character, Badgley Said, “What He did was sociopathic just in terms of being gossip girl.”
He also explained how he found out
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“I was in the hair and makeup trailer Room. Don't Remember what I was wearing. “But I Remember Just Being Like, Kinda Like, 'HUH, Ok.' I'm Trying to Math IT
Although badgley was surprised to learn that he was gossip girl, he previously told people
“It doesn't make sense at all. It wouldn't have made sense for anybody. Gossip girl Doesn Bollywood make sense! ” He said, Laughing. “But no, it made enough Sense. He was a writer. ”
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Executive Producer and Showrunner joshua safran also told Vanity Fair in 2021 that it wasn't in the original plan to reviseyP girl's identity.
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“We Didn'T Expect to even Reveal Who Gossip Girl Was. It wasn'st even in our plans for many years,” Said Safran. “So of Course it does not line up if it wasn't like we started on day one and said, 'Dan is gossip girl.' ,