Leighton Meester Reflects on Gossip Girl’s Blair & Dan Kiss
Brace yourselves: Leighton Meester just couldn’t resist sliding back into the Upper East Side—well, a recreated lot in Brooklyn—to gush over the first on-screen kiss between Blair Waldorf and Dan Humphrey all over again. In People.com’s “Back to the Scene” series (as spotlighted by People and corroborated by Dotdash Meredith), Meester revisited the exact grimy hallway—complete with peeling paint and artful New York grit—where Blair planted her very first smooch on Dan, deadpanning to the camera, “I did like that.” Yes, the same woman who spent years perfecting Blair’s signature side-eye now looks back fondly on that moment of awkward teenage romance. Let’s unpack this: the scene aired in Season 2 of Gossip Girl, circa 2008, and instantly became fan-fiction fuel. Back then, viewers disassembled every fur collar, furrowed brow and dramatic piano score—now, Meester is serving up behind-the-scenes tea that’s somehow both predictable and oddly refreshing. She admits shooting that kiss felt like breathing life into a fan theory that writers cooked up to keep us glued to the screen. According to her, the day was freezing, the faux brick walls were colder than her ever-plotted revenge schemes, and yet the whole cast rallied around to hype the moment because Blair and Dan’s enemies-to-lovers arc was the show’s secret sauce. Meester’s straight-shooter style comes through when she quips that she can see why fans lost their minds—“That awkward lunge? Total rom-com gold.” She also confesses that this buzzy moment helped redefine her own career trajectory: suddenly, Blair wasn’t just the ice queen; she was a woman desperate enough to cross enemy lines for a kiss. People Magazine captured her candor, and Dotdash Meredith’s feed confirms it wasn’t some recycled press stunt. Meester even teased that she still stumbles on social media threads where fans argue who leaned in too far or if Dan Humphrey’s nose was barely missing her cheek. Classic internet. So yes, we’ve got cold weather anecdotes, a surprisingly heartfelt “I did like that” admission, and a reminder that TV nostalgia sells like hot pancakes—especially when it involves two characters whose chemistry was borderline criminal. Nothing earth-shattering here, but if you ever wondered whether Leighton Meester secretly savored that Blair-Dan lock-lips, consider your curiosity politely satisfied. And that’s today’s dose of reality. You’re welcome.
Sources: Celebrity Storm and People Magazine, Dotdash Meredith
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