Ed was interviewed by TV Guide on what song (if he does sing) does he sing while taking a shower. Other celebrities in this video are cast of Modern Family, Blue Bloods, The Good Guys. This video was taken from the Television Critics Association Fall Press Tour 2010 to get them to reveal their favorite song to sing in the shower. Check out the hilarious video below!

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The executive producer of Gossip Girl has revealed that Blair will have a new rival this season.

Speaking to TV Guide, Stephanie Savage explained that Blair (Leighton Meester) will try to establish herself when she transfers to Columbia University.

“She makes a bid for Queen Bee and encounters a minion from the past,” Savage explained.

However, Savage added that Blair will face obstacles in the process, saying: “Blair’s quests for power are never simple. And she encounters a new rival – someone who really is a force to be reckoned with.”

The new season of Gossip Girl premieres on September 13 on The CW.

Source: Digital Spy

Taylor Momsen has said that one of her favorite female rockers is Shirley Manson.

The Pretty Reckless singer revealed that despite being more inspired by male musicians, the Garbage frontwoman made a lasting impression on her as a young girl.

Speaking to Interview, the 17-year-old said: “One of my first favorite records was the debut Garbage album, which I heard when I was very young. Shirley Manson is a great female vocalist and performer and I admire her for that.

“But yeah, I do emulate men more – I grew up on Oasis, Soundgarden, AC/DC, The Beatles. I am trying to do my own thing, but there will always be comparisons, even if I don‘t agree with them.”

Momsen recently insisted that she is not directly inspired by Courtney Love, despite often being compared to her.

Source: Digital Spy

Taylor Momsen has spoken about her choice of outfits and make-up.

The blonde singer – who was best known as playing Jenny Humphrey in Gossip Girl before launching her music career as the frontwoman for The Pretty Reckless – is rarely seen these days without heavy eye makeup, ripped stockings and stripper shoes.

Asked about her wardrobe, the 17-year-old said: “I like fashion. I like dark colors. I like makeup. Being in the public eye forces you to figure out how to put it all together, I guess.

“I have a bounty of products. Bedhead’s black eyeliner is really good – it lasts a long time – but the only thing is you can’t smear it, so I have smudge black eyeshadow around it,” Momsen told Interview. “Also, lately I have been using red eye makeup!”

As for where she shops, Taylor said: “Stripper stores mainly. Especially for shoes.”

Referring to the huge platform stripper shoes – which come complete with a slot for accepting tips as she performs with her band – she explained: “I bought them because they were tall. Seriously.

“I like to wear platform heels onstage and they’re actually hard to find. But fans started putting money in them – so now they are filled with tons of bills. It’s pretty amazing.”

Source: OMG Music

Penn Badgley makes his musical debut of sorts in a must-see video from his photo shoot for the new Bullett magazine.

Seeming very much like his deeply sensitive Gossip Girl alter ego Dan Humprey, a very serious Penn slicks back his hair, puts on a turtleneck and starts tickling the ivory.

Penn also shows off his soulful pipes at about 2:00 into the black-and-white video. (Perhaps he croons to girlfriend Blake Lively?) The 24-year-old actor, who also plays the guitar, said the shoot was “an opportunity to explore another side of my creative ‘thing.’”

Check out the video from Penn’s classy Bullett magazine shoot here:

Source: Celeb Buzz

Gossip Girl star Taylor Momsen has opened up about her fashion choices.

Speaking to Spin magazine, the teen actress said, ‘I dress for myself. Clearly, it’s provocative, but it makes me feel good. And if the only reason it makes someone uncomfortable is because I’m 17, then that person’s a scumbag because it shouldn’t matter.’

Despite her punk look, she says she is not a ‘drug addict’ or a ‘crazy f******* psycho who’s gonna end up in the gutter’.

However, she did describe her vampish look as ‘high-class hooker’, but argued, ‘I’m not a role model’.

‘I’m figuring out who I am and what I want to be doing,’ she declared.

She also expressed her opinion on the state of popular music.

‘People think pop is rock, and the lines are getting blurred. Now Rihanna’s wearing f****** leather jackets and it’s really annoying.’

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Actress and model Taylor Momsen stars on “Gossip Girl” and was recently chosen as the face of John Galliano’s new fragrance, but music is one of her prime passions.

Which may be the reason pop star Madonna selected Momsen to represent Material Girl, the new fashion brand she co-designed with her 13-year-old daughter, Lourdes Leon, and launched last night at Macy’s Herald Square.

Momsen fronts the alt-grunge band, The Pretty Reckless, which signed with Interscope Records last year.

She and bandmate guitarist Ben Phillips took the stage at Macy’s for an acoustic set, as Madonna’s “Music” pulsated from the speakers. The set included the title track from their debut album, “Light Me Up” and its first single, “Make Me Wanna Die.”

Momsen – dressed Tuesday evening in a black leather jacket and skinny black jeans – said that Material Girl is similar to her own style because “it is a collection for everyone; any type of girl can wear these clothes because it’s not just girly-girl or tomboy or rock. It’s very eclectic and fits me in that way.”

Momsen’s raspy, throaty voice has been compared to that of Courtney Love, and like Love, she tries to writes songs and play guitar with swagger. Momsen counts among her influences Jack White, Joan Jett, and Nirvana.

The Pretty Reckless has been touring all summer in anticipation of their album dropping on August 31, as part of the Vans Warped Tour (along with Andrew WK and Pierce the Veil). Speakeasy asked Momsen how she liked life on the road. “I actually flew in from Kansas yesterday and then it’s off to Canada,” she said. Even for a 17-year-old, she sounded a bit weary. “We had a day off!” she laughed. “But it’s so much fun and the tour’s been going great.”

After speaking with Momsen backstage, we wandered through the Material Girl section to check out the collection. A tsunami of black lace leggings, sequins, faux fur vests, T-shirts, tutus and ballet flats flew off the racks as we watched hundreds of teen girls who weren’t yet born when Madonna rolled around the VMAs to “Like A Virgin,” line up to do their back-to-school shopping. At $12 – $40, the price points are as microscopic as the bandeau tops.

The blazers and parachute pants completely sold out and had to be restocked. The designs are modern reinterpretations of styles Madonna wore in the movie “Desperately Seeking Susan,” and her classic videos like “Lucky Star” and “Holiday.” The clothes also draw on 80’s-era punk and new wave designs (black-and-pink horizontal stripes, animal prints, Vivienne Westwood/Sex Pistol plaids).

As for working with Madonna, Momsen said, “I really didn’t go in with any expectations. But Madonna is so completely down-to-earth; a really nice woman.”

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Growing up in Wisconsin, Jessica Szohr never thought she’d be a famous New Yorker. But the 25-year-old actress, who plays alt-Brooklynite Vanessa in “Gossip Girl,” can’t walk a block in the Meatpacking District without being hounded by fans. When she’s not being followed by admirers, Szohr is swimming from carnivorous prehistoric fish. Her movie “Piranha 3D” hits theaters Friday.

To film “Piranha 3D” you must have spent a lot of time in a lake. Are you a good swimmer?
I can save myself, but I’m not the best swimmer. I’m from Wisconsin, and I love snowboarding, hiking, yoga and soccer. I love going to the beach and laying out, but I’m always like, “What’s underneath me? What’s going to happen?” Lakes are very eerie, because you can’t see what’s underneath the water, especially when you’re filming at two in the morning. There were times when I was really freaking scared. I didn’t know what was going on; it was dark and cold.

You weren’t in the water with real piranhas, so what did the director do to imitate the fish?
There were times when the fish were grabbing me and so they put people with green gloves on underneath the water and had them grab at my ankles. They were actually really grabbing me. There’s also a scene where I’m in a boat that’s sinking and I have to fight these piranhas off with a frying pan. A couple of stunt guys shot water guns at me so I knew where to aim with the pan.

For your role in “Gossip Girl,” did you have to study up on the cultural significance of different New York neighborhoods?
When I booked the job, I called a couple of friends and I was like, “There’s no way that people live like this on the upper East Side.” And they were like, “It’s really not that far off.” Vanessa’s pretty much the most relatable on the show because she’s the girl that doesn’t come from a ton of money. She has to work a normal job to try to get through school. There’s a very small percentage of people in New York City that live the upper East Side lifestyle, so for kids that live outside of the city, she’s kind of the most relatable in that way. That’s the kind of girl that would have gone to my high school.

So what does Jessica Szohr look for in a guy?
A big thing for me is a sense of humor. And he has to have a really cool sense of style.
The sexiest thing about style is if you kind of just take your personality and put it in what you wear. That’s what I think is cool. I like a little grunge, a little funky but that’s less important than making me laugh.

What’s a big no-no on a first date?
Someone once said, “Is it okay if I lean in and kiss you?” I’m like, Okay, that’s very gentlemanly but I don’t even know if I feel like kissing you. It’s the first date, did you really ask me for a kiss? Isn’t that supposed to be something that just happens? It’s nice to ask, but it’s a little awkward. Also I think it’s really rude and tacky to be on your phone the whole time when you’re getting to know someone. Just don’t pull out your phone at all on the first date.

When you fly back into New York, where’s the first place you go?
There’s a really cool restaurant called Tia Pol in Chelsea that’s really good and serves tapas. I get the artichoke salad and the deviled eggs, which are phenomenal. They also have these potatoes that have creamy sauce all over them and this bread with olives and red peppers.

You’re a big football fan. So now that you spend so much time in New York, are you a Jets or a Giants fan?
Neither. I’m a huge Green Bay Packers fan. You can’t grow up in Wisconsin if you are not. If I had to choose, though, I would pick the Giants because Brett Favre played for the Jets and watching my hero play for another team was the worst thing in the world.

Source: NY Daily News

While taking a break from playing Brooklyn-based, sometime back-stabber Vanessa on Gossip Girl, Jessica Szohr filmed the 3-D horror-fish film Piranha 3D, which sounds amazing, awful, or both all at once. Though real piranhas were not used on the set, the actress says filming had its own dangers: “There were times when fish were grabbing me and so they put people with green gloves on underneath the water and had them grab at my ankles. They were actually really grabbing me. There’s also a scene where I’m in a boat that’s sinking and I have to fight these piranhas off with a frying pan. A couple of stunt guys shot water guns at me so I knew where to aim with the pan.” She did not, in fact, use a stunt double for this.

Source: NY Mag

Representatives for on/off couple Ed Westwick and Jessica Szohr have slammed claims the pair failed to show up to a promotional event, insisting the actors never knew they were scheduled to attend.

The “Gossip Girl” lovers were staying at the Hard Rock Hotel in Chicago over the weekend, where they were reportedly lined up for a public appearance.

Organizers claim they paid for Westwick and Szohr’s flights and VIP tickets to the Lollapalooza festival on the condition they appear at the Hard Rock event, but they reportedly stayed in their rooms and racked up an $800 bill instead.

A source tells New York Post gossip column PageSix, “Jessica was invited and took Ed as her plus-one. They were flown first-class and given two rooms, and her talent wrangler, Aaron, agreed they would appear at night or at one of the day lounges. But they never showed up, and instead they hit the mini bar and ordered room service. The bill for food and booze for three nights was over $830.

“Publicists were calling their room and banging on their door. Eventually this blew up into a big argument on Sunday. … They left that night, and Jessica paid for everything.”

But reps for both stars have slammed the allegations, insisting the pair would have turned up to the event if they had known they were expected.

A spokesperson for Szohr says, “If Jessica had known, she would have gone. She was never told until Sunday, and as a result she agreed to pay for everything herself and left. There was no fight.”

Westwick’s rep adds, “Ed went as Jessica’s plus-one and had no idea about any agreement or photographs he had to take. He always honors any agreements.”

Source: SF Gate