Taylor Momsen reflects on Gossip Girl | Podcrushed

Taylor Momsen reflects on being the youngest person on the set of Gossip Girl, the weirdness of becoming tabloid famous, and how music has always been her first passion. The full video episode will be released on Thursday, check back here • Taylor Momsen | Ep 52 ... For more Podcrushed, subscribe to our KZbin channel: bit.ly/Podcrus...
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[@podcrushedpodcast]

A little preview for you all. Full video ep is out tomorrow :)

[@rosebyrd9896]

So excited 🎉🎉

[@josemauriciorodriguezsalas]

Waitingggg

[@coryvincent1932]

​@@rosebyrd9896❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@Cornedbeef94]

Taylor’s blend of Jenny H makes the character very iconic imo, the mix of grunge/goth with rich glamorous appearance stands out.

[@haydenwesterfield]

EXACTLY

[@haydenwesterfield]

I hope she knows that this is one good thing that came out of that situation at least

[@sparklejpropequeen]

And it makes sense too, her dad was a rock musician, they could've played into it

[@haydenwesterfield]

@@sparklejpropequeen yeah but the fashion thing was so at the core of Jenny so part of me loves that they stuck with that because it almost worked, as she found her own since of style outside of dressing like upper east side girls.

[@ellebassa9288]

That's something that really drew me to her character. And she felt like the audience's way in more than Dan

[@averagestudent1158]

I have to say Penn should do more podcasts. He has that calming vibe. So many celebrity podcasts are so aggressive.

[@adaswedentr]

which ones?

[@JordanF26]

THis is his podcast lmao

[@marianne.mp3]

He does this podcast and has interviewed in many more

[@zacfletcher6589]

is this Dan commenting on his own videos ?

[@aimeevices]

LOL it must be @@zacfletcher6589

[@MsJoee21]

I'm so happy to hear they had so much fun filming their scenes & only good memories from each other! GG was filmed in a very tabloid-heavy era where everyone had to be in each other's business and feuding with each other, but it's so refreshing to see this positive outcome so many years later!

[@Miriammmmmmm]

4:46 i love that he says „children“, because that is what Taylor was back then. It‘s disturbing and problematic what happens in the first episode with Chuck - to have a 12 year old child play that and not deal with it in any critical way afterwards is just crazy.. looking back there are so many problematic storylines that could never be done like that today 😅

[@SpoorthiSatheesha]

Personally, I thought Chuck never facing real consequences for what he did in Ep 1 made the show more authentic. So frequently, rich and powerful men commit these atrocious acts and get away with it completely and never face any comeuppance. Its usually on the victim to somehow figure out a way to move on with no justice served. And the way the situation was dealt with in GG, is probably more true to real world than Chuck having to face his past.

[@Miriammmmmmm]

@@SpoorthiSatheesha that is also true. I never thought about it that way!

[@thatgirl9532]

It’s crazy to think she wasn’t casted as Hannah Montana for this exact reason “because she was too young” at the time…. Yet got casted on a teen/adult show

[@damaliasase1073]

@@SpoorthiSatheeshaatleast Chuck gets punched tf out by Dan tho when he finds out Chuck slept with Jenny in later seasons.

[@kittycouturee]

@@thatgirl9532she’s like only less than a year younger than Miley so idk why she wasn’t casted

[@kopyui]

why is this podcast so underrateddddd

[@lonelysoul2329]

Used to be man 😂....now it's picking up a decent pace towards almost 100k and 1k stars on Spotify ❤

[@rei__tv]

Is it? I see it around on the internet all the time. And they have 64k subs here on KZbin. Full ep of this is already on Apple Podcasts.

[@Chelseadram]

MY EXACT Thoughts!!!

[@michelleb9884]

Love that Eric was a good friend to Jenny in real life too ❤️

[@rosebyrd9896]

In response to some of the comments- The character of Jenny was just a kid. In fact they all were. To call Jenny’s character evil is to completely disregard the fact that she was a little kid just trying to fit in and make friends. Also she was almost raped right at the start of the show and her entire societal group basically acted like it meant nothing… I feel like that was the biggest issue in that show, not anything JH did…

[@ronjakirves1500]

I wouldnt call her evil. She was just annoying as hell

[@beaniegirl55]

@@ronjakirves1500 a reflection of her parents

[@alextroy9202]

Who called her character evil

[@Melanie-jy2nw]

@@alextroy9202a bunch of Chuck and Blair shippers

[@forensikarie]

The funny thing is, nothing Jenny did was nearly as bad as some of the things Chuck, Blair, Dan and Serena did, yet Jenny was the only one who faced repercussions for it both in the show and in the public's opinion of her.

[@pinklales]

she was overhated. ive always loved her she's the cutest and deserves the best ❤

[@stopeese]

shes boring

[@pinklales]

@@stopeese u find her boring yet still watching her podcast lmao

[@stopeese]

@@pinklales im here for penn

[@oonaghmolyneux7760]

30 now, but like a teen Gaga in Gossip Girl 😉

[@alilanawal4368]

@@stopeese you're SOOOO quirky

[@giuliahilario.]

I’m SO HAPPY with this 😭 I have been obsessed with Taylor and The Pretty Reckless for so long now, as well as with Penn’s work. But I only watched GG a few months ago, and obviously you guys were my favorite from the start (besides Rufus, of course lol). To see Penn’s skills develop, and Taylor finding her own path is incredible ❤

[@thatgirl9532]

Taylor has been acting since she was a child she was the little girl in the grinch movie & crazy to think she almost was Hannah Montana instead of Miley Cyrus

[@karleighrock593]

I love Taylor momsen and her music. Gossip Girl was never the same after she left the show 😢

[@Zimuahaha]

yeah, I stopped watching after she left.

[@isobeljohnshoward]

Yeah I agree, after season 3 the show went downhill and I think not having Jenny there was a huge part of it.

[@ronjakirves1500]

It was better after she. Jenny was so annoying

[@karleighrock593]

@@ronjakirves1500 I don’t understand why everyone hates Jenny. The rest of the characters did worse things on the show but somehow Jenny gets the most hate . Besides, the show got worse during season 5 , when Dan and Blair got together and Serena tried to take as gossip girl.

[@isobeljohnshoward]

@@ronjakirves1500 NOOOOO

[@0490vanes]

She seems happy! Glad to see you two reunited :)

[@LauraStaunton493]

With what happens in the pilot, that is insane that she was only 12...

[@Elsa20ans]

I'm shocked 😲😲😲😲

[@thatgirl9532]

And they though she was too young for Hannah Montana lol

[@user-lj1in4ts2m]

Just yikes…

[@thatgirl9532]

I love Taylor Momsen & her music. I also love her role in movie The Grinch 😁❤ It’s sad that so many people tore her down when she quit acting & gossip girl, not to mention some of the people she worked with said mean things about her & their experiences with her. She was a teenager still… she acted out but has grown up. Proud of her 😢 Also, she literally started acting from when she was a child… I think people need to be mindful. Taylor never said she hated gossip girl she just said that she lost interest in acting & wanted to pursue music instead which she did. Also I can’t believe she almost got casted as Hannah Montana 😅

[@losttrackoftimeagain]

I watched Gossip Girl a long time ago at this point, when I was an angsty teenager so this might affect my perception of her character and the way I remember her but... I honestly dont remember Jenny being all that bad. I think the real problem was Vanessa, but people clung on to Jenny hate because she got in between people's favorite pairing (Chuck and Blair). But even then, I remember not seeing her as the villain of that arc because it was consensual and Chuck was the one who did Blair wrong, but people still wanted to victimize him and villanize Jenny. I don't know. Maybe I'll rewatch Gossip Girl sometime and I'll see how Jenny was bad. But that's the way I remember her and what I remember thinking about her character.

[@brooklynbeyer_]

I’ve been waiting for this episode for my entire life

[@isaiah9496]

I don’t know if Taylor acts anymore but I think it would be cool if she was in the last session of YOU maybe a cameo her band playing in the back ground

[@MarielaMerino]

love seeing taylor and penn together!!!

[@khaleesi9946]

she’s was the most interesting character story in the GG.

[@paari_naaz]

As annoying as her character was I think she did a great job in the series and did it so well. Her character was also a very important in the drama of the series and made GG what it is, if it wasn’t for Jenny there wouldn’t been so many fun plotlines against Blair. I loved her as part of the show. Anyway, it would be great to interview Blake if it’s possible. That would be a fun podcast

[@burnt.norton]

she ate and carried

[@olivialayla6916]

And Leighton Meester ! Idk why but I’ve always struggled with my opinion of her. I remember watching a KZbinrs video about the worst celebrities encounter and one of them was Adam Brody (Leightons husband) They said he was so full of himself and horribly mean. That has changed my perception of her forever 😭 I wish it didn’t though

[@Jessica656]

​@olivialayla6916 right, but that's about Adam not Leighton. So why would that affect your opinion of her?

[@lariae]

​@@Jessica656because she's married to him 🤔

[@gt7519]

i agree

[@damaliasase1073]

I have bought Taylor’s music and been to the Pretty Reckless concert. She’s def talented and has some pipes on her!

[@folkloriaon]

she’s seems older and wiser , it makes me happy cause she was going through a very rebellious phase by the end of her time in gossip girl

[@amyg8176]

I mean, she’s 30 now lol

[@folkloriaon]

@@amyg8176 dude people can be in their 40s and still act like stupid teenagers It’s not about the age , its about the experience and growth and the wisdom you earn along the way

[@thatgirl9532]

I think when you’ve been acting for so long & start to lose interest in and they want to keep you on the show but you don’t want to be ofcourse you’re gonna start acting out… at the same time she was still a teen back then

[@dnk0210]

am I the only one that does not hate Jenny? This month I’ve just started GG, maybe its that she’s younger than other characters. She makes a lot of mistakes but I def think it makes her more realistic rather than annoying 🤷🏻‍♀️ Also I had NO IDEA that Taylor Momsen was the same girl playing Jenny 😭 I was so shook

[@VioletEmerald]

So you knew Taylor Momsen from somewhere else? Her band? I adored Jenny, she was my favorite on the show early on. :)

[@josejones246]

Most people LOOVE to hate on her and forget that the main ones did the same type of things, straight up weird 💀

[@thatgirl9532]

Taylor has been in the acting industry for a very long time before her music career… she played Cindy Lou Who in How The Grinch Stole Christmas opposite Jim Carey

[@xragdoll5662]

Me, everyone trashed Taylor so hard at the time aswell.

[@anatvtime4323]

Later on you willl hate her character😂

[@nohna9997]

Glad to see her more comfortable with her self 🧡

[@bunbun4685]

Can't wait for the full episode! I have been such a huge fan of TPR since the beginning. ❤

[@chiefkc1306]

Music is the highest form of art. You don't even need to understand a language to appreciate the beauty of a great song.

[@pinklales]

she was so young and im so happy that she quit and followed her dream. BUT she will always be iconic as jenny humphrey

[@thatgirl9532]

She started acting as a child no wonder why she didn’t wanna act anymore it was all too much for her

[@leslieprendergast8050]

Jenny voluntarily started dealing drugs due to her relationship with Damien. Willa’s character drugged Jenny for revenge. 😢

[@nataliebowerman5594]

Thank you for straightening out those details!

[@kathy6937]

Can't wait for the full episode!

[@tonytheparamorestan]

I've been obsessed with Taylor and TPR for so long, love heeeeeer

[@suomynonaanonymous]

Loved this! Would like to see Ed and hear about his experience and what he thinks made chuck and blair have the most chemistry of all the couples. It isn't often a couple comes around with as much "spark" as them and they really were one of the best parts of GG until the writing took a turn for the worst in season 4-6 lol. Seasons 1-3 were the best.

[@Maddie-hd3hg]

Ed has repeatedly said that he was in love with Leighton so I think that and the fact that they didn’t actually date added a lot of spark to the characters.

[@ReaNinja]

Listen to Xoxo podcast with Jessica Szhor on Spotify if you haven’t yet

[@suomynonaanonymous]

she has him on? awesome didnt know she had a podcast! @@ReaNinja

[@ReaNinja]

@@suomynonaanonymous yes and most of the cast! 😄 only Blake, Leighton, and Penn weren’t interviewed from the main cast. Even “Dorota” was a guest co-host 💗

[@thatgirl9532]

Ed & Blake should come on & the parents too

[@aljasintic_10]

Who's currently rewatching Gossip girl?

[@thatgirl9532]

The new one was boring but old GG is top 2 of my favourite tv shows ever the other being the vampire diaries

[@aljasintic_10]

@@thatgirl9532 I couldn't agree more, although I totally forgot about the new GG, I only thought about the original one :)

[@Bogotaeverything]

Me

[@dmr2314]

Gg deserved an Emmy and Most of the cast! You guys were great!!! Started re-watching it 😊

[@twdd_gxa]

Omg me too I’m already halfway through s1

[@miroslavassiniavskis7725]

Taylor character in Gossip girl is so memorable to me. Her younger age is the reason probably. Loved her clothing business scene(s) and time with father and brother in Brooklyn. Like some kind of Cinderella story aiming to claim your place in high society?

[@lientr184]

i always thought she was the prettiest, along with Vanessa, but she was just the youngest

[@CrAZychicke]

Thanks for this! Loved Pen and Taylor as Dan & Jenny, you guys were my favourites! Kept following your careers in Jeff Buckley, Easy A and The Pretty Reckless. Looking forward to an Australian tour soon!

[@monzed.3948]

I am so happy that she left the show, The Pretty Reckless is amazing band.

[@imwortyoflove369]

Jenny Humphrey is my most favorite Gossip Girl character!! ♥️♥️

[@Bamgeutcutiepie]

So… you’re saying that ED had to make out with (forcing himself on her at the party) when he was 20 and she was 12?!?!?!? WHAT THE F

[@Bamgeutcutiepie]

SHE just said in THIS video, that she was 12 in the pilot. so maybe trust HER and not yourself. @@milka-eq5hn

[@Rucola438]

​@@milka-eq5hnthat is not making it better, is it? She was 12 during the pilot and he was 18...

[@myman2930]

@@Rucola438i googled her birth year and the year GG was aired and did the math, she was 14 in the pilot

[@lexy9210]

@@myman2930I think she was 14 by the time it aired but probably 12 by the time she booked it. After they shoot the pilot it has to get picked up by the studio (and they sometimes reshoot the pilot) makes sense that some time had passed.

[@myman2930]

@@lexy9210 good point. Its crazy how she looks more mature than 12. she looks like she’s 14 in the pilot. Super pretty.

[@mmps18]

12 in the pilot?? Dang I didn't realize how young she was.

[@jd899]

A great conversion thanks.

[@Jamila_88463]

That episode I've been waiting for 🙏🏻

[@rockinpoison89]

I like her, she's very unique

[@Crystalbomb321]

Love the songs her band released. She grew up too fast and had too much freedom as a kid. Also always felt weird that chase dated her when she was 15 and he was much older.

[@Johntheviewer]

chase didnt date her. Nate did

[@missmelissa1989]

I still can’t believe she was 12 in the pilot episode of GG 🤯

[@englandsensation]

Season 1 Jenny was such a great character!!!

[@nightstarmusic7]

We love Taylor, she's the real deal, great voice and lyrics.

[@feliciabianco3287]

Love them so much! 🖤

[@mathilde139]

Taylor ! ❤ Thank you guys!

[@user-xw7hs6wq2n]

What she said about how she was put into acting and didn’t make that choice when she was a child needs to be said more and louder to all parents. Be parents and make good decisions for you children.

[@igorkravchenko-fx9cu]

Her dad introduced her with rock music. They supporthed their child when she became of the part of the rock band at 15. They helped make their child's dream come true. Guess it's mean they ard a good parents

[@kellywiggle1]

love taylor! can't wait for the whole ep to be out

[@carolitoffana]

Jenny made the show interesting, after she left Blair kinda felt lost, I loved Jenny's character on the show

[@Dira091998]

Lonely boy and Little J ❤

[@pinklales]

WE WANT LEIGHTON MEESTER AGAIN ❤

[@AmiraLeo]

So much respect and love for both Taylor and the pretty reckless. For all that you've been through! ❤ I really loved your concert so much and hope you will make it back to Zurich one day!

[@sapphirecarter_]

Them not remembering the storylines correctly is so endearing

[@nickmitchell447]

The Pretty Reckless deserves more hype 🤨🖤

[@DChristina21]

I clicked so fast on this video, I didn’t even read the title 😂. All I saw was lonely boy and little J😭. I miss GG

[@ksmith1728]

Gosh Little J was everything !

[@Ayee_emely]

I love this 🎉❤🖤

[@rickytheunicorn]

Her voice 😍

[@Alissas_wonderland]

Love her !!!❤

[@AmiraLeo]

I remember the actress that played the fake Lola, Lily's and Rufus' long lost daughter, said sth about this exact thing. How back then, ppl would confuse the character she was playing for herself and come up to her in the streets yelling at her.. Crazy to think Taylor had to experience stuff like this since she was a child!

[@ricardak1033]

Dan is still so invested in other people‘s lives

[@GermaineNimundel]

Omg Humphrey siblings. Never clicked a video so fast

[@rubymars5493]

Oh my god the Humphrey family!!!

[@MyCristina88]

I need the complete video❤

[@navakavelin18]

Tomorrow!

[@SydneyKong]

No willla holland was the girl she met in the second season and they were going to do a fashion line together but then jenny kinda screwed agnes over and then all of her designer clothes got burned in the trash. And then agnes tried to drug Jenny

[@DeeLee-ry9qh]

I'm here because of the Blake Lively drama and never watched Gossip Girl until now. I am on the second season which has led me to this KZbin video 😊

[@MncMarcos]

Jenny Humphrey was a very hateable character, and that really shows how good her acting was to convince us that way.

[@benemanonbenone2788]

was an amazing character. u just couldn't handle her

[@pinklales]

no you guys just ovehated she was just a teenage

[@Bibblesupremacy1992]

you can hate teenagers????? lmao there are plenty of horrible teenagers@@pinklales

[@Elsa20ans]

She was not worse than Blair...

[@pinklales]

@@Bibblesupremacy1992 SHE WAS JUST A CHILD what did she do to you lmao

[@pinklales]

TAYLORRRR IS THE CUTESTTTT

[@adaswedentr]

Loved her in Paranoid Park!!!!

[@livelaughlovefood]

OMG TAYLOR I LOVE YOUUUU

[@aaliyan2]

LITTLE J AND LONELY BOY :D

[@lovergirl________]

Oh my gosh Penn is my crush ❤❤ Hiii 👋

[@whalium889]

“I was off being a drug dealer” lmao

[@isaiah9496]

Jenny was my favorite in the OG GG

[@melokebeni2784]

I had no idea this podcast existed

[@pinklales]

jenny humphrey I've always loved you and taylor i love u too

[@KishorTwist]

I loved the OG GG.

[@MareMarMarie]

She was perfect in the Grinch!

[@hannahcaihan]

When they couldn’t recall the show, I’m like “I know that scene!!!” 😂😂😂

[@KimmyKentucky]

The Pretty Reckless RULES!!!!!!!!

[@hdog24]

She wasn’t 12. she was born in 1993 and they started filming season 1 in 2007

[@yeet-lj3dr]

remember when she did parkour to escape paparazzi

[@JujiMeirelles]

Did anybody else hear him say he has a 14 year old??

[@VioletEmerald]

4:30 ish yeah wow. No wonder he had that reaction to realizing Taylor was 12 years old in the pilot.

[@JuliaJuliaJuliaHey]

It’s his step son

[@VioletEmerald]

@@JuliaJuliaJuliaHey Good to know thanks :)

[@Zey092]

Nate and Jenny should have been the end-game. At least they shoulda make an impression of them trying to reconnect again at the end of the series..

[@Harrietmjones]

Well, if going by Taylor’s comment about having dark makeup and such makes you a dr*g dealer, I guess I was a ‘dr*g dealer’ through most of my teens (especially my early teens). 😂🤦‍♀️

[@DollFaceKilla]

Oh Little J ❤

[@chillinginmars]

Love tay tay 🖤🖤🖤

[@denken7208]

I like it before even listening

[@phopanda12]

anyone know where her diamond teddy necklace is from?? can’t wait to see the full ep!!

[@Stevenpwong]

Taylor ❤

[@SydneyKong]

Damien dalgaard is who she was drug mulling for

[@ceezee57]

Isn’t she that little girl from the grinch?

[@s.-1997]

Get Blake on !!!

[@viciousreasoning504]

Little jay❤

[@rumithepurr]

🖤

[@nosoyununicorniodah3953]

I wanna see Chuck and Blair 😭 just pleaseeeeee

[@idaniavalenzuela7229]

Yaaayyyy❤

[@MatthewMobscene]

That's a really unflattering camera angle that Taylor had to suffer through.