Introducing your first look at television’s ‘next big thing’ — the cast of GOSSIP GIRL Do these current anonymous actors look ready for the pressures that come with fame? Any guesses as to who’s going to be the next Jason Priestley, Shannon Doherty, or in eight years — the new Mrs. Tom Cruise?
Pictured: Backrow (l-r): Penn Badgley, Ed Westwick, Taylor Momsen. Front row (l-r): Blake Lively, Chace Crawford, Leighton Meester stars in GOSSIP GIRL on The CW. 
