Blame a rugby movie for the hairstyle.
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Gossip Girl’sDan Humphrey might’ve looked a lot different.
(Of course, it turned out to be Dan.)
Penn Badgley stars in the first episode of ‘Gossip Girl’.Credit:The CW
It costarredSean Astin,Gary Cole, andNeal McDonough.
It doesn’t loom as large asGossip Girldoes on his list of credits.
The show became a sensation and brought fame to its young stars.
Penn Badgley in July 2006 and in October 2024.Getty; John Nacion/WWD via Getty
“What was that show other than aesthetic?
That was its thing, the way we all looked,” Badgley said.
“I didnt particularly love the superficial celebrity aspect of the way I was perceived.”
But of course he wouldn’t disclose what happens to the character.
Watch Badgley’s interview above.
