Pocas novedades...
El parón está siendo un periodo lento en el fandom. Cuando acaben las fiestas trataré de hacer algo al respecto. Mientras tanto, espero que estéis trabajando en vuestros regalos para el Amigo Invisible (que os queda una semana y no hay más prorrogas!!).
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Leighton habla de su música y sus películas y tal .
Aside from starring as Blair Waldorf on the CW’s “Gossip Girl,” Leighton Meester is also the latest actress working to become a pop star.
On Friday Meester will perform her single, “Somebody to Love,” and other songs from her electro-pop debut album (currently without a name or release date) at Underground (doors open at 10 p.m., $20 cover; RSVP to vip@rockitranch.com by noon Friday). It will be her first trip to Chicago, and her agenda is simple: “We don’t have a lot of time,” says Meester, 23, from Miami. “We’re going to have a nice meal, we’re going to party, we’re going to do the show and maybe get to run around a little bit and see what the city’s all about.”
How much of a stigma, if any, do you feel as an actor turned musician?
I feel none, unless I’m asked that question.
Which actor-turned-musician do you listen to more: Heidi Montag or Joey Lawrence?
I wasn’t aware of either.
Of either one existing as a person?
No, I mean, I know who those people are, but I didn’t know that they were musicians or actors. I know Joey Lawrence is an actor, but I didn’t know that Heidi Montag was an actress. I think that if I look up to any actor/musicians, and there are quite a few of them, I really like Dolly Parton, 2Pac, Cher. I really like Jamie Foxx and Jennifer Lopez. There’s a lot of ‘em.
What can people expect from your live show?
It’s a lot of fun. It’s just a good mood. It’s a really good vibe. It’s very sexy. So far we’re doing about five songs each set. I have a DJ, a live drummer, keyboardist, two dancers and, of course, myself.
Do you play anything or just sing?
Just sing and dance. And writhe around.
If someone wanted to get your attention after your Chicago show, what should they do?
Probably throw their socks up on stage.
What’s something they should not do?
Throw anything hard on stage. [Laughs] I’m just kidding. [Laughs] What’s something they should not do? I don’t know. I’d like to see what happens.
How would you describe your sound in five words or less?
I guess I’d say fun, new, sexy, cute, electric, um… how many words was that? [Laughs] Emotionally driven.
Someone said with your music you were attempting to be less Blair and more Britney. What do you think of that?
I think that person definitely doesn’t know what they’re talking about.
What’s the first CD you ever bought?
I think that the first CD I ever bought was “Tragic Kingdom” [by No Doubt] and what was that one Mariah Carey [CD]? I think it was, like, “Sweet Fantasy” or something. It’s, like, black and white with her on the cover with a belly chain. [Ed. Note: She’s likely talking about the black-and-white “Daydream” and its single “Fantasy.” “Butterfly” is the album cover boasting the belly chain.] I just loved that. Oh. My. God. I would, like, sing every word with my hairbrush as a microphone.
How often do you do that now?
All the time!
What do people say when they recognize you?
They’re very unsure. Because I don’t think people know what to expect and they definitely don’t expect what they see. They end up being like, “Are you Leighton Meester?” And then I’m like, “Maybe.” [Laughs] I wear glasses and I definitely don’t put off the diva vibe most of the time.
What’s the most outrageous thing Blair has done that you would never, ever do?
Damn. She’s done a lot. I think just outing people for being imperfect. Meanwhile she’s like the most flawed human on the planet. But she doesn’t tolerate that and she lets everybody know. I think just like publicly humiliating people.
You’re more of a private person.
Yes, I’m much more like, “Stab ‘em in the back, not in the front.”
How often are you kept up at night by how much you and “Gossip Girl” are corrupting the youth of America?
I’m sorry? All I heard was “corrupting the youth of America.” Are we responsible for bad things happening in real life? No.
I asked how often that keeps you up at night.
Oh. Well, clearly not at all. [Laughs] I think it’s funny. In my real life, I think I lead by the example of my parents and my friends and I keep good company. … I’m not gonna lie. Doing some of these things on TV is kind of a way to release. It’s pretty fun. But you could never do it in real life.
How much preparation did you need to act obsessed with Minka Kelly in the upcoming film “The Roommate”?
Well, it’s not hard. She’s really hot. ... I’ve known Minka for years.
Does the plot remind you of any real-life experiences?
Yeah! I don’t know really any woman or guy to be honest with you that hasn’t dealt with a crazy roommate or just roommates that suck.
Do you have an anecdote?
Umm … [Laughs] Let’s just say we had a lot of fun times but some of them were … I think it’s too dramatic to talk about actually.
Was it mostly stuff like leaving the lid off the peanut butter jar?
Mostly, but then there’s a bunch of other stuff. ... I remember one of the first movies I ever actually remember watching was “Single White Female.” Bitches can get crazy, I’m not gonna lie.
I don’t know why that isn’t the title of the movie, “Bitches Can Get Crazy.”
I think that should be the title of the movie! [Laughs] I’m going to call them and tell them.
And that’ll be Bitchez with a Z?
Yeah, probably.
You’re performing here Jan. 1. What are your New Year’s resolutions?
I don’t make New Year’s resolutions 'cause I don’t ever keep them past, like, the third of January.
For example?
Even when I was a little kid I would always, just to make my parents happy, say I was going to make my bed everyday. But I didn’t. And nowadays I don’t ever anyway because I just sleep in it. I guess my New Year’s resolution is to just keep doing what I’m doing and be happy. A good new year’s resolution for most people, including myself, is to remember people’s names. I know that that sounds really not nice, but I feel like you meet so many new people and it definitely counts if you can remember everybody’s name well.
What’s my name again?
[Laughs] I don’t think you introduced yourself.
I definitely did when I picked up the phone. OK, you’ll work on it next year.
It’s still 2009.
Jessica habla de su vida antes de Gossip Girl, de Ed y de lo mona que es .
Every so often, someone will stop Jessica Szohr on the street to tell her that she looks "just like" Vanessa from Gossip Girl. When they do, the actress usually responds with a friendly, "I get that." (Slightly tougher to take are the clueless types who say she resembles a certain TV star-only "cuter." Because, really, she wonders, "what is that supposed to mean?") A little confusion, though, is understandable: When the 24-year-old turns up for her Teen Vogue interview at a très chic West Village gastro-pub, she's swaddled in sweaters. Her thick, dark hair is pulled into a ponytail and she's wearing very little makeup. She's beautiful, to be sure, but she lacks the bleached-blonde, high-gloss, look-at-me exterior so common among young female celebrities.
Instead, the Wisconsin-raised former child model is truly refreshingly real. Take, for example, the story of how she snagged her breakthrough role on Gossip Girl: "Two of my friends in L.A. invited me to this Labor Day barbecue, but I really just wanted to stay on the couch with my French bulldog," she says. They kept calling, though, so off she went. "I remember hanging out by the pool in an old T-shirt and jean shorts, just talking to people. Three days later, my manager calls to tell me that I'd been with the show's executive producer and one of the creators and they want me to audition." Less than a week after that, Jessica was on her way to New York. "Nuts," she says.
Of course, she was originally booked for only a three-episode stint; three seasons later, she's still around. Her character, Vanessa, who at first "had only Dan Humphrey as a friend," has become an integral part of the show, romancing Nate, scheming against Blair, and, yes, engaging in a controversy-baiting (if mostly off-camera) three-way. "I think NYU is good for Vanessa," Jessica says, smiling. "She's finding her niche."
Luckily, the actress-who admits that she spent much of her lonely first year in Los Angeles "crying myself to sleep"-has adjusted to Manhattan quite well. Her costars have helped: "We're all young," she explains, "and everyone was new to New York, so we've had so much fun. I've heard horror stories from other actors about egos, people who don't get along, but we're all friends. There are people from this job who will be in my life for a very, very long time." Including, perhaps, her boyfriend and castmate, Ed Westwick? The two hooked up more than a year ago, after first getting to know each other, Jessica says, "as friends." Once both were single, they decided to give romance a shot. "It can be a little awkward," she admits, "when all of a sudden [you have feelings for] someone you'd call to talk about a different boyfriend. But there wasn't a lot of thinking and talking. It kind of just happened. We had fun together, and we were like, 'All right, let's see where this goes.'"
So far, it's going somewhere good. "He's a really rad guy," Jessica says when asked what she likes about Ed. "He's awesome and smart and talented and adorable, and we make each other laugh." They don't have any Valentine's Day plans yet-last year they went to Jamaica with Leighton Meester and her boyfriend, Sebastian Stan-but Jessica insists that they don't need to do anything major. "We go to dinners, have nights by ourselves and fun romantic times in general. And I like just cuddling up on the couch." And as soon as Gossip Girl wraps for the season, the couple will probably jet off for another getaway.
Then, in April, Jessica will make her big-screen-starring debut in the spring-break-set thriller Piranha 3-D. The movie focuses on a "crazy party lake" where "piranhas start attacking," and, according to Jessica, the most frightening scenes featuring her character verge on vérité: Asked if she ever felt silly doing all that horror-flick screaming, she laughs. "When you're working on a lake and it's dark and cold out and you can't see what's underwater, it is freaking scary!"
Jessica embraced the chance to play a new character, but she says that, long-term, she'd be happy to switch to movies or stay on TV. "For me," she explains, "it's just about telling a story. I want to entertain." Her life has changed dramatically in the last few years, but it hasn't changed who she is; even her newfound knowledge of high fashion strikes the rummage-sale shopper as being highly ironic. "Now," she says, "I can be like, 'Oh, is that this season's Marc Jacobs?' Which is weird because I'm not that kind of girl."
Maybe not. But she is the kind who spots an old friend outside-in this case, sometime costar Michelle Trachtenberg-and rushes out of the restaurant to greet her; after the interview is over, she calls Ed and tells him to meet her at the bar where Michelle and her boyfriend are having a drink. When they hang out together, the Gossip crew is completely recognizable. As Jessica says, "Ed has a very unique look, so people don't even question-it's just: "You're Chuck Bass"-but nobody's staring or asking for autographs. Jessica's just a carefree girl on her day off, hanging with her friends.
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--Entrevistas:
Leighton habla de su música y sus películas y tal .
Aside from starring as Blair Waldorf on the CW’s “Gossip Girl,” Leighton Meester is also the latest actress working to become a pop star.
On Friday Meester will perform her single, “Somebody to Love,” and other songs from her electro-pop debut album (currently without a name or release date) at Underground (doors open at 10 p.m., $20 cover; RSVP to vip@rockitranch.com by noon Friday). It will be her first trip to Chicago, and her agenda is simple: “We don’t have a lot of time,” says Meester, 23, from Miami. “We’re going to have a nice meal, we’re going to party, we’re going to do the show and maybe get to run around a little bit and see what the city’s all about.”
How much of a stigma, if any, do you feel as an actor turned musician?
I feel none, unless I’m asked that question.
Which actor-turned-musician do you listen to more: Heidi Montag or Joey Lawrence?
I wasn’t aware of either.
Of either one existing as a person?
No, I mean, I know who those people are, but I didn’t know that they were musicians or actors. I know Joey Lawrence is an actor, but I didn’t know that Heidi Montag was an actress. I think that if I look up to any actor/musicians, and there are quite a few of them, I really like Dolly Parton, 2Pac, Cher. I really like Jamie Foxx and Jennifer Lopez. There’s a lot of ‘em.
What can people expect from your live show?
It’s a lot of fun. It’s just a good mood. It’s a really good vibe. It’s very sexy. So far we’re doing about five songs each set. I have a DJ, a live drummer, keyboardist, two dancers and, of course, myself.
Do you play anything or just sing?
Just sing and dance. And writhe around.
If someone wanted to get your attention after your Chicago show, what should they do?
Probably throw their socks up on stage.
What’s something they should not do?
Throw anything hard on stage. [Laughs] I’m just kidding. [Laughs] What’s something they should not do? I don’t know. I’d like to see what happens.
How would you describe your sound in five words or less?
I guess I’d say fun, new, sexy, cute, electric, um… how many words was that? [Laughs] Emotionally driven.
Someone said with your music you were attempting to be less Blair and more Britney. What do you think of that?
I think that person definitely doesn’t know what they’re talking about.
What’s the first CD you ever bought?
I think that the first CD I ever bought was “Tragic Kingdom” [by No Doubt] and what was that one Mariah Carey [CD]? I think it was, like, “Sweet Fantasy” or something. It’s, like, black and white with her on the cover with a belly chain. [Ed. Note: She’s likely talking about the black-and-white “Daydream” and its single “Fantasy.” “Butterfly” is the album cover boasting the belly chain.] I just loved that. Oh. My. God. I would, like, sing every word with my hairbrush as a microphone.
How often do you do that now?
All the time!
What do people say when they recognize you?
They’re very unsure. Because I don’t think people know what to expect and they definitely don’t expect what they see. They end up being like, “Are you Leighton Meester?” And then I’m like, “Maybe.” [Laughs] I wear glasses and I definitely don’t put off the diva vibe most of the time.
What’s the most outrageous thing Blair has done that you would never, ever do?
Damn. She’s done a lot. I think just outing people for being imperfect. Meanwhile she’s like the most flawed human on the planet. But she doesn’t tolerate that and she lets everybody know. I think just like publicly humiliating people.
You’re more of a private person.
Yes, I’m much more like, “Stab ‘em in the back, not in the front.”
How often are you kept up at night by how much you and “Gossip Girl” are corrupting the youth of America?
I’m sorry? All I heard was “corrupting the youth of America.” Are we responsible for bad things happening in real life? No.
I asked how often that keeps you up at night.
Oh. Well, clearly not at all. [Laughs] I think it’s funny. In my real life, I think I lead by the example of my parents and my friends and I keep good company. … I’m not gonna lie. Doing some of these things on TV is kind of a way to release. It’s pretty fun. But you could never do it in real life.
How much preparation did you need to act obsessed with Minka Kelly in the upcoming film “The Roommate”?
Well, it’s not hard. She’s really hot. ... I’ve known Minka for years.
Does the plot remind you of any real-life experiences?
Yeah! I don’t know really any woman or guy to be honest with you that hasn’t dealt with a crazy roommate or just roommates that suck.
Do you have an anecdote?
Umm … [Laughs] Let’s just say we had a lot of fun times but some of them were … I think it’s too dramatic to talk about actually.
Was it mostly stuff like leaving the lid off the peanut butter jar?
Mostly, but then there’s a bunch of other stuff. ... I remember one of the first movies I ever actually remember watching was “Single White Female.” Bitches can get crazy, I’m not gonna lie.
I don’t know why that isn’t the title of the movie, “Bitches Can Get Crazy.”
I think that should be the title of the movie! [Laughs] I’m going to call them and tell them.
And that’ll be Bitchez with a Z?
Yeah, probably.
You’re performing here Jan. 1. What are your New Year’s resolutions?
I don’t make New Year’s resolutions 'cause I don’t ever keep them past, like, the third of January.
For example?
Even when I was a little kid I would always, just to make my parents happy, say I was going to make my bed everyday. But I didn’t. And nowadays I don’t ever anyway because I just sleep in it. I guess my New Year’s resolution is to just keep doing what I’m doing and be happy. A good new year’s resolution for most people, including myself, is to remember people’s names. I know that that sounds really not nice, but I feel like you meet so many new people and it definitely counts if you can remember everybody’s name well.
What’s my name again?
[Laughs] I don’t think you introduced yourself.
I definitely did when I picked up the phone. OK, you’ll work on it next year.
It’s still 2009.
Jessica habla de su vida antes de Gossip Girl, de Ed y de lo mona que es .
Every so often, someone will stop Jessica Szohr on the street to tell her that she looks "just like" Vanessa from Gossip Girl. When they do, the actress usually responds with a friendly, "I get that." (Slightly tougher to take are the clueless types who say she resembles a certain TV star-only "cuter." Because, really, she wonders, "what is that supposed to mean?") A little confusion, though, is understandable: When the 24-year-old turns up for her Teen Vogue interview at a très chic West Village gastro-pub, she's swaddled in sweaters. Her thick, dark hair is pulled into a ponytail and she's wearing very little makeup. She's beautiful, to be sure, but she lacks the bleached-blonde, high-gloss, look-at-me exterior so common among young female celebrities.
Instead, the Wisconsin-raised former child model is truly refreshingly real. Take, for example, the story of how she snagged her breakthrough role on Gossip Girl: "Two of my friends in L.A. invited me to this Labor Day barbecue, but I really just wanted to stay on the couch with my French bulldog," she says. They kept calling, though, so off she went. "I remember hanging out by the pool in an old T-shirt and jean shorts, just talking to people. Three days later, my manager calls to tell me that I'd been with the show's executive producer and one of the creators and they want me to audition." Less than a week after that, Jessica was on her way to New York. "Nuts," she says.
Of course, she was originally booked for only a three-episode stint; three seasons later, she's still around. Her character, Vanessa, who at first "had only Dan Humphrey as a friend," has become an integral part of the show, romancing Nate, scheming against Blair, and, yes, engaging in a controversy-baiting (if mostly off-camera) three-way. "I think NYU is good for Vanessa," Jessica says, smiling. "She's finding her niche."
Luckily, the actress-who admits that she spent much of her lonely first year in Los Angeles "crying myself to sleep"-has adjusted to Manhattan quite well. Her costars have helped: "We're all young," she explains, "and everyone was new to New York, so we've had so much fun. I've heard horror stories from other actors about egos, people who don't get along, but we're all friends. There are people from this job who will be in my life for a very, very long time." Including, perhaps, her boyfriend and castmate, Ed Westwick? The two hooked up more than a year ago, after first getting to know each other, Jessica says, "as friends." Once both were single, they decided to give romance a shot. "It can be a little awkward," she admits, "when all of a sudden [you have feelings for] someone you'd call to talk about a different boyfriend. But there wasn't a lot of thinking and talking. It kind of just happened. We had fun together, and we were like, 'All right, let's see where this goes.'"
So far, it's going somewhere good. "He's a really rad guy," Jessica says when asked what she likes about Ed. "He's awesome and smart and talented and adorable, and we make each other laugh." They don't have any Valentine's Day plans yet-last year they went to Jamaica with Leighton Meester and her boyfriend, Sebastian Stan-but Jessica insists that they don't need to do anything major. "We go to dinners, have nights by ourselves and fun romantic times in general. And I like just cuddling up on the couch." And as soon as Gossip Girl wraps for the season, the couple will probably jet off for another getaway.
Then, in April, Jessica will make her big-screen-starring debut in the spring-break-set thriller Piranha 3-D. The movie focuses on a "crazy party lake" where "piranhas start attacking," and, according to Jessica, the most frightening scenes featuring her character verge on vérité: Asked if she ever felt silly doing all that horror-flick screaming, she laughs. "When you're working on a lake and it's dark and cold out and you can't see what's underwater, it is freaking scary!"
Jessica embraced the chance to play a new character, but she says that, long-term, she'd be happy to switch to movies or stay on TV. "For me," she explains, "it's just about telling a story. I want to entertain." Her life has changed dramatically in the last few years, but it hasn't changed who she is; even her newfound knowledge of high fashion strikes the rummage-sale shopper as being highly ironic. "Now," she says, "I can be like, 'Oh, is that this season's Marc Jacobs?' Which is weird because I'm not that kind of girl."
Maybe not. But she is the kind who spots an old friend outside-in this case, sometime costar Michelle Trachtenberg-and rushes out of the restaurant to greet her; after the interview is over, she calls Ed and tells him to meet her at the bar where Michelle and her boyfriend are having a drink. When they hang out together, the Gossip crew is completely recognizable. As Jessica says, "Ed has a very unique look, so people don't even question-it's just: "You're Chuck Bass"-but nobody's staring or asking for autographs. Jessica's just a carefree girl on her day off, hanging with her friends.
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