Blake Lively’s Gossip Girl Role Almost Went To This Major Star (& It Would Have Changed Hollywood)

Blake Lively notably played Serena van der Woodsen in Gossip Girl, but the role nearly went to another major star, changing modern Hollywood in the process. Based on the book series of the same name by Cecily von Ziegesar. Gossip Girl followed the lives of a group of privileged teens living in the Upper East Side of Manhattan. Though Lively has played a variety of roles throughout her career, Gossip Girl remains one of her most well-known projects. However, she wasn’t the only actress to audition for the role and had another future big star got the part, Hollywood would have become very different.