Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 38. Chapters: List of Gossip Girl characters, Blair Waldorf, Serena van der Woodsen, Dan Humphrey, Jenny Humphrey, Nate Archibald, Georgina Sparks, Vanessa Abrams, Chuck Bass, Eric van der Woodsen. Excerpt: This article contains a list of characters for The CW teen drama, Gossip Girl. The series is based on the popular book series of the same name written by Cecily von Ziegesar. The series featured nine regular characters: It girl Serena van der Woodsen (Blake Lively), her best friend, queen bee Blair Waldorf (Leighton Meester), her new love interest, loner Dan Humphrey (Penn Badgley), Blair's boyfriend, the golden boy Nate Archibald (Chace Crawford), Dan's little sister, freshman Jenny Humphrey (Taylor Momsen), Nate's best friend, wealthy playboy Chuck Bass (Ed Westwick), Dan's best friend and ex-lover, the creative Vanessa Abrams (Jessica Szohr), Serena's mother, socialite Lily van der Woodsen (Kelly Rutherford) and Dan's father, former rock star Rufus Humphrey (Matthew Settle), all of whom reside in the Upper East Side of Manhattan or Brooklyn. Momsen and Szohr left the series in season five, while Kaylee DeFer was added to the main cast, portraying a con artist who pretends to be Serena's cousin Charlie Rhodes. The series is narrated by a seemingly omniscient character, "Gossip Girl" (voiced by Kristen Bell). Blake Lively portrays it girl Serena van der Woodsen. Portrayed by Blake Lively since the pilot, Serena van der Woodsen is the it girl of the Upper East Side and best friend of Blair Waldorf. Recently returned from a Connecticut boarding school for reasons unknown to her friends, as was her departure from Manhattan a year prior to the show's beginning. Serena van der Woodsen comes across as down-to-earth for someone from the UES, but things, relationships (Dan, Nate) and opportunities (fashion shoots) seemed to be handed...