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'Gossip Girl' to add gay characters?
By M&C Smallscreen Mar 24, 2008, 16:00 GMT
07/20/2007 - Penn Badgley - CW Network\'s TCA All Star Celebration Party - Summer 2007 - Arrivals - Pacific Design Center - Los Angeles, CA, USA © Glenn Harris / PR Photos
Towelroad posted an interesting reveal that CW's Gossip Girl's star Penn Badgley expressed hope that there might be a gay Gossip Girl character in seasons to come.
In a past interview, Penn Badgley told Towelroad: "Yeah, I think [Dan's] straight-up gay in the books. But I don’t think network TV really has the balls to make one of their [teenage] series regulars gay. Let's say the show builds up to become a big hit, then I think they'd maybe explore it in year three or four. It would be an interesting thing to do. It could bring in a whole different demographic."
Now TV Guide's Michael Ausiello claims the gay is about to hit GG:
"I'm hearing from an extremely reliable source that a male character on Gossip Girl will be revealed to be of the gay persuasion when the show returns on April 21. Who? Can't say. Won't say. It's too good a surprise. I will, however, offer five tantalizing clues."
Towelroad mused that "troubled Eric van der Woodsen, played by Connor Paolo" is th elikely candidate.
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