Leighton Meester has spoken out over Gossip Girl co-star Michelle Trachtenberg’s death for the first time.
The 39-year-old died at the end of February, after being discovered ‘unconscious and unresponsive’ by police in New York.
Her official cause of death was revealed final month as problems from diabetes mellitus.
Following the tragic information, most of the late actress’ colleagues and close friends shared tributes on social media, together with Buffy the Vampire Slayer’s Sarah Michelle Gellar and Gossip Girl’s Blake Lively and Ed Westwick.
In a brand new interview, Meester – who performed Blair Waldorf reverse Trachtenberg’s Georgia Sparks – described the loss as ‘devastating’.
‘It’s devastating,’ she informed Flaunt Magazine. ‘She was a wonderful, talented person, and everyone loved her. It’s very, very unhappy for everybody who knew her.
‘Now, I can see that [the show’s legacy] continues – in some methods, much more so than again then – to dwell on, which is unbelievable.’
Gossip Girl originally ran for six seasons between 2007 and 2012, with Penn Badgley, Chace Crawford, Taylor Momsen, Kelly Rutherford, Matthew Settle and Jessica Szohr additionally within the solid.
Trachtenberg grew to become a agency fan favourite because of her function of a younger socialite, who would commonly stir up hassle for her buddies.
Unpacking the function in a 2009 interview, the late star revealed how a lot enjoyable she had entering into Georgina’s villainous heels.
‘It’s sort of straightforward to be evil if you’re saying evil issues,’ she informed Seventeen Magazine. ‘It’s positively much more enjoyable than taking part in the nice woman. I really like the response you get.
‘I never understood why some actors don’t need to play villains or evil characters.’
Trachtenberg’s Gossip Girl colleagues have been among the many first to publicly pay tribute after her death earlier this yr.
‘Everything she did, she did 200%,’ Lively posted on Instagram.
‘She laughed the fullest at someone’s joke, she confronted authority head on when she felt one thing was unsuitable, she cared deeply about her work, she was proud to be part of this neighborhood and business as painful because it could possibly be typically, she was fiercely loyal to her buddies and courageous for these she beloved, she was massive and daring and distinctly herself.
‘Time passes. You take for granted that you just get the prospect to see an outdated pal. To paraphrase, the true tragedies in life are those that blindside you on an idle Tuesday. Hold these you’re keen on and have beloved pricey.
‘The world lost a deeply sensitive and good person in Michelle. May her work and her huge heart be remembered by those who were lucky enough to experience her fire.’
‘So sad to hear of the passing of @MichelleTrachtenberg. Sending prayers,’ Westwick mentioned on his personal web page.
Crawford added: ‘Michelle was one in all a form. I keep in mind her approaching set for the first time and simply completely proudly owning it.
‘She was a force of nature and just so so unapologetically funny and magnetic… remembering those years with a big smile. Just a terrible loss. Love you.’
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