It’s hard to believe it’s been almost 17 years since Gossip Girl (and all its glorious drama) first hit our screens. From the secret scandals to the entangled love triangles, it didn’t take long for our teenage minds to become seriously obsessed.

The hit 2000s show followed the lives of a group of New York high school students, most notably Serena (played by Blake Lively) and her best friend Blair (played by Leighton Meester).

Oh, and there was a mysterious blogger who somehow knew everyone’s secrets and liked to expose them.

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Even though the series wrapped up in 2012,Gossip Girlcontinues to have a cult-like fandom that persists today.

So much so, that the show inspired a reboot series with a new generation of Manhattan’s young elite. Sadly, the reboot was cancelled by HBO in January 2023.

Nevertheless, here's what our favourite Upper East Siders have been up to since the show first premiered in 2007.

Blake Lively (Serena van der Woodsen).

From the moment she walked onto theGossip Girlscreen (in ridiculously stylish high heels), Blake Lively has continued to build a stellar career for herself.

The 36-year-old has starred in several films includingThe Age of Adaline, The Shallows, All I See Is Youand most recentlyThe Rhythm Section.

Her next big role is as Lily Bloom, in the movie adaptation of novel It Ends With Us, by Colleen Hoover, which is set to be released in June 2024.

While it's hard to imagine Serena ending up with anyone other than Dan Humphrey, she and Ryan Reynolds do make a pretty cute couple. The pair, who married in 2012, have four kids together including three daughters James, nine, Inez, seven, and Betty, four, and a baby they quietly welcomed in early 2023, whose name has not been publicly announced.

Leighton Meester (Blair Waldorf).

The Queen B of the Upper East Side has been pretty busy since herGossip Girldays.

While she may have ditched her signature headband, Leighton Meester is still a force to be reckoned with. After the show wrapped up, Meester made a name for herself in music, with her debut albumHeartstringspeaking at No. 139 on the Billboard 200 chart.

She later hit the Broadway stage when she appeared inOf Mice and Men.

Outside of music and theatre, the 37-year-old has starred in the filmsLike Sunday, Like Rain and That's My Boywith Adam Sandler and Andy Samberg, which led to her being nominated for a Teen Choice Award. Most recently, she starred in the rom-comExmas.

While her iconic on-screen love affair with Chuck Bass will never be forgotten, Meester is now happily married to another teen drama star,The O.C.'s Adam Brody. The couple even appeared in the rom-comLife Partnerstogether.

Together, they share two kids – daughter Arlo, born in 2015, and a son, whose name has not been revealed, born in 2020.

Brody confirmed the news of their baby boy on Twitch for Hold the Phone TV'sThe Fun Time Boys Game Night Spectacular,back in 2020.

"I have a new kid. Since last I played, I have a new kid," he shared. "I have a boy, and he's a dream. He's a dream boy."

Penn Badgley (Dan Humphrey).

After revealing he was 'Gossip Girl' himself, Penn Badgley moved on to play another stalker in Netflix's hit psychological thriller,YOU.Before that, he appeared in several indie films likeAdam Green’s Aladdinand dark revenge movie,The Paper Store.

Outside of acting, the 37-year-old fronts the Brooklyn-based band 'MOTHXR', which formed in 2013. Three years later, they released their debut album,Centerfold.

Oh, and it looks like 'Lonely Boy' isn't so lonely anymore. Badgley ended up tying the knot with singer, Domino Kirke (sister of actress Jemima Kirke) in 2017.