Our favorite Gossip Girl stars are back on set filming for season three!

Ed Westwick (Chuck) and Leighton Meester (Blair) look pretty happy in the photos taken on the set in New York City on Monday. I wonder what their script reads like though? Are they happy and getting along? I love Blair’s very summery floral dress and it seems to go well with Chuck’s outfit.

In the photo below, Ed Westwick and Chace Crawford (Nate) admire a red Ferrari. According to Pacific Coast News, Chuck gives Nate the car.

Also on set was Blake Lively (Serena) in a robe. Follow the jump for more photos:

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Well, Gossip Girl fans, we  have something to talk about!

First the good news. Gossip Girl will return for season 3 - more Serena, Blair, Chuck, Dan, Nate, Jenny, Vanessa, Rufus, Lily and Dorota - on Monday, September 14.

But …. The CW is switching up One Tree Hill and Gossip Girl’s time slots. When Gossip Girl returns in September, will air at 8 p.m. CST instead of 7 p.m., following One Tree Hill.

Now for me, that’s not a big deal. I will watch Gossip Girl no matter when they put it on the schedule. But for you, is it good or bad? In the age of Tivo and online videos, is it even a big deal anymore?

The CW is officially kicking off its new season on Tuesday, September 8 with the return of sophomore drama 90210 (8/7 p.m. CST), followed by the series premiere of the updated version of Melrose Place (9/8 CST).

On Wednesday, September 9, America’s Next Top Model will return with a two-hour premiere (8/7 CST). The regular Wednesday night lineup will start on September 16 with America’s Next Top Model in the 8/7 CST timeslot, followed by the series premiere of the new model drama The Beautiful Life: TBL at 9/8 CST starring Mischa Barton and Sara Paxton.

On Thursday, September 10, the new lineup for the night will feature the premiere of The Vampire Diaries at 8/7 CST and the return of Supernatural at 9/8 CST.

Smallville, a Thursday night veteran, will now will have a new home on Friday nights beginning Friday, September 25 (8/7 CST). Smallville will be followed by an encore episode of America’s Next Top Model.

What do you think about The CW’s fall schedule?

Gossip Girl star Blake Lively looked beautiful in hot pink at the star-studded 2009 CFDA Fashion Awards held June 15 at the Alice Tully Hall in Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York.

In the picture above, from left are: Nadja Swarovski, Justin Giunta, Alexander Wang, Tim Hamilton and Lively in the press room during the 2009 CFDA Awards.

CFDA stands for The Council of Fashion Designers of America and is the big awards night for the designers. The awards show was sponsored by Swarovski.

Both Heidi Klum and Lively wore Michael Kors’ designs for the night.

Here are more photos of Lively:

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Gossip Girl and its stars racked up 10 TEEN CHOICE 2009 nominations.

The Teen Choice awards show will air from 8 to 10 p.m. ET/PT on FOX. No big surprise, but Twilight and its cast led the pack of nominees with 12 nominations. High School Musical 3: Senior Year and its cast, Miley Cyrus and Gossip Girl and its cast each scored 10 nominations. American Idol received seven nominations.

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Starting today, fans ages 13-19 can vote once each day for their favorite TEEN CHOICE 2009 nominees at www.teenchoiceawards.com. Winners of the coveted Surfboard awards will be announced during the coast-to-coast celebration broadcast from the Gibson Amphitheatre in Universal City, California.

What I’m most excited about is Gossip Girl being nominated as Choice TV Show: Drama, alongside some pretty tough competition 90210, Grey’s Anatomy, House and The Secret Life of the American Teenager.

Gossip Girl’s Penn Badgley (Dan) and Chace Crawford (Nate) were nominated in the Choice TV Actor: Drama category. Others nominated were: Ken Baumann, The Secret Life of the American Teenager; Joshua Jackson, Fringe; and Dustin Milligan, 90210.

Gossip Girl stars Blake Lively (Serena) and Leighton Meester (Blair) were both nominated in the Choice TV Actress: Drama category. Others nominated were: Minka Kelly, Friday Night Lights; Olivia Wilde, House; and Shailene Woodley, The Secret Life of the American Teenager.

In the Choice TV: Villian category, Ed Westwick (Chuck Bass) was nominated. Others nominated were: Spencer Pratt, The Hills; Zachary Quinto, Heroes; Michael Rosenbaum, Smallville; and Vanessa Williams, Ugly Betty.

Gossip Girl’s Matthew Settle (Rufus Humphrey) was nominated for Choice TV: Parental Unit. Others nominated were: Billy Ray Cyrus, Hannah Montana; Rob Estes and Lori Loughlin, 90210; Tony Plana, Ugly Betty; and Molly Ringwald and Mark Derwin, The Secret Life of the American Teenager.

Gossip Girl’s soundtrack was nominated in the Choice Music: Soundtrack category. Others nominated include: Hannah Montana: The Movie, High School Musical 3: Senior Year; Jonas Brothers: 3D Concert Experience; Twilight.

In the Choice Male Hottie category, Gossip Girl’s Chace Crawford was nominated. He’s up against Zac Efron, Jonas Brothers, Taylor Kitsch and Robert Pattinson.

In the Choice Female Hottie category, Gossip Girl’s Blake Lively was nominated. Others nominated were Miley Cyrus, Megan Fox, Vanessa  Hudgens and Beyonce Knowles.

I guess Gossip Girl’s Penn Badgley (Dan) got used to having a beard when he was in Thailand with co-star and real-life girlfriend Blake Lively (Serena) on vacation. The two were spotted at the W Hotel opening in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on June 4.

While he was clean-cut for the CW upfronts, he talked  to the media about how he grew the beard while on vacation. I am not a fan of the Penn Badgley beard. I wonder if Blake Lively is. Blake, please tell him to shave!

As for Blake, I like her white shirt dress with the ruffles. The dress has a strange shape, but it works for her long, lanky figure. It’s not a dress that would look good on everyone though.

Check out her rockin’ blue heels and a close-up of Penn Badgley’s beard after the jump.

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The CW has just released a really cool new “TV to Talk About” promo that not only shows popular CW clips including Gossip Girl, 90210, Smallville, America’s Next Top Model, One Tree Hill and Supernatural, but also some of the new shows coming this fall.

The “TV to Talk About” promo shows scenes from The Beautiful Life (with Mischa Barton and Sara Paxton), Vampire Diaries and Melrose Place.

My favorite part is when Gossip Girl’s Blake Lively (Serena) tells Bart “Oh, I forgot my underwear.”

Well, almost my favorite part. I really LOVE Supernatural scream at the end. That scene gets me every time.

But the promo is right. The CW really does have “TV to Talk About” as we who love Gossip Girl could talk all day and night about it. And I’m passionate about other CW shows too including Smallville and 90210. I’m already planning to watch the three new shows - The Beautiful Life, Vampire Diaries and Melrose Place. I feel like I “have” to watch them or I will be missing out.

When The CW upfronts were held last month, the Gossip Girl cast talked to numerous news organizations during the big media event. Out of that, we’ve seen several interviews (and photos) of the cast. Here’s another good interview from E! Online,which includes Blake Lively (Serena), Leighton Meester (Blair), Jessica Szohr (Vanessa), Taylor Momsen (Jenny), Dan (Penn Badgley) and Chace Crawford (Nate).

Blake Lively talks about her tour of Asia. Notice she doesn’t talk about it, but Penn Badgley went on the same trip - together, of course. She also is working on getting her scuba diving certification, which Leighton Meester jokes around a little with her. Leighton says Michelle Trachtenberg (Georgina) will be around some in season 3 to make college miserable for Blair, and Serena will be looking into her father’s whereabouts.

Jessica Szohr thinks the beginning of season 3 will be focusing on college, while Taylor Momsen hopes Jenny shapes up high school now that she’s the Queen Bee.

Penn Badgley just shaved a beard. Personally, I’m glad I didn’t have to see it. Oh, and he says he and Blake are “too young” to think about marriage.

 Chace Crawford is asked about the Footloose movie for the upteenth time. The news that he was definitely getting the part was pretty fresh at that time, so I bet he was asked that question a hundred times. Basically, he had to work the movie into his Gossip Girl schedule.

Gossip Girl stars Blake Lively (Serena) and Penn Badgley (Dan) were spotted at the Burberry Lights Up NYC event at the Palace Hotel in New York City.

The Palace Hotel is used often to film Gossip Girl scenes.

Other celebrities at the rooftop event included: Orlando Bloom (with short hair), Molly Sims, Justin Long, Rose McGowan, Claire Danes and Harry Connick Jr.

What do you think of Penn’s facial hair? Personally, I like Penn and Chace Crawford (who was growing facial hair too while on break from Gossip Girl) clean cut.

Here are more photos of the two at the event:

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Filming for season 3 of Gossip Girl starts in mid-June. So what do the Gossip Girl stars think is coming up on the show for their characters? This video was taken at the CW upfronts last week.

Jessica Szohr (Vanessa) thinks her time with Nate (Chace Crawford) backpacking in Europe will have consequences. I’m not sure if she’s saying this is a good thing or a bad thing.

Penn Badgley (Dan) is ready for his character to loosen up quite a bit and enjoy being young. I think Penn wants to play the bad boy but is stuck in the good guy role.

Blake Lively (Serena) thinks it will be interesting for her character to try to find out more about her father and learn about her mother’s past (can you smell the Gossip Girl spinoff?).

Here is a video featuring the Gossip Girl cast at the CW Upfront presentation on May 21 in New York City.

Later, the cast spent more time together posing for photos at the CW Upfront party.

Are you as excited about Season 3 starting as I am?