Hilary Duff is joining Gossip Girl for a multi-episode arc, according to EW.cm’s Ausiello Files.

Duff will play Olivia Burke, a movie star who enrolls at NYU — and will end up rooming with Vanessa (Jessica Szohr). That should be fun. How much you wanna bet that Duff’s movie star character is totally going to rub Vanessa the wrong way. Should make for some good laughs!

Duff will debut in Gossip Girl’s fourth episode in season 3, slated to air Oct. 5.

Is it possible that one of our Gossip Girl guys could interest Olivia? Hilary News reports that Olivia wants to date a “simple, nonfamous guy.”

That definitely fits Dan Humphrey’s (Penn Badgley) bill. And he would have the perfect hookup with Vanessa rooming with her.

What do you think about Hilary Duff guest starring on Gossip Girl? Do you think there will her character Olivia and Vanessa will become BFFs? Which character would you want her to be romantically involved with?

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Gossip Girl real-life couple Ed Westwick (Chuck) and Jessica Szohr (Vanessa) leave The Belmont hand in hand after lunch with a friend on June 6 in LA.

The couple has been spending a lot of time together during their break from Gossip Girl. Since first seen together around Thanksgiving, the couple has become more and more public as far as photographs goes. Neither have talked about their relationship publically though.

Here are two more photos of the two together:

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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.

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?).

Gossip Girl’s Jessica Szohr (Vanessa Abrams) has been cast in two movies - horror movie Piranha 3D and indie drama Walks.

Szohr is currently filming Piranha 3D during her break from Gossip Girl. Walks is an independent film also starring Gossip Girl spinoff actress Brittany Snow.

According to Variety, the movie Walks takes place in the underground street art world, centering around a group of young New Yorkers coming together for the homecoming of a convicted graffiti artist.

Szohr isn’t the only Gossip Girl cast member making movies. Chace Crawford was cast in the Footloose remake and Ed Westwick has been cast in Wuthering Heights.

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The gals of Gossip Girl made a splashy appearance at the CW Upfront presentation on Thursday.

Leighton Meester (Blair), Jessica Szohr (Vanessa), Taylor Momsen (Jenny) and Blake Lively (Serena) showed off their individual personalities with their fashions on the “green” carpet during the CW upfronts.

Did you think Blake and Leighton asked each other before coming: “Let’s both wear something summery? Of course, Blake Lively wins for her jumper.

Here are more photos of the girls:

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Gossip Girl’s Jessica Szohr, who plays Vanessa Abrams, says the season finale “The Goodbye Gossip Girl” (2.25) today will be full of drama as everyone tries to figure out who Gossip Girl’s identity.

She also says couples who didn’t work out with other people might be getting back together. Could she be referring just to Chuck and Blair or to Nate and Vanessa too?

Szohr also discussed how season 3 will start, with a couple going to NYU, a couple to Brown and one person not going to college at all. Vanessa will be among those going to NYU.

Gossip Girl star Ed Westwick (the notorious Chuck Bass) competed in the 2nd Annual Brit Night celebrity soccer game May 2 at the Los Angeles Galaxy’s Stadium, The Home Depot Center, in Carson, California on May 2.

Girlfriend and Gossip Girl co-star Jessica Szohr (Vanessa) was there to cheer him on the sidelines. (Check out the photos of them kissing).

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Ed Westwick kisses girlfriend and Gossip Girl co-star Jessica Szohr during a break at the 2nd Annual Brit Night at the Los Angeles Galaxy’s Stadium, The Home Depot Center, in Carson, California on May 2.

Westwick looks pretty good in his uniform! I think it’s pretty cool to see the couple not hiding their relationship, and instead embracing it.

In conjunction with their game against the New York Red Bulls, LA Galaxy hosted the celebrity game that pitted British and American stars from sports, music, film and TV against one another. The event was just one of many for Brit Week 2009, a celebration of British contributions to Los Angeles. To learn more about Brit Week, please visit www.britweek.org.

Here are more photos of Westwick and Szohr at the event:

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Gossip Girl star Jessica Szohr (Vanessa) is hosting the Gossip Girl “Dove Go Fresh” Real NYC Stories Revealed commercials that have been appearing on Gossip Girl the past few weeks.

In the videos, real-life Upper East Sider Chrissie Miller grew up attending an exclusive all-girls school similar to that of Gossip Girl. She says she was more of the “poor” girl at the school. So I would compare her character wise to Jenny (Taylor Momsen).

Now Chrissie is a designer, launching a clothing line aimed at teens called Sophomore.