CHACE Crawford has finally set the record straight on his love life during the hit show Gossip Girl.
The 40-year-old actor revealed on the Armchair Expert podcast that he never dated any of his main co-stars, including Blake Lively and Leighton Meester.
“Yeah, there’s things that happen or connections that happen,” Crawford admitted, but quickly added, “I never dated anyone on the show.”
While romances blossomed between other cast members — like Blake Lively with Penn Badgley and Leighton Meester with Sebastian Stan — Crawford said his own relationships were mostly with guest stars or people he met through the show’s wider circle.
He explained the long hours on set, often 12 to 14 a day, meant plenty of downtime to meet interesting people from all walks of life.
“People probably think it’s these sexy scenes or whatever, that’s like the worst part of it, with 60 people watching. It’s the downtime,” he said.
Crawford also reflected on the possibility of a Gossip Girl reunion, telling Page Six in 2019 it would be “tough to get the whole band back together,” but he’d be open to something more in the style of Friends.
Most recently, he reunited with Leighton Meester at a Los Angeles event, showing the enduring camaraderie among the cast.
These days, Crawford is dating model Kelsey Merritt, whom he’s been linked to since last year.
Despite the on-screen drama, it seems Chace kept his off-screen love life a bit more low-key during the Gossip Girl years.