Penn Badgley went from zero to 100in the fame department afterGossip Girlfirst premiered in the mid-aughts.
Obviously, this was only heightened after tabloids caught wind of hisrelationship with his then costar Blake Lively.
), but Badgley said in an interviewwithVarietythat he never really did.
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And he gives Lively some credit for that.
To be honest, I never struggled with substance, theYouactor said.
In my early 20s, I did plenty of research, Badgley quipped in reply.
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Eventually, Penn Badgley said in the article, he found the Bahai faith.
Who knew the troublemaking teens onGossip Girlwere so responsible in real life?
