Leighton Meester was a blonde before going brunette to audition for Gossip Girl. "They said, 'Please, wewe can't wear a wig.' So I dyed my hair before I even got the part. That's a big deal but I'm glad I did!" Meester told the AP.
Leighton Meester, who has aspirations to release an album, recorded a song for the soundtrack of her 2007 horror-comedy film Drive-Thru.

Although her Gossip Girl character, Blair Waldorf, is often labeled a bitch, Leighton Meester says she relates to Blair. "Blair's shortcomings are because of her insecurities," Meester told the AP. "She feels all this pressure to...