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‘Gossip Girl’ Begins Filming Season 3

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Looks like summer is short on the Upper East Side, as “Gossip Girl” began filming its third season yesterday. Recent graduates Chuck, Blair, Nate, Serena and Dan will be college students when we next see them on Sept. 14. But until then, here’s a look at photos snapped from the “GG” set.
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Chuck Bass (Ed Westwick) and Blair Waldorf (Leighton Meester) are still together when “Gossip Girl’s” third season lands back in NYC.
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Chuck Bass (Ed Westwick), whose outfit hints that the billionaire’s son may be running the family business after all, leads gal Blair Waldorf (Leighton Meester) down the street while talking on his cell.
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The tumultuous pair, who finally admitted their love for one another in last season’s finale, hold hands – a “couple-y” act the sadistic twosome once agreed they would never do.
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With his hair slicked back, Nate Archibald (Chace Crawford) trades in his high school bangs for a more mature look.
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Upgrading his closet to include a pair of skinny jeans, the once-bankrupt Nate (Chace Crawford) looks awfully comfortable next to a red and shiny Ferrari California Spyder.
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Chace Crawford films a scene with the Ferrari California Spyder.
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On-screen they may be on-and-off best buds, but when the cameras stop rolling, roommates Chace Crawford and Nate Archibald don’t have a real-life Blair to get between them – Westwick dates co-star Jessica Szohr, who plays Brooklyn-ite Vanessa, and Crawford is summer’s hottest bachelor, according to People — and every “GG” fan.
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Ed Westwick laughs with Chace Crawford while breaking on the “Gossip Girl” set.
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Ed Westwick, Leighton Meester and an unknown gal walk the streets of Manhattan.
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Looking Wall-Street ready in his red suspenders, Chuck (Westwick) walks with girlfriend Blair (Meester).
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Chuck (Westwick) and Blair (Meester).
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“Gossip” queen Blair Waldorf (Meester) opts for a printed spring dress for filming.
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Leighton Meester points to the sky on the set of “Gossip Girl.”
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Blair (Meester) and her on-screen ex-boyfriend Nate (Crawford) look like they’re proving that exes can remain friends after all during a scene.
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Chace Crawford filming a scene for the third season of “Gossip Girl.”
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Chuck (Westwick) appears to be running after his gal, Blair (Meester).
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Blair (Meester) on the set of “Gossip Girl.”
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Chuck (Westwick) appears in another grown-up get-up.
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The ever-dapper Chuck Bass (Ed Westwick) lets his suspenders down.
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Blake Lively, who plays Serena van der Woodsen, emerges from the trailers on the Manhattan set of “Gossip Girl.”