
<p><em>Gossip Girl Reboot</em> is the hottest new summer series out right now. While there are unravelling secrets coming out about these new batch of Upper East-Siders, let&#8217;s reveal some shocking facts you may not have known about the actors who play them:



<p><strong>1. Zión Moreno is a transgender woman. </strong>She plays Luna La who is also confirmed to be transgender but that wouldn&#8217;t be mentioned on the show. 



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<p><strong>2. Jordan Alexander who plays Julien Calloway is supposed to be a 15-year-old influencer is actually 27-year-old in real life! </strong>Fans have often compared Julien to Serena Van Der Woodsen played by Blake Lively who was only 20-years-old in Season 1. 



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<p><strong>3. Tavi Genvinson is only 25-years-old.</strong> Despite playing an English teacher at Constance, she is actually younger than her student, Julien, in real life!



<figure class="wp-block-image"><img src="https://images.forwardcdn.com/image/1300x/center/images/cropped/tavi-gevinson-mirror-1625852081.jpg" alt="On 'Gossip Girl,' Tavi Gevinson faces her past – The Forward"/><figcaption>Image source: Hulu / Gossip Girl Reboot</figcaption></figure>



<p><strong>4. Kristen Bell, the voice of both the original and reboot, is paid at least $1.25 million for the 10 episodes in the reboot or $125,000 per episode. </strong>She made 15 million across 6 seasons in the original. Talk about an expensive voice! 



<figure class="wp-block-image"><img src="https://i.insider.com/5dc48680e94e8669d54f1291?width=1136&;format=jpeg" alt="Kristen Bell Will Narrate HBO Max's 'Gossip Girl' Reboot"/><figcaption>Image source: CW / Gossip Girl</figcaption></figure>



<p><strong>5. Jordan used to work as a maid. </strong>After being frustrated from not getting roles, Alexander quit acting and worked as a maid to support herself. Fortunately, her sister convinced her to go back to acting. 



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<p><strong>6. Evan Mock is a really good skaterboarder in real life.</strong> He was actually casted for his skateboarding abilities.



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<p><strong>7. Thomas Doherty dated his <em>Descendants</em> co-star Dove Cameron for four years before splitting in October 2020</strong>. Their relationship was very public and fans rooted for them hard. 



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<p><strong>8. Jordan Alexander and Emily Alyn Lind were actually co-stars once in a 2018 drama called Sacred Lies.</strong> It was Emily that influenced her to audition for <em>Gossip Girl Reboot</em>. 
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<figure class="wp-block-image"><img src="https://www.hawtcelebs.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/emily-alyn-lind-jordan-alexander-and-whitney-peak-on-the-set-of-gossip-girl-on-in-new-york-11-25-2020-12.jpg" alt="EMILY ALYN LIND, JORDAN ALEXANDER and WHITNEY PEAK on the Set of Gossip Girl on in New York 11/25/2020 – HawtCelebs"/><figcaption>Image source: <a href="https://www.hawtcelebs.com/emily-alyn-lind-jordan-alexander-and-whitney-peak-on-the-set-of-gossip-girl-on-in-new-york-11-25-2020/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">hawtcelebs</a></figcaption></figure>



<p><strong>9. Eli Brown was on <em>Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists</em>. </strong>He played Dylan Walker, the talented cellist. 



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<p><strong>10. Jordan is a singer and song-writer. </strong>She opened up for Kehlani at the Toronto Pride Parade and Carly Rae Jepsen. 



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