'Gossip Girl' star's mother to release book

The mother of Gossip Girl star Leighton Meester is to release a book about her daughter.

As well as writing about the actress in her memoir, Connie Meester will also spill the beans on her own troubled past. She was sentenced to one year in a Texas prison in 1985 after being charged with a drug-related crime. In April of the next year, she was permitted to take a break from jail in order to give birth and nurse Leighton, who plays Blair Waldorf on the teen drama series.

Connie has since managed to turn her life around, finding work as a real estate agent after being released from jail in November 1986.

Her manager Loch Powell confirmed that the project is going ahead, though a publisher has not yet been found. He also insisted that Leighton will have no objection to her mother's plans.

"Leighton and her mum are very close," he told E! News. "Connie has had a spectacular life."

Gossip Girl returned for a new 24-episode run in the US at the beginning of this month.