New 'Gossip Girl' series will be "juicy"

Gossip Girl stars Blake Lively and Chace Crawford have promised that the new series of the show will be "juicy".

Lively said her character Serena van der Woodsen will embark on a hard-partying lifestyle in the upcoming second season.

She told Entertainment Tonight: "There's a lot of juicy stuff going on in all of our lives.

"This is Serena starting anew without the burden of her past on her. She becomes a bit of a New York City 'It girl'. She strays away from her constant friends a little bit and starts hanging out with 20-something people.

"It's going to be interesting to see Serena go back into partying, and see who she really is organically. As a person, she just ends up in this crazy spotlight."

Crawford, who plays Nate Archibald in the US teen drama, revealed that his character becomes involved with an older woman.

He said: "There's a little jealousy going on - a little back and forth. Nate in particular, there's a little scandalous relationship surprise with an older woman."

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