The 'Gossip Girl' Voice Almost Wasn't Kristen Bell!

Gossip Girl star attended the Michael Kors show at New York Fashion Week on Tuesday, February 15 at Terminal 5 in a but simple matching three-piece set that's manifesting spring. Lively wore a baby blue sequined bra top with a matching midi pencil skirt that falls just below the knee. Since it was, err, a frigid 19 degrees in NYC on Tuesday, Lively paired the set with a matching peacoat in the same baby blue color, which she wore draped over her shoulders. Blake Lively paired the matching set with white accessories including a structured clutch and pointed-toe heels from Christian Louboutin.

If Savannah Lee Smith was going to immerse herself in the scandalous live of Manhattan’s elite, she needed to have the right wigs to play the part. 

Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard have a tight knit family… both in the bedroom and outside of it. While discussing a phantom smell permeating their sleeping quarters, the couple revealed on Dax's "Armchair Expert" podcast this week that their two daughters, Lincoln, 8, and Delta, 7, still sleep in their bedroom with them. "In our bedroom, you know, the girls sleep on the floor of our bedroom," Kristen said while talking about a terrible scent in the room. "I'm like, 'Who's farting?' All three of them are like, 'Sorry, it's me.

Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard aren't afraid to get candid about their home life. In a new episode of Shepard's podcast, the pair opened up about their sleeping situation with daughters Lincoln, 8, and Delta, 7, and a recent gross-out mishap that took place in their shared bedroom. «You know the girls sleep on the floor of our bedroom,» Bell, 41, began her story, noting that as a family they watch to go to bed. Bell went on to note that a few nights prior she had started to «smell a really raunchy smell.» «I go OK, my family has gas, big D,» Bell recalled.

Addison Rae wears a blue puffer jacket while going out to dinner on Thursday night (February 3) at Craig’s Restaurant in West Hollywood, Calif.

Ed Westwick as Chuck Bass. Sadly, that was almost the case. During a recent episode of the podcast, the British actor who became a fan favorite, revealed that things were supposed to play out differently when it came to his role. “Chuck Bass was supposed to be a reoccurring role,” Westwick told his co-star, who played Vanessa Abrams.

Chuck Bass reunited with Vanessa Abrams when Ed Westwick sat down with Jessica Szohr for the Feb. 2 episode of her Gossip Girl-themed podcast, XOXO. With the show billed as the “ultimate deep dive into the cultural phenomenon known as Gossip Girl,” it’s no surprise that the conversation turned to Ed’s on-screen counterpart, Leighton Meester, who played Blair Waldorf on the series. “She’s an incredible talent,” said Ed, 34, as he praised working with Leighton, 35, on the series. “I miss her dearly.”

Nina Dobrev rocks a pair of red hot pants while out to dinner in Los Angeles on Tuesday night (February 1).

Actor-producer Kristen Bell (The Good Place, Veronica Mars) today announced the launch of Dunshire Productions, a new Los Angeles-based creative content and production studio that she’s partnered on with longtime creative collaborators including director-producer Morgan Sackett (The Good Place, Hacks), director, producer and editor Dean Holland (The Good Place, The Unicorn), Bailey Brand Management founder Troy Bailey and multidisciplinary designer and creative director, Benjamin Hart.

Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard are notoriously private when it comes to their children, they've been unexpectedly open about their marriage - especially in Hollywood standards. The couple have been married since 2013 and have two daughters, Lincoln and Delta, together, but they certainly don't pretend everything is rosy all the time. MORE: Kristen Bell apologizes for shocking Woman in the House scene In fact, the couple have had their fair share of ups and downs and Dax was in an open relationship prior to meeting Kristen.WATCH: Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard's bathroom debate"There was a ton of jealousy, for pretty good reasons," he revealed on The Drew Barrymore Show when discussing the early years of his romance with Kristen."I had been in an open relationship for nine years, I was blacked out a big chunk of my life. You know, there were a lot of things for her [Kristen] to be concerned about."MORE: Kristen Bell turns heads with gorgeous leggy look in shorts and bikini topRELATED: Meet the cast of The Woman in the HouseDax - who has also been open about his battles with addiction - and Kristen had both come out of relationships and initially, the Frozen actress said there were "no sparks whatsoever" when they were introduced in 2007.

Kristen Bell is getting candid about her experience seeing The 41-year-old actress was a guest on, where she joked that seeing the show was akin to her wedding day and her daughters' births. Bell recalled attending in London with Allison Janney, Karen Sony and Ben Platt, while filming a movie overseas.«I was hesitant at first because I didn't feel like that would be my vibe,» she told Ellen DeGeneres. «And I'm gonna tell you, it was one of the best nights of my life! I mean, up there with having my children and getting married.»Bell is married to Dax Shepard.

Yara Shahidi and Natalie Portman starred in the Dior Beauty Forever New Generation Foundation campaign to launch the brand's new Forever foundation.Taylor Hill rocked red Gymshark leggings while out and about in West Hollywood. Harry Jowsey went viral on social media after Netflix's Instagram account changed their bio telling their followers to flirt with the star.ABG Entertainment and Talent Resources are teaming up to host the Sports Illustrated The Party x Palm Tree Crew with musical performances by Kygo, Jack Harlow, Frank Walker, David Solomon, DJ Irie more at Century Park in Los Angeles on Feb. 12.

Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard have no secrets in their marriage

Kristen Bell’s new Netflix show features some raunchy scenes. 

Gossip Girl, it has been revealed.In the new premiere episode of the new Gossip Girl focused podcast, XOXO With Jessica Szohr, it says early feedback from test audiences watching the show did not like the voiceovers. Bell gave voice to the teen drama’s titular anonymous blogger in the series’ original run from 2007 to 2012.The test audience reaction led creators Josh Schwarz and Stephanie Savage to consider cutting her voice-over – which eventually became a signature of the show.The creators told Szohr, the host of the show and the actor who played Vanessa Abrams on the show, that test audiences interest would “drop” when Bell’s narration began.“People were into [the show] and like, ‘Who’s this voice that’s coming in and distracting me?'” Schwartz remembered.“Do you lose the voice-over? We can’t. That’s part of the show, and we just have to ride with it.”You can listen to the podcast episode below:Savage went on to reveal that Bell was the only character who read for the role but that her other role in Veronica Mars caused some concern for the network hosts.“We had some reluctance of, ‘Did we feel comfortable having two shows on the same network with the same voice-over?'” Savage explained.“When [Bell] recorded it, she created an entirely different character with just her voice than how she read Veronica Mars.”Bell returned to HBO Max’s remake of the show as the narrator.

Jessica Szohr isn’t planning on letting her kids watch Gossip Girl anytime soon.

Kristen Bell almost got the ax as the voiceover for because — get this — the audience for the test pilot didn't love her!The stunning revelation came to light in the premiere episode of, the podcast hosted by Jessica Szohr. The show's creators, Jason Schwartz and Stephanie Savage, were the first guests and they opened up about how the signature voiceover initially was not well received by the test audience for the pilot episode.The instructions to the test audience was simple — turn up the dial when their interest peaked and turn down the dial when they were losing interest.