Kristen Bell Reveals She Didn’t Know WhereGossip GirlWas Filmed, Despite Being the Show’s Narrator

Mar. 15, 2025

Blake Lively and Leighton Meester on ‘Gossip Girl’; Kristen Bell.Photo:The CW;Olivia Wong/Getty

The CW;Olivia Wong/Getty

Kristen Bellmay be the voice ofGossip Girl,but to the actress, the Upper East Side could’ve been anywhere.In an interview withBustle— alongsideAdam Brody, her costar in the new Netflix seriesNobody Wants This— Bell, 44, reveals that she didn’t even know where the show was filmed until recently.“The funny thing is, asGossip Girl, I was only on a microphone in Los Angeles; I was never shooting with them,” Bell tells Brody, 44. “I didn’t even know where they shot. Where’d they shoot that show?” she asks him.“Um, Montreal,” Brody, who is married toGossip Girl’sLeighton Meester, replies jokingly.“Okay, first time hearing of it,” Bell responds.“Well, New York,” Brody continues, laughing.“Oh, New York. You were joking?” Bell says, realizing Brody had been messing with her. “You can see how involved she was,” Brody adds. Bell explains that when filming for the show, all she would do is simply get on the mic and “give the sass.“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.During the interview, the two also discussed their relationships with Meester. Bell first met Meester when she guest-starred onVeronica Mars,Bell’s 2004 mystery-drama series.“That’s where I first learned and knew her, and I had a lot of scenes together with her,” she says. “The episode was a very cool one because was she or was she not sleeping with a teacher? … She’s wonderful in it.““But that’s where I know her from, but we haven’t talked aboutGossip Girlthat much,” she continues.“No, we haven’t talked about it much,” Brodyadds, echoing sentiments he shared withInStyleearlier this week.Adam Brody and Kristen Bell at a 2024 screening of ‘Nobody Wants This’.Jamie McCarthy/GettySinceGossip Girl,Bell has taken up roles in a number of movies and shows includingFrozenandThe Good Place. But while she’s hard at work during the day, she toldPEOPLEin a recent interview that when with her husbandDax Shepardand their two daughters Lincoln and Delta, she always tries to be present.“I’ve been practicing trying to say no over the last couple of years, and it’s very hard, but I have to remind myself that time is the only non-renewable resource I have,” she said, noting that she’s often a “people-pleaser.““I always want to be helpful,” Bell added. “But if I have an hour to myself, truly with the pace I feel like I’m running at sometimes with a career and two kids and two dogs and all the things, sometimes I just sit. I like Audible, so I’ll listen to a book just to sit, just to pause. I like pausing a lot. I find it vital.”

Kristen Bellmay be the voice ofGossip Girl,but to the actress, the Upper East Side could’ve been anywhere.

In an interview withBustle— alongsideAdam Brody, her costar in the new Netflix seriesNobody Wants This— Bell, 44, reveals that she didn’t even know where the show was filmed until recently.

“The funny thing is, asGossip Girl, I was only on a microphone in Los Angeles; I was never shooting with them,” Bell tells Brody, 44. “I didn’t even know where they shot. Where’d they shoot that show?” she asks him.

“Um, Montreal,” Brody, who is married toGossip Girl’sLeighton Meester, replies jokingly.

“Okay, first time hearing of it,” Bell responds.

“Well, New York,” Brody continues, laughing.

“Oh, New York. You were joking?” Bell says, realizing Brody had been messing with her. “You can see how involved she was,” Brody adds. Bell explains that when filming for the show, all she would do is simply get on the mic and “give the sass.”

Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.

During the interview, the two also discussed their relationships with Meester. Bell first met Meester when she guest-starred onVeronica Mars,Bell’s 2004 mystery-drama series.

“That’s where I first learned and knew her, and I had a lot of scenes together with her,” she says. “The episode was a very cool one because was she or was she not sleeping with a teacher? … She’s wonderful in it.”

“But that’s where I know her from, but we haven’t talked aboutGossip Girlthat much,” she continues.

“No, we haven’t talked about it much,” Brodyadds, echoing sentiments he shared withInStyleearlier this week.

Adam Brody and Kristen Bell at a 2024 screening of ‘Nobody Wants This’.Jamie McCarthy/Getty

Jamie McCarthy/Getty

SinceGossip Girl,Bell has taken up roles in a number of movies and shows includingFrozenandThe Good Place. But while she’s hard at work during the day, she toldPEOPLEin a recent interview that when with her husbandDax Shepardand their two daughters Lincoln and Delta, she always tries to be present.

“I’ve been practicing trying to say no over the last couple of years, and it’s very hard, but I have to remind myself that time is the only non-renewable resource I have,” she said, noting that she’s often a “people-pleaser.”

“I always want to be helpful,” Bell added. “But if I have an hour to myself, truly with the pace I feel like I’m running at sometimes with a career and two kids and two dogs and all the things, sometimes I just sit. I like Audible, so I’ll listen to a book just to sit, just to pause. I like pausing a lot. I find it vital.”

source: people.com