Gossip Girl Star Hospitalized With Throat Infection

October 23rd, 2008

Taylor Momsen was hospitalized on Sunday (October 19) with a “potentially life-threatening throat infection,” her doctor revealed on Wednesday.

The 15-year-old ‘Gossip Girl’ star, who plays Jenny Humphrey on the hit show, was admitted to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles under the care of Dr. Shawn Nasseri.

“I have been treating Miss Taylor Momsen for the last few days,” Nasseri revealed to Us Magazine. “She has been hospitalized for a severe, potentially life-threatening throat infection since Sunday.

“She has been an excellent patient, and after aggressive antibiotics and medications, she is expected to make a full recovery in the next three to five days.”

Photo courtesy of The CW.

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