Taylor Momsen: Celebritiness Is Strange
January 16th, 2009
‘Gossip Girl’ star Taylor Momsen graces the cover of this weekend’s Page Six magazine (January 18), dismissing rumors that she is a wild child that had a party pash with co-star Chace Crawford.
The 15-year-old actress, who plays Jenny Humphrey on the hit show, says rumors of her alleged kiss with Crawford and recent reports of her being tipsy at a cast party are false.
“It’s like, yeah, I’m really going to go to a party with my cast and crew and all the executives at the network and dance on tables,” Momsen explains. “That’s a great idea. [Tabloids] all want to make me out as this party girl, and I’m not. I’m underage! All I do is sit at home and play guitar. That’s seriously what I do.”
However, Momsen is aware that starring in a hit series brings a new set of problems saying, “I have always been aware of the celebritiness, or whatever you want to call it, of this industry. But living it is a whole different thing than talking about it. It’s still strange when I hang out with my friends at a Christmas party and people make up lies about me.”
The actress also talks more about her passion for music following reports she is working on an album with her band.
“I’m a control freak, and am retarded about having everything the way I want it in terms of production,” Momsen says. “My music is like my child. I sit in my room and write for four days straight and won’t let anyone hear it until I know I can put it out perfectly. Then I’ll let people judge it. I’m not going to feel comfortable [with people] criticizing it unless I satisfy myself first.”
The full story appears in Page Six magazine, free with the New York Post, this Sunday and online Monday here.
