Blake Lively Reunites With Gossip Girl Costar Zuzanna Szadkowski
Attention, Upper East Siders: You'll want to raise a glass to this epic rendezvous.
Blake Lively recently reunited with former Gossip Girl costar Zuzanna Szadkowski over 12 years after the hit CW drama ended.
"It's good to see you!" Blake—who portrayed Serena van der Woodson on the series—excitedly told Zuzanna in a new ad for her canned beverage line Betty Booze. Zuzanna—who portrayed Blair Waldorf's trusted Polish housekeeper Dorota Kishlovsky—returned the compliment with, "You look amazing."
Noting Zuzanna was speaking with her American accent, Blake hilariously quipped, "You sound different," to which she replied, "Oh, allergies. I have tea. The best tea."
No, Zuzanna wasn't talking about the latest Big Apple gossip. It's Betty Booze's new citrusy, summer flavor.
"Betty Booze vodka iced tea with lemonade," she shared. "It's crisp, balanced, nothing artificial," to which Blake chimed in with, "Which is hard to find around these parts."
After sipping the cocktail from teacups in what appeared to be Central Park, the actresses' gushing fest continued.
Blake admitted, "I have missed you," to which Zuzanna replied, "I missed you too."
Zuzanna concluded the commercial with, "Oh, miss Betty, you and me are definitely going to get into some trouble."
In celebration, Blake shared to her Instagram June 30, "Go. Sip, girl. Introducing Betty Booze Vodka Iced Teas Passion Fruit|Meyer Lemonade. Because good tea is worth sharing."
This isn't the first time Zuzanna has reunited with her Gossip Girl costars. In 2022, fans went wild over an Instagram pic showing Zuzanna catching up with Chace Crawford, Jessica Szohr, Aaron Schwartz and Ed Westwick.
The year prior, Zuzanna detailed reprising her role of Dorota for a cameo in the HBO remake of the show.
"I was so excited to work on the show with this extraordinary cast," Szadkowski told E! News in 2021 regarding her appearance on the reboot. "When executive producer Josh Safran asked me to come back, I jumped at it. I've missed Dorota a lot. It was very Gossip Girl to try to keep it a secret!"
She added that it was “especially thrilling to be reunited” with Margaret Colin, who played Eleanor Waldorf, and Wallace Shawn, who played Cyrus Rose, and of course her “beloved Vanya,” Aaron Schwartz.
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