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Chace Crawford is terrified to see Upper East Side charmer Nate Archibald in action.
The actor recently spoke to People about his role in Gossip Girl and the beloved 2010s series as a whole, recognizing it has become a classic while also revealing that he refuses to rewatch the series as an adult.
"In a way, [Gossip Girl has] kind of become almost classic. It really was of its time, though. It was just before social media, a little bit ahead of its time in that regard. But in watching, it's very campy. I forget how kind of campy it was. It's kind of fun in that way. I haven't really rewatched any of it. I'd be terrified. It's a bit embarrassing."
Crawford explained that while he has yet to watch the "core four" take on Manhattan in his late 30s, the songs from the series are still "ingrained" in his brain.
"It's the music too. Before it aired, they gave me a copy of the pilot to my parents, and my mom and dad probably watched it 20 times. Those songs from the pilot are so ingrained."
The Covenant standout took his career very seriously while filming Gossip Girl from 2007 to 2012, and looking back, wishes he'd lightened up a bit.
"I would just kind of tell myself to have fun, relax, everything's going to be okay, and it's just not holding on too tightly to your career or what you want to do and just have fun with it because you can kind of take yourself seriously."