Gossip Teen

Gossip Girl star Taylor Momsen has her own style and personality and she is not going to change who she is because of the critics who say she is not a role model for her generation. Taylor is not another “Disney product”.

Taylor said, “Clothes are a form of self-expression. I don’t care what other people think. I’ve had lots of people say I’m disgraceful because I should act like a role model for other young kids but I’m not a role model. I’m an actress, I’m a singer and I don’t want to be a role model. If you like me that’s fantastic - but if you don’t, stop giving me a hard time.”

“I’m not some cute girl that’s been stamped out of a Disney studio and I’m proud of that. Some people like me for it, others hate it. I’m used to that. I’ve had it all my life,” Taylor added.

Taylor started acting professionally at the tender age of three but her life hasn’t been easy at all. She admitted that she was not popular in school and confessed she was actually bullied by other kids. Taylor said, “I didn’t have a great childhood. I loved my family, I loved my work but I hated school. I had a really bad time. Other kids didn’t like me. I didn’t fit in.”

The 16 year-old actress/singer also claims she has been through a lot and it really helped her to build a strong, independent character. “I do what I choose, I wear what I choose, I sing what I choose and I don’t care what anyone else thinks,” she says. Taylor has a lot of attitude, which makes establishing a friendly relationship with someone a lot harder.

Taylor used to be made fun of for her peculiar fashion sense but now she is a fashion icon for a lot of girls out there. She thinks it’s kind of ironic. Taylor has incredible confidence for a teenage girl - that is what makes her a good role model and not what she wears!

In an interview with MTV, Taylor Momsen claimed to be a vampire, “I’m nocturnal. I’m a vampire, I decided. I write at night. I don’t write a song; I write in a stream of consciousness. I never edit everything. I have books of lyrics. You can write a hundred songs from it, but I try to pick one stream.”

Also during the interview, when MTV asked, Taylor said that she is not a drug addict. “I read somewhere there was this whole blog about how I shoot heroin. I was like, ‘Guys, I don’t shoot heroin.’ Sorry to burst your bubble, that’s really obscene. I like Kurt Cobain, but I’m not trying to emulate everything about him.”

Taylor said she wrote almost the whole record before looking for a band, that takes time and a great amount of passion for music!

The 15 year-old Gossip Girl star Taylor Momsen is the new cover girl for Page Six Magazine and talks about fashion and how wrong the media are about her personality. She is not a party girl as she likes to stay at home.

Here are some highlights from Taylor Momsen’s Page Six interview:

On protecting her image: “I don’t leave the house without thinking of how to represent myself. But I’m not a little kid playing dress up. It’s all very real.”

On her fave fashion designers: “I love Alexander Wang! Oh, and I love Balmain and this new indie designer named Gary Graham. I discovered him; he’s so edgy and different. I like the high-end people—YSL, Dior, Dolce & Gabbana.”

On her reputation as acting a little too grown-up with her Gossip Girl costars: “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. [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. I’m a Leo. I’ve always been independent, and this is the lifestyle I have grown up with since I was 3.”