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Thanks to her magnetic screen presence and weekly must-watch TV show, it's never been hard to watch Leighton Meester. But thanks to two back-to-back movies - Country Strong, out now, and The Roommate, premiering February 4 - the Florida native has quickly catapulted from TV star to Hollywood's new hot property.
She's also our February cover girl - after all, it is The Love Month, and we're totally head-over-heels for this New York-based actress.
Leighton Meester on Blair Waldorf:
Blair is.... I don't know what she is... I have to enter a completely foreign body to sympathize with Blair and her decisions. You know, Blair grew up very savvy, well-educated, and lonely. I think her mother is not the most supportive person and... Blair is very competitive and conniving, and it obviously comes, usually, from a very human place, but she makes decisions that I would never make.
Leighton Meester on her Country Strong character, Chiles Stanton:
She is so scared of people thinking of her as this ignorant, vapid, pretty face, and you know, I can totally understand where she's coming from because, especially if you come from Dallas Texas, you're a beauty queen - you don't play the guitar, you're writing seemingly meaningless pop songs. All that I can relate to, totally. It's sad and sweet at the same time."
Minka Kelly on Leighton Meester during the filming of The Roommate:
She worked with psychologists; she really studied the illness of the character, so much that at times on set i was a little concerned whether or not she was there because she scared me so much! The look in her eye was so surreal I was in awe at how much she committed to it.
Leighton Meester on Her Family and Friends:
I like to be judged by my family and friends because they know me. If they think I'm being an ******* I'd like them to tell me, but if I'm fat or something I'm like, "Well, so? OK? Great!" It doesn't even matter; it's like, "What if I am fat? Does it matter?"... I'm a grown woman and sometimes, I might be a little fat, you know! Am I alone there? Not really!
I. Love. Everything. She looks so demure. Curls would've been so wrong since she's meant to look cool and sleek.
Thank. You. I don't understand the negative/"should've opted for curls" comments. A. It's a premiere for a horror/suspense thriller movie, B. The dress is sleek, dark and sexy, C. the hair compliments the overall look. She would have slapped if she went romantic/curls/soft with the hair. Leighton knows what she's doing.
The Nylon styling is really bad. Then again, it always is.
Thank. You. I don't understand the negative/"should've opted for curls" comments. A. It's a premiere for a horror/suspense thriller movie, B. The dress is sleek, dark and sexy, C. the hair compliments the overall look. She would have slapped if she went romantic/curls/soft with the hair. Leighton knows what she's doing.