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Leighton Meester has spoken out for the primary time concerning the tragic passing of Michelle Trachtenberg.
The veteran actress, finest recognized for her roles on Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Gossip Lady, died in February on the younger age of 39.
After preserving her well being struggles a secret for years, Trachtenberg died from problems on account of diabetes.
Now, about three months after this painful loss, Meester has one thing to say about her former co-star.
“It’s devastating,” Meester instructed Flaunt Journal this week. “She was a wonderful, talented person, and everyone loved her. It’s very, very sad for everyone who knew her.”
Meester can be 39 years previous.
Trying again at Gossip Lady — which ran for six seasons from 2007 to 2012 on The CW — Meester added that she now can see how this system’s legacy “continues — in some ways, even more so than back then — to live on, which is incredible.”
Trachtenberg was discovered lifeless (by her mom, sadly) in a New York Metropolis condominium on February 26. The style of dying was dominated as pure.
On Gossip Lady, Meester portrayed the character of Blair Waldorf whereas Trachtenberg performed troublemaker Georgina Sparks.
Within the wake of the latter’s surprising dying, a lot of her ex-colleagues shared notes of sympathy and shock.
“What I remember of her is she was incredibly quick to laugh,” Penn Badgley stated, for instance. “She was really joyous. We all have our ups and downs, our lights and shadows, but she had this — I mean, she was mature, but she had this childlike, joyous laugh.”
And for Blake Vigorous, she stated this winter that she’ll all the time bear in mind Trachtenberg’s “electricity,” including by way of Instagram:
“You knew when she entered a room as a result of the vibration modified.
“She laughed the fullest at someone’s joked, she faced authority head on when she felt something was wrong, she cared deeply about her work, she was proud to be a part of this community and industry as painful as it could be sometimes, she was fiercely loyal to her friends and brave for those she loved, she was big and bold and distinctly herself.”
Most of all, although, Vigorous stated she’ll hold near her coronary heart how Trachtenberg “always had yummy caramel smelling lipgloss on.”
“Because she didn’t just want to sparkle on camera,” Vigorous defined. “She liked creating a nice experience for anyone who was in her orbit, even down to the subtle smell of her lipgloss because she cared about the sweet details.”
We proceed to ship our ideas to the chums, relations and family members of Michelle Trachtenberg. Could she relaxation in peace.
