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Leighton Meester has spoken out for the primary time concerning the tragic passing of Michelle Trachtenberg.
The veteran actress, finest identified for her roles on Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Gossip Lady, died in February on the younger age of 39.
After maintaining her well being struggles a secret for years, Trachtenberg died from issues attributable to diabetes.
Now, about three months after this painful loss, Meester has one thing to say about her former co-star.
“It’s devastating,” Meester advised Flaunt Journal this week. “She was a beautiful, proficient particular person, and everybody cherished her. It’s very, very unhappy for everybody who knew her.”
Meester can also 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 methods, much more so than again then — to dwell on, which is unimaginable.”
Trachtenberg was discovered useless (by her mom, sadly) in a New York Metropolis condominium on February 26. The style of demise 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 demise, lots of her ex-colleagues shared notes of sympathy and shock.
“What I keep in mind of her is she was extremely fast to snort,” Penn Badgley stated, for instance. “She was actually joyous. All of us have our ups and downs, our lights and shadows, however she had this — I imply, she was mature, however she had this childlike, joyous snort.”
And for Blake Vigorous, she stated this winter that she’ll at all times keep in mind Trachtenberg’s “electrical energy,” including by way of Instagram:
“You knew when she entered a room as a result of the vibration modified.
“She laughed the fullest at somebody’s joked, she confronted authority head on when she felt one thing was fallacious, she cared deeply about her work, she was proud to be part of this neighborhood and trade as painful because it might be typically, she was fiercely loyal to her pals and courageous for these she cherished, she was massive and daring and distinctly herself.”
Most of all, although, Vigorous stated she’ll hold near her coronary heart how Trachtenberg “at all times had yummy caramel smelling lipgloss on.”
“As a result of she didn’t simply need to sparkle on digicam,” Vigorous defined. “She appreciated creating a pleasant expertise for anybody who was in her orbit, even all the way down to the refined scent of her lipgloss as a result of she cared concerning the candy particulars.”
We proceed to ship our ideas to the chums, relations and family members of Michelle Trachtenberg. Could she relaxation in peace.
