IT'S been a whole decade since Gossip Girl came onto our screens, and made Leighton Meester a household name.
As Blair Waldorf, the actress was a preppy princess and Queen Bee of her fancy New York private school.
But the 30-year-old's life wasn't always quite so glamorous.
When she was born, Leighton's mum was serving a prison sentence for her involvement in a drug ring smuggling marijuana from Jamaica to the United States.
Leighton spent the first three months of her life in a halfway house, before her mum returned to prison and her baby put in the care of her grandmother.
Leighton moved to New York with her mum when she was 11 and LA when she was 14, in the pursuit of acting work.
She modelled for Ralph Lauren and Limited Too, alongside Amanda Seyfried, and made her acting debut in Law & Order at the age of 14.
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On screen in Gossip Girl, Blair wore something of a uniform with her signature headband and classic uptown look.
However, outside of this role, Blair jumps from trend to trend - changing her style and effortlessly dying her hair from a deep brunette to icy blonde.
She smiles a lot more off camera, too.
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