Yin Chang, who had played the role of Nelly Yuki in the original series, was not happy with the way her character was written.

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In an interview with a global magazine, the actress-turned-editor-in-chief talked about how her character was based on various kinds of stereotypes that the Asian-American community is usually associated with.&nbsp;

 
“The audition for this role came at a time when characters specifically written for Asian American women were so few and far between and I was under the impression, via the sides given for Nelly Yuki’s first episode, that the role had more complexity and nuance than most other auditions I had seen. Tis was back in 2008, and the initial impression of the role gave me hope that the industry was changing and moving forward in the right direction for Asian American representation.”

 
But, things changed pretty soon and the “overachieving and effortlessly ‘confident’ and ‘sexy,’"became "timid’ and ‘submissive." She said that the "cultural stereotypes of ‘the model minority’ and this age-old isolating idea that ‘there can only be one’ Asian American individual existing in the same world."

 
She added, “I want to underscore that there’s nothing shameful about wearing glasses or having a shy personality, but it is of concern when a pair of glasses is used as a prop to differentiate between two Asian Americans and furthering that point by altering the character’s initial description/personality.”

 
“I was caught in a position where I simultaneously felt both deeply grateful to have an opportunity as a working actor and upset by the show making Nelly Yuki’s portrayal reductive almost immediately,” said Chang.

Yin Chang, who had played the role of Nelly Yuki in the original series, was not happy with the way her character was written. In an interview with a global magazine, the actress-turned-editor-in-chief talked about how her character was based on various kinds of stereotypes that the Asian-American community is usually associated with.

Yin Chang, who had played the role of Nelly Yuki in the original series, was not happy with the way her character was written. In an interview with a global magazine, the actress-turned-editor-in-chief talked about how her character was based on various kinds of stereotypes that the Asian-American community is usually associated with. “The audition for this role came at a time when characters specifically written for Asian American women were so few and far between and I was under the impression, via the sides given for Nelly Yuki’s first episode, that the role had more complexity and nuance than most other auditions I had seen. Tis was back in 2008, and the initial impression of the role gave me hope that the industry was changing and moving forward in the right direction for Asian American representation.” But, things changed pretty soon and the “overachieving and effortlessly ‘confident’ and ‘sexy,’"became "timid’ and ‘submissive." She said that the "cultural stereotypes of ‘the model minority’ and this age-old isolating idea that ‘there can only be one’ Asian American individual existing in the same world." She added, “I want to underscore that there’s nothing shameful about wearing glasses or having a shy personality, but it is of concern when a pair of glasses is used as a prop to differentiate between two Asian Americans and furthering that point by altering the character’s initial description/personality.” “I was caught in a position where I simultaneously felt both deeply grateful to have an opportunity as a working actor and upset by the show making Nelly Yuki’s portrayal reductive almost immediately,” said Chang.

'Gossip Girl' actor Yin Chang says her character was stereotypical in nature

Gossip Girl is getting a reboot and the official Instagram page of the hit show revealed the list of cast members that will take the story forward of the new batch of Upper East Siders (if you know, you know).

Gossip Girl is getting a reboot and the official Instagram page of the hit show revealed the list of cast members that will take the story forward of the new batch of Upper East Siders (if you know, you know). While we did know their names, here’s a detailed report on who the cast comprises of with names and descriptors. The original CW Gossip Girl ran for three full seasons with the world being mad for Serena and Blair who ruled the high school around which the story revolved. The executive producer and showrunner Joshua Safran revealed at the 2019 Vulture Festival that the Gossip Girl reboot will have a new generation with leads being “nonwhite” and a “lot of queer content” on the show. Check out the new cast of Gossip Girl here: Julien Calloway (played by Jordan Alexander) is all about “Influence.” Because influencers with the last name “Calloway” always serve good drama. Monet de Haan (played by Savannah Lee Smith) is about “Power.” Presumably she’ll be set up as the old guard Queen Bee who gets overtaken in an Episode One twist, seeing as she only has one episode credited on IMDB so far. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Gossip Girl (@gossipgirl) × Luna La (played by Zion Moreno) speaks “Style.” Everyone in the Instagram comments is hoping Luna La will be their new Blair. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Gossip Girl (@gossipgirl) × Max Wolfe (played by Thomas Doherty) speaks “Freedom.” He has major Chuck Bass vibes. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Gossip Girl (@gossipgirl) × Audrey Hope (played by Emily Alyn Lind) has “Grace.” View this post on Instagram A post shared by Gossip Girl (@gossipgirl) × Kate Keller (played Tavi Gevinson) loves “Ambition.” View this post on Instagram A post shared by Gossip Girl (@gossipgirl) × Otto “Obie” Bergmann IV (played by Eli Brown) denotes “Privilege.” View this post on Instagram A post shared by Gossip Girl (@gossipgirl) × Akeno “Aki” Menzies (played by Evan Mock) is all about “Innocence.” View this post on Instagram A post shared by Gossip Girl (@gossipgirl) × Zoya Lott (played by Whitney Peak) is “Perspective.” She’ll either be the outsider looking in, or the friend in the group that’s seriously unaffected by the high school drama. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Gossip Girl (@gossipgirl) ×

Gossip Girl reboot: Meet your new cast here

It&#39;s been ten years since the first episode of &quot;Gossip Girls&quot;&nbsp;aired on The CW Network.&nbsp;

The American teen drama television series was based on the book of the same name written by&nbsp;Cecily von Ziegesar.

It was created by Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage and revolved around the fictional lives of&nbsp;upper-class adolescents living in Manhattan&#39;s Upper East Side.

One of the highest ranked television series of that time, &quot;Gossip Girls&quot;&nbsp;continues to be the&nbsp;favourite of many.&nbsp;

On its tenth&nbsp;anniversary, here&#39;s a look at some of the best-kept secrets from the sets of the series:&nbsp;

The writers of the series always saw actress Blake Lively as Serena Van der Woodsen. Because of Lively&#39;s popularity in &quot;Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants&quot;, the creators knew that she was right for the role.&nbsp;

Blake Lively, however, wasn&#39;t sure about the role. At that point in time, she wanted to go to college.

The creators told her that she could go to Colombia University and after the first year of the show, she could&nbsp;start going to school. She said, &quot;OK. You know what? I&#39;ll do this.&quot; Lively never ended up finishing college though.&nbsp;

Leighton Meester who eventually played the role of Blair Waldorf auditioned for Serena&#39;s part but told the creators after she gave the test.

She was a blonde and Blair&#39;s role had brown hair. Leighton actually went to the sink and dyed the hair. The creators knew that she really wanted the part and could play the role with finesse.

School-time best friends in the series, Serena and Blair weren&#39;t actually friends in real life. They were friendly to each other but never friends. However, they acted so well that no one could actually say otherwise.&nbsp;

Penn Badgley who played the role of Dan Humphrey, Serena&#39;s lover&nbsp;was very much like the character on the show but didn&#39;t like it much. Joshua said, &quot;Penn didn&#39;t like being on Gossip Girl, but...he was Dan.&nbsp;He may not have liked it, but [his character] was the closest to who he was.&quot;

Penn and Lively dated on screen as well as off screen for a bit. They dated in real life for three years while filming the show but when they split in 2010, they did not disclose it. They didn&#39;t want it to interfere with the show or their careers.&nbsp;

For those wondering if the actors look forward to a reboot of the series, Leighton in a statement was quoted:&nbsp;&quot;Yeah, I don&#39;t really hear [talk of] that. I guess I hear that in fits and starts here and there, but it&#39;s hard to say. If everyone was into it and if the timing was right, you know? I don&#39;t want to say, &#39;No, never.&#39;&quot;

While lively said, &quot;of course&quot; to take up the role if a&nbsp;reboot was in consideration. She said, &quot;I&#39;m open to anything that&#39;s good, that&#39;s interesting, and that sort of feels necessary. I imagine we all would [consider it]. I can&#39;t speak for everyone else, but we all owe so much to this show, and I think that it would be silly not to acknowledge that.&quot;

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The American teen drama series first aired in 2007

It's been ten years since the first episode of "Gossip Girls" aired on The CW Network. The American teen drama television series was based on the book of the same name written by Cecily von Ziegesar. It was created by Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage and revolved around the fictional lives of upper-class adolescents living in Manhattan's Upper East Side. One of the highest ranked television series of that time, "Gossip Girls" continues to be the favourite of many. On its tenth anniversary, here's a look at some of the best-kept secrets from the sets of the series: The writers of the series always saw actress Blake Lively as Serena Van der Woodsen. Because of Lively's popularity in "Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants", the creators knew that she was right for the role. Blake Lively, however, wasn't sure about the role. At that point in time, she wanted to go to college. The creators told her that she could go to Colombia University and after the first year of the show, she could start going to school. She said, "OK. You know what? I'll do this." Lively never ended up finishing college though. Leighton Meester who eventually played the role of Blair Waldorf auditioned for Serena's part but told the creators after she gave the test. She was a blonde and Blair's role had brown hair. Leighton actually went to the sink and dyed the hair. The creators knew that she really wanted the part and could play the role with finesse. School-time best friends in the series, Serena and Blair weren't actually friends in real life. They were friendly to each other but never friends. However, they acted so well that no one could actually say otherwise. Penn Badgley who played the role of Dan Humphrey, Serena's lover was very much like the character on the show but didn't like it much. Joshua said, "Penn didn't like being on Gossip Girl, but...he was Dan. He may not have liked it, but [his character] was the closest to who he was." Penn and Lively dated on screen as well as off screen for a bit. They dated in real life for three years while filming the show but when they split in 2010, they did not disclose it. They didn't want it to interfere with the show or their careers. For those wondering if the actors look forward to a reboot of the series, Leighton in a statement was quoted: "Yeah, I don't really hear [talk of] that. I guess I hear that in fits and starts here and there, but it's hard to say. If everyone was into it and if the timing was right, you know? I don't want to say, 'No, never.'" While lively said, "of course" to take up the role if a reboot was in consideration. She said, "I'm open to anything that's good, that's interesting, and that sort of feels necessary. I imagine we all would [consider it]. I can't speak for everyone else, but we all owe so much to this show, and I think that it would be silly not to acknowledge that."

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