"Now people are like, 'It's vintage,' " Meester said of the show, which premiered in 2007 and went off the air in 2012 Leighton Meester says that many fans who recognize her from Gossip Girl weren't even alive yet when the show debuted in 2007.

Leighton Meester says she now gets recognized by Gossip Girl fans who weren't even alive when the show initially aired years ago. While promoting her new series Good Cop/Bad Cop, the actress was asked by Access Hollywood what it's like seeing younger generations fall in love with the hit show,

Actress Leighton Meester expressed her amazement after being recognised by young fans for her iconic role of 'Blair Waldorf' in the superhit series 'Gossip Girl', reported The Hollywood Reporter. Leighton revealed that she was recognised by 'Gossip Girl' fans who weren't even alive when the show initially aired years ago.