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Gossip Girl’s little Jenny Humphrey needs a friend – an age appropriate friend. She may just get one.
Willa Holland, who first made waves on The OC as Kaitlin Cooper, is reportedly in talks to join Gossip Girl for a three-episode arc a la Michelle Trachtenberg. And like Michelle’s character, Willa’s character may just have a little bit of a wild side…
The chatter is that Willa Holland’s character is Agnes, a teen model for Eleanor Waldorf’s fashion line. Of course, since Jenny is interning at Waldorf Designs these days, it would be no surprise that the two become good friends. Although, a three-episode arc also implies a potentially fast and furious break-up…
Is it a play for ratings? Certainly.
Despite loads of pre-season publicity, Gossip Girl ratings were not as high as the network expected. Similarly, The OC was searching for a spark when they added Willa Holland as Kaitlin (sometimes called Kaitlin 2). The character of Kaitlin was the daughter of Jimmy Cooper and Julie Cooper-Nichol, as well as Marissa Cooper’s sister. The character as portrayed by Shailene Woodley in the initial production was not popular with fans. The producers shipped the character off to boarding school and she was brought back in Season 3, this time played by Willa Holland.
The move was praised by critics of the show, who thought that Holland added a fresh perspective. Let’s hope that she does the same for Gossip Girl!