Yes, the day FabUK and I have been waiting for is finally here – Gossip Girl premieres in the UK tonight on ITV2 at 10pm! So it's time to get you up to speed with the stylish, sexy and increasingly funny show. Based on the teen books by Cecily von Ziegesar, GG is the New York-set OC. So there's slightly warmer clothes covering the toned bodies on set. The series follows a bunch of mostly uber-privileged (and good looking) kids in Manhattan as they rebel against and gossip about, well, everything. I've seen several episodes of the show thanks to a trip to the States, and I love it.

You'll be lusting after the girls' wardrobes and their boys, including the lovely Brit Ed Westwick who plays a fairly disgusting (yet consistently amusingly dressed) character called Chuck Bass (and sings in the band The Filthy Youth in his spare time - how appropriate).

I introduced you to three of the girls in February, including Blake Lively and Rachel Bilson-lookalike Leighton Meester, who play Serena Van Der Woodsen and Blair Waldorf the best friends / mortal enemies at the centre of the show. Nate (Chace Crawford) is Blair's love interest, outsider Dan (Penn Badgley) has a major crush on Serena, Jenny (Taylor Momsen) is Dan's younger sister and a wannabe Blair, and Vanessa (Jessica Szohr) is an old friend of Dan's.

For lots more photos, info and a trailer for the series, just read more

Buffy star Michelle Trachtenberg has just begun filming the show too, so a more familiar face to some has joined the lineup, and I can't wait to see what they do with her character. But that's in the future. For now, let me leave you with a little premise, courtesy of the people at ITV2, lots of pictures, and a slightly more in-depth sneak peek.

Welcome to Manhattan's Upper East Side, where gossip rules and affluent prep-school students find themselves with the money, access and appetite to explore all the temptations New York City has to offer.
The privileged prep school teens learn that Serena is back in town the way they learn all the important news in their lives: from the blog of the all-knowing albeit ultra-secretive Gossip Girl. No one knows Gossip Girl's identity, but everyone in this exclusive and complicated vicious circle relies on her website and text messages for the latest scoop. Even Serena's closest friend, Blair, doesn’t welcome her mysterious return to Manhattan with open arms. One thing is for sure, when Serena was out of the picture, Blair enjoyed her time in the spotlight, and she has no intention of going back to living in Serena’s shadow. The tension between the pair isn’t lost on anyone in this crowd, who live for gossip and scandal – along with fashion, shopping and partying in Manhattan’s trendiest hotspots…

I warn you, this is a pretty thorough sneak peek from the US premiere of the series last year which will give you a great taster for tonight, but don't watch it if you don't want to be spoiled as it is about five minutes long:

And if that's not enough for you, ITV2 have episode one online right now.

I can't wait for you guys to see the first episode tonight – I'll be letting you know my thoughts on it tomorrow morning, so make sure you join me to speak your mind about it. Are you excited for this show?

XOXO

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