Chace Crawford is slimming down and Gossip Girl’s Ed Westwick isn’t. In Touch reports at the Gossip Girl wrap party at New York’s Bowery Hotel, Ed Westwick turned heads — but for all the wrong reasons. “He looked totally unkempt, like he hadn’t showered in days,” a guest at the March 28 event spilled to the weekly celebrity magazine.
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“All he did the entire time was play beer pong with Heineken. He was drinking a lot.” The report adds, ‘That’s nothing new for Ed, who has treated New York like his personal playground ever since being cast as Chuck Bass on Gossip Girl in 2007. But in the hit show’s second season, Ed, 21, has put on an estimated 10 pounds, and his partying is starting to hurt his appearance.’
Weighty Issues? “Ed has been gaining a lot of weight — not just around the waist, but throughout his whole body,†says an on-set source. “First, the costume department had to buy him new, bigger pants. Then, his shirts and jackets got way too snug. The costumers even requested that producers talk to Ed — they don’t want Chuck to be fat!†Ed has gotten flack from his castmates, too.
“They filmed an episode with a pool scene,†another set insider reveals. “Ed was completely not in shape, and people were making fun of him.†Oh and In Touch also notes that Chace is getting skinnier: Meanwhile, Ed’s co-star Chace Crawford, 23, plans to lose between 10 to 15 pounds to portray a drug dealer in the film Twelve for director Joel Schumacher in a few weeks. “He’s tired of playing a pretty boy and is really serious about it,†says a friend.