Ed Westwick: People Think Chace And I "Were Humping"

In this week's Page Six Magazine, British actor Ed Westwick opens up about the "bootlicking" he's received as being the villainous but charming Chuck Bass on Gossip Girl - and rumors he's gay.

About his relationship with co-star and roommate Chace Crawford: "People think Chace is gay, and thought I was gay, that we were humping. It's not true, but hilarious. People project their fantasies onto people. I've never been someone who makes it my objective to go out and pick up chicks. But I've met some fantastic ladies here. You know those amazing conversations where you find yourself in a café talking until 2 a.m. and never see them again."

He says he refuses to let all the fan adulation go to his head. "There are perks to this job. We [the Gossip Girl cast] were all thrown into this situation with a lot of attention on us, and you get a lot of free clothes and s--t but that's no reason not to stay grounded. What am I really doing, baby? Saving the world? Nah, I'm on television."

Ed's portrayal as Chuck Bass is just as notable as his own bad behavior and sense of style. "Chuck is an iconic character and the clothes are iconic. I think I rock the look well. My style has always been good. Top notch, baby. I like the glamorous indie rock look, like the Libertines. But you know, without the heroin needle sticking out of my arm."

Ed is not shy about his late night partying, or his frequent visits to the clubs with his band Filthy Youth. "If I want to go out and drink and throw a glass in the street, I'll do it. As long as the reason is that I want to have fun and not that I want to create some sort of tension around me. Then I'd be a d--k. But I'm not."

For now, Ed plans to enjoy the city and the last warm days of the season. "I love going out in the summer. The girls wear their nice dresses. Did that sound sleazy? It really did, didn't it? Put it like this: Everyone comes out looking gorgeous in summer. We are a more beautiful species in the summer. No doubt Chuck Bass would say "cheers" to that, baby."

Comments

[gps8001]

06:55 PM on 08/28/2008

i think his graceful deny is more indicative of him being straight
just bc someone is comfortable with themselves doesnt mean theyre gay
when will my fellow gays learn

[laurenmodery]

02:06 PM on 08/27/2008

i want his suit.

[drjay79]

12:12 PM on 08/26/2008

and that would be bad thing?

[Faxus]

07:32 AM on 08/26/2008

This stuff about Gossip Girl is all media hype, no one is watching it. I tried, it's stupefyingly dull, the actors are too young, too thin and I was just praying that someone would turn off the TV, finally I did. This piece is nothing more than a paid-for advertising disguised as entertainment news.

[andvoodoo2]

07:28 PM on 08/25/2008

That jacket shouts gay.

[jmo007]

05:15 PM on 08/25/2008

Most times when they come and deny being gay in public, they are GAY! Gay men who live in the closet do nothing positive for themselves are the gay community. Australian diver, Matt Michum, who won the Gold Medal in Beijing, has courage and a respectable human being for not living a lie like so many do by being in the closet. If one has to live in a closet in order to have a career, then they are not true to themselves or to society. Get out of the closet and promote tolerance, instead of staying in that closet and promoting intollerance!

[andvoodoo2]

07:24 PM on 08/25/2008

I agree with you but, I have to say that there is no way in the world Matt Michum could hide in a closet. He took all of 3 steps down that board, ran his hands through his hair and my gaydar went off so loud it almost gave me a stroke!

(BTW, I'm glad he won. The dive I saw was incredible!)

[Bart33]

05:23 PM on 08/27/2008

That really all depends on where you live. In some places, all coming out of the closet will promote is an assault to your person.

[HatingTheGame]

02:47 PM on 08/25/2008

All that non-gay denial makes me know that this guy is gay ("Girls wear nice dresses. Does that make me sound sleazy?" - now if that doesn't sound like a gay guy trying to act straight, and totally being self conscious and failing, I'm going to trade in my gaydar.

It's going off a mile a minute.

Not that there's anything wrong with that.

[swingerofbirches]

02:11 PM on 08/25/2008

This line:

"If I want to go out and drink and throw a glass in the street, I'll do it. As long as the reason is that I want to have fun and not that I want to create some sort of tension around me. Then I'd be a d--k. But I'm not."

made me cringe.

Argggg......there's a non-d*ck way to throw something made of glass into a street? Oy, oy, oy.

[wwja]

08:51 PM on 08/25/2008

i had the same thought haha. not very bright.

[Eric8869]

12:45 PM on 08/25/2008

Even on a "d list show" you can't come out of the closet. The continuing crisis in Hollywood.

[mabinog]

11:25 AM on 08/25/2008

Don't know who this guy is. I guess I am not keeping up with who is cool in the pop culture. Oh what ever shall I do! pfffffffffffffffffffftt.

[ratcityreprobate]

10:27 AM on 08/25/2008

Who?