The following is a list of characters for The CW teen television drama series, Gossip Girl โ and its standalone sequel series of the same name โ The series is based on the popular book series of the same name written by author Cecily von Ziegesar.
Both series follows the lives of privileged high school students who attend the fictional Constance Billard School for Girls and St. Jude's School for Boys. Both series are narrated by the seemingly omniscient "Gossip Girl" voiced by Kristen Bell ; within the original series, Gossip Girl is a single character whose true identity is never fully revealed until the series finale , while in the sequel series, the Gossip Girl mantle is shared by different characters.
Recurring characters who are family to one or more main character. Names are listed alphabetically. During the events of the first season, she aids her husband in dealing with Eleanor Waldorf's accounts.
She once promised to Eleanor Waldorf to give Blair her Cornelius Vanderbilt engagement ring should Nate and Blair ever be engaged but when Blair witnesses Nate's troubles with his father she ends the relationship. By the second season, Nate's mother whose financial assets have been frozen since her husband's guilty departure have caught up with her and their house in Manhattan is seized, leaving Nate to lodge in temporarily with the Humphreys. Anne Archibald's reputation was also in danger during her financial situation with Chuck giving her loan after selling his club, Victrola but this causes Nate to end his friendship with Chuck.
Her financial troubles come to an end when Nate convinces his father to come clean to the FBI and she sheds tears for the arrest of her husband. A short while before her husband is released from prison however she files for divorce. Portrayed by Sam Robards in seasons one, two, four and six. Howard is a white-collar criminal and a recovering cocaine addict. He leaves to escape arrest, still addicted to cocaine and Nate punches his father before the Captain could get into his limo and flee to Dominica.
