Things have just changed [for me] now." Meester has echoed those sentiments in many interviews, citing a bit of a burnout after her time on The actress met with Fox and decided that it would be the perfect fit for her next network project and then the new series We would be remiss to continue a discussion of the biggest stars of the early aughts—and their current comebacks—without a pause to reflect on an actress who is having a full-on career renaissance. Each actress did have their own path back to the big screen that's worth examining, however. "If I'm away from my daughter it has to be worth it—all my decisions are based around her now."
Rachel Bilson, thankfully, has spent the greater part of her career apologizing to people for splitting with Brody, who’s since moved on with legendary Gossip Girl actress Leighton Meester. But now the heyday is back in full force. To millennial women they were our role models, our obsessions, our constant sources of quoted material. It's really never been a better time to have starred in a mid-2000's network television teen drama. I want to vote Bilson, but I hate those stupid ice cream bar commercials she does. Meester and Bledel seemingly followed in her footsteps—although, technically, it's hard to nail down who exactly led the way. Yes. Check out the hottest fashion, photos, movies and TV shows!If television audiences were to turn on CMT right about...And when those same audiences start channel surfing (during commercial breaks, of course) they'll realize that Bilson is part of a movement. In an adorably full-circle twist of fate, Leighton ended up falling in love with none other than the real-life Seth Cohen (that would be As far as acting goes, Meester has been largely absent from her place in front of the cameras. Check out the hottest fashion, photos, movies and TV shows!What Happened to the Young Hollywood Club Scene? "But I really do like telling a story from beginning to end, knowing what the whole story is going to be, and then revisiting it six months later. And they'll also continue to process what life is like a decade out from their breakthrough successes. Immediately, a fan asked Brody: “How’s Leighton?” “She’s swell!” Brody, 34, said of his wife, 27. Alexis Bledel brought back her beloved Gilmore Girls and is also catching critic and general public attention of … Their time on the screen, both big and small, has had a large impact on each actress. They made us realize how much we were dying to have parents like Lorelai Gilmore and Sandy Cohen. "I remember not knowing what I was doing on For most of the show's fans, they could say the same thing. Bledel's was perhaps the most obvious, with "We're all just so happy we got to do these episodes," she told E! who just also happens to look exactly like Leighton. And we're excited that it means so much to people." Your source for entertainment news, celebrities, celeb news, and celebrity gossip. The actress is also in the midst of full-on critical acclaim for her turn as Ofglen in "It's really new to me in a way because it's just this year I jumped into this realm," Bledel explained. It's hard to shake the typecasting that comes with being a teen icon—not that they're all trying to. But I'm a firm believer in everything happening for a reason." Uncanny? "For Bilson, the return to the screen was on account of finally finding a way to balance her career passions with her desire to devote herself to motherhood.
The words As Bilson told E! Definitely. That all of the most popular (and fan-favorite) lady stars of the 2000s (if they were a band or a sports team they might call themselves the Aughts A-Listers) are in the middle of what can only be described as a heyday.There's Bilson and her country revival, of course. They gave us theme songs that will be stuck in our heads for the next decades, and the next and the next. What binds these three actresses together is more than just the fact that they happen to have been on-air at the same time during a certain part of the decade. So what's next for all these women? "I really respect that and I'm grateful to have had that, but it's your life and the hours are no joke. We speak, obviously, of one Things cooled down for the actress but with her star turn in the breakout hit "I cannot believe I'm on a television show that's airing," she said. For Mandy Moore it's all about having an appreciation for a time when everything was new (and scary). I didn't film a pilot and have it not get picked up. “Literally, I do the heavy lifting.”Along with Meester, Brody also entertained fans on the hot topic of “I’m in constant psychic communication with all of them,” the actor joked of his former castmates. That's up to them, but one imagines it involves equal parts reveling in the moment and looking forward to the next step.