“We haven’t even finished filming the show yet and there’s already so much media attention and such a huge fandom. Everybody has something to say about it, and I can’t add to the conversation. It’s kind of overwhelming. But I’m so excited for the audience to be caught off guard!”

In March 2020 it was announced that Whitney Peak, then known for her recurring role in Netflix’s The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, was joining a superlative (and very much Insta-famous) cast for the highly anticipated upcoming Gossip Girl reboot. The announcement, for Peak at least, happened as part of a wider whirlwind that she is only just coming to terms with. Covering our Spring issue, Peak takes us from her audition process through to filming during the pandemic and the ever-growing pandemonium around the show, reflecting on secrecy around her character and why fame still feels unfathomable.

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