Chace Crawford and Penn Badgley say working on Gossip Girl made them feel 'like Mickey Mouse'

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Chace Crawford and Penn Badgley spoke about working on the original Gossip Girl series during an episode of the latter's Podcrushed podcast that was released on Tuesday.The performers, aged 36 and 35, respectively, discussed their experiences with dealing with the sudden fame that was thrust upon them after they appeared in the show.The actors previously portrayedNate Archibald and Dan Humphrey in the original version of the program, which ran from 2007 until 2012.

Looking back: Penn Badgley, left, and Chace Crawford, right, spoke about working on the original Gossip Girl series during an episode of the latter's Podcrushed podcast that was released on TuesdayCrawford made a point of expressing that he had mixed feelings about his time with Gossip Girl.'There were definitely a lot of negatives and positives, but...

I mean, it was just such a wild time. It was so novel as well,' he said. The cast member of The Boys did note that he was still enamored with the city in which the program took place.'New York City, I have such this romanticized love for - I still do - I'm still in love with that city because of it,' he said.

Speaking his mind: Crawford made a point of expressing that he had mixed feelings about his time with Gossip Girl A good look: Here Penn is seen in costume for a scene from Gossip GirlCrawford then illustrated how he and many of his collaborators became lost in the glitz and glamor of show business.'We were given the keys to the city at a crazy time, a lot of partying and you know, and access to different things that you can sort of get caught up in,' he said.He added: 'You are kind of like Mickey Mouse to Disneyland, you know, people see you and you're, like, this character in this city.'Badgley found.