Gossip Girl star ties the knot to longtime love as actress Nina Dobrev serves as maid of honor during wedding


GOSSIP Girl star Jessica Szohr has tied the knot in a sweet ceremony that featured her former co-stars.

The star invited Nina Dobrev to serve as her maid of honor as she and longtime partner Brad Richardson said their I dos.

Gossip Girl star Jessica Szohr - here with her longtime boyfriend Brad Richardson - tied the knot

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Gossip Girl star Jessica Szohr – here with her longtime boyfriend Brad Richardson – tied the knotCredit: Instagram/ jessicaszohr
Nina Dobrev, seen with Shaun White at the Clooney Foundation For Justice’s The Albies in 2023, was the maid of honor at the wedding

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Nina Dobrev, seen with Shaun White at the Clooney Foundation For Justice’s The Albies in 2023, was the maid of honor at the weddingCredit: Getty

Jessica, 39, and Brad got married earlier this month, according to US Weekly.

Nina, 35, was part of her bridal party and their fellow Gossip Girl co-star, Chace Crawford, was present.

Jessica, who played Vanessa on the CW series, posted photos on her Instagram Story that appeared to be from her big day.

She captioned a black-and-white photo of several friends, “Tying the knot.”

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LOVE STORY

The actress and her now-husband went public with their romance in March 2019.

A month prior to their confirmation, it was reported that they had been seeing one another.

Brad was a professional hockey player until 2022 when he retired after playing for the Colorado Avalanche, Los Angeles Kings, Vancouver Canucks, Arizona Coyotes, and Nashville Predators.

The couple announced that they were expecting their first child together in 2020, and welcome their daughter, Bowie Ella, in January 2021.

Jessica confirmed the baby’s arrival on social media, sharing a photo of her hand.

“Added a little special sweetness to our family and some new directions to our journey on 1-11-21 Bowie Ella Richardson,” her captioned read.

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“This journey with Brad and Lexi has been one of the most beautiful experiences of my life.”

“To then create a human that is absolutely perfect in our eyes and put a feeling in my heart I didn’t know existed is beyond words,” she added.

“I have all the feels and she is really something special.”

Brad has a daughter with his ex-wife, Lauren Hunt, as well.

Gossip Girl Stars

Gossip Girl ran on the CW from 2007 to 2012. The show launched the careers of several well-known stars. It has a cult following, even to this day, and even leant itself to a spinoff series that ran fron 2021 to 2023.

Here’s a look at the Gossip Girl cast:

  • Blake Lively
  • Leighton Meester
  • Ed Westwick
  • Chace Crawford
  • Taylor Momsen
  • Penn Badgley
  • Kelly Rutherford
  • Michelle Trachtenberg
  • Jessica Szohr
  • Connor Paolo
  • Sebastian Stan
  • William Baldwin
  • Kristen Bell
  • Desmond Harrington
  • Melissa Fumero
  • Hillary Duff
  • Wallace Shawn
  • Elizabeth Hurley
  • Madchen Amick
  • Katie Cassidy
  • JoAnna Garcia Swisher
  • Kevin Zegers
  • Hugo Becker
  • Kaylee DeFer
  • Amanda Setton
  • Margaret Colin
  • Willa Holland
  • Robert John Burke
  • Zuzanna Szadkowski
  • Clemence Poesy
  • Susan Misner
  • Ella Rae Peck
  • Caroline Lagerfelt
  • Gina Torres
  • Sam Robards
  • David Call
  • John Shea
  • Nicole Fiscella
  • Chris Riggi
  • Sheila Kelley
  • Michelle Hurd
  • Rhomas Schall
  • Holley Fain
  • Tamara Feldman
  • Nan Zhang
  • Dreama Walker
  • Sara DeRosa
  • Alice Callahan
  • Sofia Black-D’Elia
  • Tuesday Knight

Jessica announced her engagement to the athlete in May 2022.

She posted a photo of herself sporting a massive ring while standing next to her fiance.

“I said yes!” she captioned the post.

PAST LOVES

Jessica has been linked to a handful of high-profile men throughout her career.

The Gossip Girl star dated her co-star, Ed Westwick, from 2008 to 2010.

She was also briefly linked to Aaron Rodgers in 2011, with the couple reuniting three years later.

The Shameless alum then dated New York Jets player Scotts McKnight from 2015 to 2018.

Gossip Girl star Jessica Szohr invited some of the cast, including Chace Crawford, to her recent wedding

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Gossip Girl star Jessica Szohr invited some of the cast, including Chace Crawford, to her recent weddingCredit: Alamy
Jessica Szohr and Brad Richardson were first linked in 2019

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Jessica Szohr and Brad Richardson were first linked in 2019Credit: Instagram/ jessicaszohr
Jessica Szohr announced that she was pregnant in 2020 and gave birth to daughter Bowie in 2021

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Jessica Szohr announced that she was pregnant in 2020 and gave birth to daughter Bowie in 2021Credit: Instagram/ jessicaszohr

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