Teen Drama Links for January 7, 2025

My New Year’s resolution: Same TeenDramaWhore, better coverage.

In 2025, you’ll still get “Teen Drama Links” every Tuesday, along with the occasional Monday post on a particular topic. But with “Teen Drama Links” this year, I’m resolving to include more coverage of notable stars who were on the teen dramas but whom I’ve largely neglected to report on.

You may have noticed some of them already popping up in this weekly roundup over the last month or two, such as Keke Palmer (Elizabeth, 90210), Stephen Amell (Jim, 90210), and Marina Squerciati (Alessandra, Gossip Girl). But I also need to do a better job of including people like William Abadie (Jean Claude, The O.C. / Roman, Gossip Girl / Olivier, 90210), Natalie Morales (Ashley, 90210), and Melissa McBride, who had multiple bit parts on “Dawson’s Creek.”

In fact, I have a long list of names of people I should’ve been writing about all along but have overlooked. If I’m being honest, I will still probably come up short at times. It’s impossible for me to find everything about everyone, and I do try to curate these lists each week, not simply aggregate. That is, instead of sharing every little thing, I consciously compile what I think fellow TeenDramaWhores would find interesting or should know. But some things — or people — unintentionally fall through the cracks and I want to limit those oversights this year.

So here’s to a 2025 filled with more teen drama goodness than ever before.

Teen Drama Links for January 7, 2025

Listicle Links

Reminder: All lists and articles relate to the teen dramas or teen drama stars in some way.

• “‘It Hit Me In A Way A Book Hasn’t In Years’ — 16 Books To Add To Your 2025 Reading List” (BuzzFeed)

• “Meet the Real-Life Loves of the Beverly Hills, 90210 Cast” (People)

• “5 Moments We Love From Seth & Summer on ‘The O.C.’” (The Hollywood Reporter)

• “Adam Brody and Leighton Meester’s Relationship Timeline Is So Nostalgic” (Cosmopolitan)

• “Everybody Wants Kristen Bell and Adam Brody’s Golden Globes Hair Secrets” (Marie Claire)

• “7 ‘One Tree Hill’ Celebrity Guest Stars You Totally Forgot About — From Pete Wentz to Gavin DeGraw” (First For Women)

  • There’s a mistake here.

  • Related: Top 10 Most Memorable Guest-Stars and Cameos (TDW)

• “10 Things We Want To See From One Tree Hill’s Upcoming Sequel Show” (Screen Rant)

  • There are also some mistakes here, but some good points are made. Still don’t want it, though!

• “10 Gossip Girl Couples That Made No Sense” (CBR)

• “Blake Lively Through the Years: From ‘Gossip Girl’ to Fashion Icon and Mom of 4” (Us Weekly)

• “Everything Blake Lively’s Costars Have Said About Working With Her” (Us Weekly)

• “How Kristen Bell Got Her Rose-Tinted Makeup for the 2025 Golden Globes” (InStyle)

• “10 Teen Shows That Went Downhill After The Characters Went To College” (Screen Rant)

• “10 Unpopular TV Romances That Eventually Won Fans Over” (Screen Rant)

• “5 celebrities who revealed health diagnoses in 2024” (Today)

• “23 Celebrities Turning 40 In 2025 (I’m Not Ready)” (Brit + Co)

• “2024 in review: The breakout actors and actresses” (Yardbarker)

• “The Comfort Show You Should Watch This Week, According To Your Zodiac Sign” (Bustle)

• “The Golden Globes Upset That Made Me Scream at My Television” (Slate)

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Best of the Rest

• At Sunday’s Golden Globes…

  • Seth Rogen (Bob, Dawson’s Creek) was among the presenters.

  • Adam Brody (Seth, The O.C.), Kristen Bell (Gossip Girl, Gossip Girl), and “Nobody Wants This” lost in their respective categories.

  • Sebastian Stan (Carter, Gossip Girl) won Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture — Musical or Comedy for A Different Man, but lost Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture — Drama for The Apprentice. (Deadline)

  • Rumer Willis (Gia, 90210) and family filmed their reaction to her mom Demi Moore’s win. (Instagram)

  • For red carpet and post-show interviews, see below.

• Christine Elise (Emily, Beverly Hills, 90210) will attend a screening of Child’s Play 2 and participate in a meet and greet in Arizona later this month. (Instagram)

• Sydney Penny (Josie, Beverly Hills, 90210) announced the death of her husband, Robert Powers. (TV Insider)

• Denise Richards (Robin, Beverly Hills, 90210 / Denise, BH90210 / Gwen, 90210) was on “Jeff Lewis Live.” (YouTube)

• Eva Longoria, who appeared on “Beverly Hills, 90210,” and Keke Palmer (Elizabeth, 90210) will be among the first guest co-hosts for “TODAY with Jenna & Friends.” (Today)

• Chris Pula, who worked on marketing at FOX for the early days of “Beverly Hills, 90210,” died at 69. (Deadline)

• Rachel Leigh Cook (Devon, Dawson’s Creek), Janel Parrish (Leah, The O.C.), and Robert Buckley (Clay, One Tree Hill) all have movies premiering on Hallmark in February. (EntertainmentNow)

• Here are interviews Brody and wife Leighton Meester (Blair, Gossip Girl) did at the Golden Globes…

  • “Adam Brody & Leighton Meester React To His Viral ‘Nobody Wants This’ Kiss With Kristen Bell” (Access Hollywood)

  • “Leighton Meester Reacts to Adam Brody Being Everyone’s ‘Hot Rabbi’ Dream After ‘Nobody Wants This’” (Entertainment Tonight)

  • “Golden Globes 2025: Adam Brody and Leighton Meester Reveal If They Would Act Together in Rare Interview” (E! Online)

• Here’s another interview with Chris Carmack (Luke, The O.C.) tied to his Autotrader partnership. (Elite Daily)

• Autumn Reeser (Taylor, The O.C.) will be going on tour this year with “The Thrilling Adventure Hour.” (Instagram)

  • Per Reeser’s post, Busy Philipps (Audrey, Dawson’s Creek) will also be participating.

• Shailene Woodley (Kaitlin, The O.C.) did a new interview tied to Cult of Love. (The New York Times)

• Selena Gomez revealed a childhood crush on Chad Michael Murray (Lucas, One Tree Hill). (W)

• Hilarie Burton (Peyton, One Tree Hill) shared an update on the status of her “One Tree Hill” revival. (People)

• Sophia Bush (Brooke, One Tree Hill) and estranged husband Grant Hughes have settled their divorce nearly a year after a dispute over their prenup. (TMZ)

• Bethany Joy Lenz (Haley, One Tree Hill) was on the “For The Love” podcast. (Apple Podcasts)

• Tyler Hilton (Chris, One Tree Hill) reflected on his friendships with the “One Tree Hill” cast. (People)

• After filing a legal complaint in California last month, Blake Lively (Serena, Gossip Girl) has now formally sued Justin Baldoni and his associates in New York. (TMZ)

• The aforementioned Bell pledged $25,000 to a health-related GoFundMe as part of an initiative to help people saddled with medical bills. (People)

• Bell narrated a video looking back at last year’s Netflix releases. (Twitter)

• Here are interviews Stan gave for the Golden Globes…

  • “Sebastian Stan Says He Had ‘Sleepless Nights’ Over Playing Donald Trump in The Apprentice at Golden Globes 2025” (People)

  • “Sebastian Stan Explains Why He Stands By Playing Donald Trump In ‘The Apprentice’” (Access Hollywood)

  • “Anthony Mackie Takes Over Sebastian Stan’s Golden Globes Interview Backstage!” (Entertainment Tonight)

  • “Sebastian Stan Explains How ‘Thunderbolts’ Cast Is Like ‘The Breakfast Club’” (Entertainment Tonight)

  • “‘The Apprentice’s Sebastian Stan Pleads ‘Let’s Not Normalize Indifference’, Reveals ‘Thunderbolts’ Can’t Be Compared ‘To Any Previous Marvel Movie’” (Deadline)

  • Also: “2025 Golden Globes GLAMBOT: Sebastian Stan Nails His Pose In A Dapper Tailcoat” (E! Online)

• Marina Squerciati (Alessandra, Gossip Girl) revealed she welcomed her second child last year. (Instagram)

• Armie Hammer (Gabriel, Gossip Girl) was on the “Your Mom’s House” podcast. (YouTube)

• Meghan Markle, who appeared on “90210,” rejoined Instagram and announced a new Netflix show, “With Love, Meghan,” premiering next week. (Instagram)