Serena Celia van der Woodsen

Serena Celia van der Woodsen

Born July 7^th, 1990

Nicknames: “S”

As one of the richest, most popular, blonde bombshells of Manhattan’s elite, Serena Celia van der Woodsen leads a life that is constantly followed by everyone’s favorite blog, Gossip Girl.

Background: Serena comes from an extremely wealthy and influential family. Her mother gained her rich socialite status by marrying multiple, prominent men. Her brother, Eric, continually struggles with his sexuality (he later came out as gay) and happiness. Serena parties hard (with Georgina and other characters) her freshman and sophomore year of high school. During her sophomore year, Serena witnesses a fellow-partier’s death after hooking up with her best friend’s (Blair) boyfriend, Nate. She then enrolls into a Connecticut boarding school, where she continues her partying and excessive flirtation with her tutor Damien and her teacher Ben. In Serena’s junior year of high school, she comes back to Manhattan unannounced, and the Gossip Girl blog made her arrival the talk of the city. Serena reunites with everyone from her past, as well as making new friends such as the Humphrey’s (Dan, Jenny, and Rufus). This is when Season 1 begins.

Relationships: Over the seasons of the Gossip Girl television series, Serena has had many flings and loves, namely Dan Humphrey as well as Nate Archibald, Ben Donovan, Gabriel Edwards, Aaron Rose, Damien Daalgard, Carter Baizen, Trip Vanderbilt, Collin Forester and a few others.

Personality: Serena does her best to avoid rumors or to set the record straight when she can. Serena loves to have fun – to dance, socialize and flirt –regardless of if she’s under the influence or not. She is generally kind to everyone. Even when she is angry with someone, she speaks eloquently and doesn’t scream or shout. She exudes confidences without being pretentious. She tends to always be chasing someone or being chased: she is a very heart-oriented person. Serena subconsciously doesn’t like to be without a boyfriend for prolonged periods of time. With a confusing and histrionic family and a general upbringing in the Upper East Side setting, Serena has a few complex trust and love issues. While Serena doesn’t have to worry about food, water, and shelter, she still strives for the basic human need for love.

Style: She spends much of her time and money shopping! Her style is fun, modern, and very versatile as she has the build and attitude to pull off anything! Serena also likes mixing the latest, chic, fashion-forward articles of clothing and pairing them with a few vintage-styled pieces. She is not afraid to wear anything. Her signature pieces include fitted jackets, unconventional skinny jeans, boots, bangles and shortened hemlines. She tends to wear neutral-toned makeup and usually only uses makeup to accentuate her natural features, though there are exceptions. Her blonde, beach-y waves are practically famous.