The little screen is mirroring real life for Ed Westwick. Fresh off the heels of a (spoiler alert!) split between Westwick’s “Gossip Girl” character Chuck and his girlfriend Blair (Leighton Meester), Westwick has reportedly dumped his co-star girlfriend Jessica Szohr, who plays Brooklynite Vanessa, over rumors that she cheated on him with one of his best friends. Page Six reports that Szohr’s flirting with handsome heir Marco Minuto led to the split, and that she is now begging the boyish Brit to take her back. Here’s a look back at the twosome during happier times.
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Jessica Szohr and Ed Westwick head for lunch after a visit to “Gossip Girl” co-star Blake Lively’s downtown apartment in Manhattan.
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The “Gossip” twosome arrives at the Bowery Hotel in downtown Manhattan.
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Jessica Szohr and Ed Westwick pose for a photo with “Gossip Girl” co-star Chace Crawford at a fundraiser event during Super Bowl weekend.
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Ed Westwick and Jessica Szohr get down and dirty during the DIRECTV 4th annual Celebrity Beach Bowl in Miami Beach, Fla.
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The then-happy couple takes a stroll on the waterfront after lunching with Ed Westwick’s parents at downtown Mexican joint Tortilla Flats.
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Ed Westwick and Jessica Szohr link arms while walking on the waterfront.
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Jessica Szohr and Ed Westwick party together in Manhattan.
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Jessica Szohr and Ed Westwick.
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The suntanned couple heads out to celebrate Ed Westwick’s 22nd birthday at a party at Manhattan’s trendy Lucky Strike bowling alley.
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Jessica Szohr and Ed Westwick join co-stars (left to right) Blake Lively, Leighton Meester and Taylor Momsen onstage during the CW Network 2009 Upfronts at Madison Square Garden in Manhattan.
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Ed Westwick and Jessica Szohr walk a pup, hand-in-hand.
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“Gossip Girl” stars Ed Westwick and Jessica Szohr party together in Miami with drinks at noon.
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Ed Westwick goofs off with Jessica Szohr during the 5th annual Lucky Club event at The Ritz Carlton in Manhattan.
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Westwick rests an arm on Szohr’s leg while posing with “Gossip” co-stars Michelle Trachtenberg and Connor Paolo at the event.
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The actors had a chance to play out their real-life romance on the little screen when Vanessa and Chuck had a fling on “Gossip Girl.”
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Then-real-life couple Jessica Szohr and Ed Westwick kiss as Vanessa and Chuck on an episode of “Gossip Girl.”
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