Born in Uganda, she eventually moved to Canada where she grew up between there and Dubai, which is where she was coached for swimming by a former Olympian. Zoya may seem like she's worlds away from the rest of her peers-living all the way across Central Park in the Upper West Side-but the actress behind her actually has quite the global background. We'll have to see how their relationship plays out amidst family drama and threatened social statuses. Don't expect their relationship to mirror Blair and Serena's combative friendship, though: Peak says the two really want to make their sisterhood work, and Zoya feels as if she knows a different side of Julien than her classmates do. She's actually the younger half-sister of Julien, as they share a mother but never grew up together since their mom left Julien's dad for Zoya's dad. Because she's not as familiar with the wealthy world of her classmates, Whitney Peak, who plays the character, explained to Teen Vogue that she comes off as "likeable and, eventually, influential" because of how confidently and freely she carries herself.Įven though Zoya is new on campus, she's not a total stranger. Like Dan Humphrey, she's a newbie at the school who's there as a freshman on an arts scholarship.
If any of these teens from the upper echelons of NYC could be called "relatable," it would be Zoya.
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She's appeared in roles like in the Facebook Watch series Sacred Lies, but she's primarily been working on the music side of things as a singer-songwriter, even opening for Carly Rae Jepsen and Kehlani on tour. Alexander is originally from Toronto and has been working in the entertainment industry for years. Regardless, with that kind of social prowess, she calls back to the magnetic persona of Serena. She became an influencer because everyone was looking at her already." Even though she's as popular as she is, behind her perfect looks and thousands of followers is a lot of insecurity. Although, as Alexander told NYLON, " an influencer in a different kind of way, in the sense that she really already had 'it.' It wasn't like she got there by being an influencer.
In a very 2021 turn, she's an "it girl" online as much as she is IRL as a major social media influencer. Julien (Jordan Alexander) is the Queen Bee of Constance Billard. To help get to know who's reigning over the Constance Billard halls now, we're breaking down who's who in the new Gossip Girl. Since the classic CW show helped launch the career of many of its cast members, like Blake Lively, Penn Badgley, Leighton Meister, and Chase Crawford, and its characters defined a generation, you can expect the names behind the HBO Max original and their roles to be ones to watch. The teens of 2021's Gossip Girl are more diverse, socially conscious, and representative of a wider spectrum of identities than their prep school alum, and they're just as fascinating.
The new series, which comes from the showrunners of the original (Joshua Safran, Stephanie Savage, and Josh Schwartz), reimagines the wealthy, nefarious Manhattanite crew for Gen Z. Maybe you grew up wishing you could skip class to hang out on the steps of The Met or shop along Madison Ave with Serena van der Woodsen and Blair Waldorf, or blow a bunch of cash on bottle service with Chuck Bass and Nate Archibald-but now you're going to get to know a whole new group of students (and a mysterious notorious poster) at Constance Billard now that HBO Max's Gossip Girl revival premiered. Hey there, Upper East Siders: There's a new class on campus.
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