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Michelle Trachtenberg has passed away at the age of 39. Elle has reported that she was in her New York City home at the time, though the cause of her death remains unclear.
The actress, renowned for her work on Gossip Girl, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and more, was found dead on Wednesday morning, USA Today has revealed. In the wake of her demise, several of her co-stars have begun expressing their condolences online, including her former co-stars Ed Westwick, Blake Lively, and more.
Read all of the heartfelt tributes that have come pouring in following Michelle Trachtenberg's demise below:
Chace Crawford who played Nate Archibald and starred alongside Michelle in Gossip Girl shared this post:
Blake Lively, who embodied the role of Serena van der Woodsen opposite Trachtenberg's Georgina Sparks on Gossip Girl, took to Instagram stories to pen a heartfelt tribute:
“This is the first day I met Michelle. She was electricity. You knew when she entered a room because the vibration changed. Everything she did, she did 200%,” Lively wrote. “She laughed the fullest at someone’s joke, she faced authority head on when she felt something was wrong, she cared deeply about her work, she was proud to be a part of this community and industry as painful as it could be sometimes, she was fiercely loyal to her friends and brave for those she loved, she was big and bold and distinctly herself. And she always had yummy caramel smelling lipgloss on because she didn’t just want to sparkle on camera, she liked creating a nice experience for anyone who was in her orbit, even down to the subtle smell of her lipgloss because she cared about the sweet details.”
She went on, noting that Michelle Trachtenberg was a "kind person, through and through." She also expressed remorse over not taking the "chance to see an old friend," noting that the "real tragedies in life are the ones that blindside you on an idle Tuesday." She called on everyone to "Hold those you love and have loved dear," before adding that the world lost a "deeply sensitive and good person in Michelle."
Ed Westwick, who played Chuck Bass on the same show, also uploaded a photo of the Gossip Girl alum on his story, though his caption was short. “So sad to hear of the passing of @michelletrachtenberg,” he wrote. “Sending prayers.”
Kim Catrall embodied the role of Trachtenberg’s skating coach in Ice Princess, and she took to both Instagram and X to pen her condolences. In the former, she noted that the incident is "Heartbreaking. So talented, much too young. RIP Sweet Beauty. xo," while on Instagram, she uploaded a photo of the two on-set, alongside the following caption:
“Rest in peace sweet Michelle 💔”
Rosie O'Donnell, who starred alongside Michelle Trachtenberg in Nickelodeon’s first feature film Harriet the Spy in 1996, told People Magazine in a statement that the news was "heartbreaking" to her.
“I loved her very much. She struggled the last few years. I wish I could have helped,” O’Donnell added.
Several more co-stars have offered their condolences upon learning of Michelle Trachtenberg's passing, including Chace Crawford, James Marsters, Kate Beckinsale, and more.
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