Penn Badgley reacted to his “Gossip Girl” co-star Michelle Trachtenberg’s death nearly two months after she was found dead in her New York City apartment. “It’s surreal,” the actor told E! News Wednesday at the Season 5 premiere of Netflix’s thriller “You.”

"What I remember of her is she was incredibly quick to laugh," the "You" star said of the actress, who died in February at age 39.

Leighton Meester is speaking out about her Gossip Girl co-star Michelle Trachtenberg’s death for the first time. Trachtenberg, who played Georgina Sparks on the hit drama, died in February at age 39 from complications of diabetes mellitus, the New York City Office of Chief Medical Examiner previously confirmed.