Tim Gunn did not hold back in a 2018 E! Interview about Taylor Momsen's on-set unprofessionalism when he shot a guest cameo on Gossip Girl. "What a diva!" he exclaimed to E!. "She was pathetic, she couldn't remember her lines, and she didn't even have that many. I thought to myself, 'why are we all being held hostage by this brat?" Gunn continued.
In true Gunn fashion, he immediately followed his acerbic remarks with some paternal advice for the then-17-year-old actress. Gunn told E!, "I'd say, 'You know young lady, there are hundreds of thousands of girls who are just as attractive and even smarter than you. Why are you acting like this show is a huge burden on you?'" He noted that Momsen was always on her phone during shooting. "She was on her phone during every break, I wanted to tell her, 'If you weren't on your BlackBerry, you can retain this stuff,”' Gunn said.
Gunn, who was a fashion educator, emphasized that he was not interested in attacking Momsen on a personal level. "I'd just ask her 'do you want to share with me why you're always on your phone?'" he said, adding, "At one point the director leaned in and whispered to me, 'this is day in, day out, my life.' She annoyed the entire crew."
Fair enough. Hopefully, Momsen has learned a few lessons in professional courtesy since then!
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