Michelle Trachtenberg Death: Gossip Girl Co-Stars Ed Westwick And Chace Crawford Pay Tribute To ‘One Of A Kind' Actor

Read below the heartfelt remembrance posts that late actress Michelle Trachenbergs’s former co-stars have penned in her memory.

Written by Sakshi Shelke , Entertainment Journalist

Updated on Feb 27, 2025 | 03:00 PM IST | 10.8K

Ed Westwick, Chace Crawford and Michelle Trachtenberg (CC: Instagram)

Gossip Girl stars mourn Michelle Trachtenberg's passing with heartfelt tributes (CC: Instagram)

Trigger Warning: This article contains mention of death.

Michelle Trachtenberg’s passing was nothing less of a shocker. This unexpected death has truly got many people sharing tribute posts online about the actress and her former Gossip Girl co-stars Ed Westwick and Chace Crawford also happened to be one of them.

Westwick, who played Chuck Bass on the show, took to his Instagram account and shared a tribute story dedicated to the late star, who portrayed Georgina Sparks in the venture.

In his story, the actor shared a picture of Trachtenberg and penned, “So sad to hear of the passing of @michelletrachtenberg." He further added, “Sending prayers.” Check it out below.

Picture via Ed Westwick's Instagram

Crawford, who portrayed the role of Nate Archibald on Gossip Girl also took to his Instagram handle and shared a heartfelt post. In it, he added three pictures, posing alongside the late star.

In the first and second ones, he and Trachtenberg can be seen candidly posing while capturing a selfie. The last photo appeared to be an old picture, where both of them seem to be posing playfully. The Boys star appears to have a fake pregnant belly, while the actress is seen caressing it.

Crawford penned, “Michelle was one of a kind. I remember her coming on set for the first time and just absolutely owning it. She was a force of nature and just so so unapologetically funny and magnetic.. remembering those years with a big smile. Just a terrible loss. Love you.”

For the unversed, Trachtenberg, who was just 39 years old, was found unresponsive in her apartment by the New York police after they responded to a 911 call on February 26. At the scene, she was later pronounced dead by EMS, per E! News.