What's the Difference between Gossip Girl the Book and Gossip Girl the TV Show?
                      
                                
                    
                
                
                     
                
                
               
                
                     
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                    
                            
                                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    | In the Book | In the TV Show | 
                                
                                
                                
                                 
                                    | Serena van der Woodsen 
 | Serena van der Woodsen Portrayed by: Blake Lively
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                                    | Dan Humphrey 
 | Dan Humphrey Portrayed by: Penn Badgley
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                                    | Blair Waldorf 
 | Blair Waldorf Portrayed by: Leighton Meester
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                                Gossip Girl Book vs  TV Show
                                
                            
                            
                         
                        
                        
                        
                        
                    
                            
                             
                                
                                
                                
                                    | In the Book | In the TV Show | 
                                
                                
                                        
                                            | Serena has a very brief fling with Dan. | Dan and Serena are on again off again throughout the entire series and end up getting married. | 
                                    
                                     
                                            | Serena and Nate had sex for the first time in his parent's bed. | It was in the bar at a wedding. | 
                                   
                                        
                                            | Chuck is bisexual. | He is straight, although he does kiss a man on one occasion and indicates that he may have done it before. | 
                                    
                                     
                                            | Chuck and Dan attend Riverside prep and Nate goes to St. Judes. | They all attend St. Judes. | 
                                   
                                        
                                            | Chuck never has a girlfriend. | He is in love with Blair and eventually marries her. |