The Upper East Side is about to get even hotter. Cougar style. On Season 2 of Gossip Girl, an older woman named Catherine Mason will tempt Nate Archibald (Chace Crawford) with some hot, May-December romance!

Catherine Mason will be played by Madchen Amick, last seen in CBS' Viva Laughlin as the wife of a small-time casino owner. Amick will join the cast when Gossip Girl returns with new episodes September 1.

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