The handsome Penn Badgley, a.k.a. Dan Humphrey, talked about all things Gossip Girl on a New York morning show Monday to promote the most recent episode.

As you'll see in the video below, he's a pretty grounded, down-to-earth individual. We like him a lot even if he doesn't read gossip / fan sites. We bet he'd like ours!

Here's what Penn Badgley had to say about Dan and Serena, what it's like watching his real girlfriend romanced by another guy on screen, and much more ...

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