Gossip Girl hunk Penn Badgley takes a leap of faith in this new and seriously hot photo shoot. Badgley, 21, is proving to be a real up-and-coming actor who we enjoy watching each and every Wednesday as part of a super Gossip Girl cast.

Sources are stating that Penn Badgley and Blake Lively are officially a couple. We hope it works out for this pair of lovely co-stars.

Chace Crawford and Penn Badgley are pumped up and confused, respectively. Looks like the co-stars have been doing a bit of partying together.

Here's one of our favorite pictures of Penn Badgley.

Out Magazine features Ed Westwick, Penn Badgley and Chace Crawford in its new issue. You've gotta love these three!

Out Magazine features Ed Westwick, Penn Badgley and Chace Crawford in its new issue. This trio of Gossip Guys makes a Tuesday (or Monday) night better each week.

Out Magazine features Ed Westwick, Penn Badgley and Chace Crawford in its new issue. Here, Ed and Penn roughhouse with the magazine, posing for its feature on the show and its stars.

Penn Badgley and all his hunk-ness is back on the Gossip Girl set in Spring 2008. He and the rest of the cast will be back with new episodes in April!

Oh goodness, is he ever. We love Penn Badgley. What a hot young stud.

You have to love Penn Badgley. Well, at least we do. Man, what a young hunk. Hard to argue with that statement.

Penn Badgley. The ladies love him. The guys want to be him. Oh, to have it so good and be young and hot in New York.

Nate doesn't typically look this dapper. He must be on a case.