Not official photos from the CW, mind you. Those will not be released for at least another month, probably two. But this is Gossip Girl, and celebrity gossip photographers and websites treat the show the way Gossip Girl's minions do the Upper East Siders we love.

In other words, the show has been in production all of one day, and we have some photos of the cast filming the third season already. Here's a nice shot of Ed Westwick and Leighton Meester as Chuck and Blair, who are still together as the season begins ...

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