Actor Neal Bledsoe talks to Entertainment Weekly about kissing Ed Westwick on “Gossip Girl”

Entertainment Weekly’s Michael Ausiello chatted up Neal Bledsoe about his upcoming guest spot on Gossip Girl. He plays a lawyer who is a well-connected alumni at the university where Blair Waldorf (Leighton Meester) wants badly to give the famous freshman speech.

Bledsoe’s character is gay, can make it happen but he wants a kiss from Blair’s boyfriend Chuck (Ed Westwick).

Here is part of the EW interview with Bledsoe:

Tell me about your character.
BLEDSOE: Initially I was supposed to play the dean of the freshman class. But then they hired a 28-year-old actor so that seemed like a little bit of a stretch. Now I play a lawyer who is a very well connected alumni at the university who has a hand in deciding who is going to give the famous freshman speech.

An honor you agree to extend to Blair in exchange for the kiss. Is it as simple as you just wanting to say you made out with the legendary Chuck Bass?
BLEDSOE: I will tell you this: I have a very unexpected and darker motivation about it.

Was shooting the kiss awkward?
BLEDSOE: No. We were both professionals about it. [It helped] that we got to know each other a little bit beforehand. And we certainly rehearsed it.

Rehearsed it? How many takes did you do?
BLEDSOE: [Laughs] More than a few.

How would you characterize the kiss? Steamy? A little peck?
BLEDSOE: I would characterize it as a nice kiss.

Complete this sentence: Ed Westwick kisses just like…
BLEDSOE: [Laughs] …he kisses just like Chuck Bass.

The episode airs on Oct. 19.