Penn Badgley has spoken out on his Gossip Girl co-star Michelle Trachtenberg’s 'surreal' death for the first time at a red carpet premiere.

Penn Badgley has opened up about the “surreal” death of his Gossip Girl co-star Michelle Trachtenberg, who died in February, aged 39. Trachtenberg, best known for playing the cunning socialite Georgina Sparks in the 2007 drama series, died as a result of complications from diabetes mellitus, officials announced this month.

Penn Badgley is taking a moment to remember the bright spirit of his late Gossip Girl costar Michelle Trachtenberg. While attending the premiere of You’s fifth and final season on April