Blake Lively mourns ‘fiercely loyal’ Gossip Girl co-star Michelle Trachtenberg following shock death at 39
Blake Lively shared a touching tribute to her Gossip Girl co-star Michelle Trachtenberg on Wednesday, following her sudden death at 39.
Lively shared a photo from the first day the two met on set of the popular TV show, writing that Michelle was ‘fiercely loyal’ as well as ‘kind’ and ‘deeply sensitive person.’
‘This is the first day I met Michelle. She was electricity. You knew when she entered a room because the vibration changed,’ Lively stated in her lengthy Instagram tribute.
‘Everything she did, she did 200%. She laughed the fullest at someone’s joke, she faced authority head on when she felt something was wrong, she cared deeply about her work,’ Lively went on.
The It Ends With Us Star said Michelle ‘was proud to be a part of this community and industry as painful as it could be sometimes’ and ‘was fiercely loyal to her friends and brave for those she loved.’
‘She was big and bold and distinctly herself,’ Lively added.
Blake Lively shared a touching tribute to her Gossip Girl co-star Michelle Trachtenberg on Wednesday, following her sudden death at 39; the two seen in 2009
Lively shared a photo from the first day the two met on set of the popular TV show, writing that Michelle was ‘fiercely loyal’ as well as ‘kind’ and ‘deeply sensitive person’
Trachtenberg was found dead by her mother on Wednesday in her New York City apartment near Columbus Circle just after 8am local time.
The actress died of natural causes and may have suffered complications following a liver transplant, police sources told ABC News.
Police told DailyMail.com that there is no foul play suspected in her death. Sources told TMZ that the actress had been battling alcohol issues.
