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The 'Gossip Girl' star - who shot to fame after starring in 'The Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants' at the age of 16 - admitted she doesn't want to "play it safe" in her professional life, as the projects she has worked on so far have been very "commercial".

She explained: "I'm on a very commercial show, so the last thing I want to do is a commercial movie. I wanna take risks, I don't wanna play it safe. I mean, I could probably make more money if I did more commercial projects. It would be nice to buy an apartment but I'm 22 and I don't need to yet"

"I live in New York City. So, I'm able to differentiate between what I want and need and what I want more is to do great roles."

The 23-year-old actress - who is currently dating 'Gossip Girl' co-star Penn Badgley - also revealed despite seeing her boyfriend on set on a daily basis, she considers their relationship to be just like any other.

She added to Britain's Marie Claire magazine: "At the end of the day, you're just in any relationship. How does anybody go to work every day and come home? You just do it and it either works or it doesn't."