- published: 30 Oct 2014
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Leighton Marissa Meester (born April 9, 1986) is an American actress and singer. Meester first garnered attention and critical acclaim for playing Blair Waldorf in the CW's teen drama television series Gossip Girl. She most recently appeared in the 2010 country drama film Country Strong, the 2011 thriller The Roommate, and the 2011 romantic-comedy Monte Carlo.
Meester was born in Fort Worth, Texas, to Constance and Douglas Meester and lived most of her life in New York City and Los Angeles. Meester's last name is the Dutch word for "master" or "teacher".
At the time of her birth, her mother was serving time in a federal prison for her involvement in a drug ring that smuggled marijuana from Jamaica to the United States. She was able to give birth to Leighton in a hospital and nurse her for three months in a halfway house, before returning to prison to complete her sentence, after which Leighton's grandmother cared for her. She has a brother, Alexander, who is 8 years younger.
Meester has maintained that her parents gave her a normal upbringing and, despite their criminal past, are good people with experience that has only made Meester more open-minded and non-judgmental, "It made me realize that you can't judge anyone — especially your parents — for what they've done in their past, because people change." Meester has joked, "Look, I could've turned out a lot worse." She has cited her mother as her style icon.
Ooh, boy your drive is affecting me
Ohh, as you are taking the wheel
Move like you are more than just wanting me
Soon I will dig in my heels
Just listen to these words that I say
This is not a game I play
With just any other guy
It's no use just to lose your way
Just keep me in your arms baby
Don't be careless with my heart
When my breath it starts to shake
I'm not too delicate to love
But Im not too delicate to break
Ooh, I can feel in your fingertips
Ooh, that your grip is for real
Come find yourself lost within these hips
Yeah, let me see how you feel
Just listen to these words that I say
This is not a game I play
With just any other guy
It's just not to be afraid
Of kinetic energy, yeah
Don't be careless with my heart
When my breath it starts to shake
I'm not too delicate to love
But Im not too delicate to break
Da da da da da da da (x5)
Love me, oh (x9)