Penn Badgley admitted he hadn't seen Michelle Trachtenberg, who died aged 39 in February, in 'over a decade' but said the late Gossip Girl actress had 'a pure heart'

It wasn’t easy for Penn Badgley to leave his “Gossip Girl” character Dan Humphrey behind after the CW drama ended in 2012. In a recent appearance on the “Call Her Daddy” podcast, Badgley admitted that it was difficult to “move on” from the role after starring in the hit series for six seasons.