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Gossip Girl star Chace Crawford marks 40th birthday with Filipino model Kelsey Merritt

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Gossip Girl star Chace Crawford marked his 40th birthday with a celebration with Filipino model Kelsey Merritt.The actor shared photos from his birthday celebration on his Instagram Stories, including a snapshot of Kelsey holding a birthday cake with the message, “Happy birthday darling,” written on it and candles on top.In another Story, the two snapped a photo together.<div style="text-align:center"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1752925383609Kelsey-Merritt2.jpg" style="width:600px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/>Photo credit to @chacecrawford on Instagram </div><div style="text-align:center"><grammarly-extension data-grammarly-shadow-root="true" style="position:absolute;top:0px;left:0px;pointer-events:none;--rem:16" class="dnXmp"></grammarly-extension><grammarly-extension data-grammarly-shadow-root="true" style="position:absolute;top:0px;left:0px;pointer-events:none;--rem:16" class="dnXmp"></grammarly-extension><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1752925450587Kelsey-Merritt1.jpg" style="width:600px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/>Photo credit to @chacecrawford on Instagram</div>Back in April, Kelsey and Chace seemingly confirmed their romance when they were spotted kissing in New York City as previously reported by PEOPLE.In the same month, they made their first public appearance together when they attended Tiffany &amp; Co.&#x27;s party for the launching of the &quot;Blue Book 2025: Sea of Wonder&quot; jewelry collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.Rumors about the pair first began circulating in January 2025 after they were spotted together in Los Angeles, according to a previous report by E! News.Kelsey now resides in the US and works as a model. She is the first Filipino woman to walk in the Victoria&#x27;s Secret Fashion Show and to appear in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue.In a previous interview on the Not Alone podcast by Valeria Lipovetsky, Kelsey shared that her modeling journey began when she was first scouted in Manila. While still in college, she was later discovered on social media and offered the opportunity to model in New York.&quot;I was discovered by this New York director for Wilhelmina Models at that time on Instagram. I remember I was a sophomore in college, and I was doing a paper and I got an email. And it said &#x27;Modeling in the Big Apple,&#x27;&quot; she recalled.The Filipino model was 17 years old when the New York director reached out to her. &quot;It was really this legit guy who discovered Coco Rocha. My dad talked to him for two hours because he was telling me to go to New York on my own. My dad wouldn&#x27;t let me. I was like &#x27;I&#x27;m good, I&#x27;m old, I can do it.&#x27; But now in hindsight, I&#x27;m like okay, that was fair,&quot; she shared.In the same interview, Kelsey shared her investments in recent years which includes a house in Los Angeles, California. Kelsey relayed that modeling and content creation on social media have paved the way for her to make big investments. &quot;There&#x27;s so much money to be made in digital media. So the combination of both, the modeling and digital media, I&#x27;m just very grateful to have both,&quot; she stated. <grammarly-extension-vbars data-grammarly-shadow-root="true" class="dnXmp" style="display:contents;--rem:16"></grammarly-extension-vbars>

Chace Crawford shares moments from his birthday on Instagram, including a photo of Kelsey Merritt holding a birthday cake for him.

Chace Crawford shares moments from his birthday on Instagram, including a photo of Kelsey Merritt holding a birthday cake for him.

‘Gossip Girl’ star Chace Crawford marks 40th birthday with Filipino model Kelsey Merritt

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‘Gossip Girl’ star Chace Crawford marks 40th birthday with Filipino model Kelsey Merritt

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Published July 19, 2025 07:44 PM PHT

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Updated July 19, 2025 07:45 PM PHT

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