Leighton Meester Height, Weight, Age, Body Statistics

Born Name

Leighton Marissa Meester

Nick Name

Bla Bla, Lei Lei, Mom, Meest

Sun Sign

Aries

Born Place

Fort Worth, Texas, USA

Nationality

Education

Meester attended the Professional Children’s School in NYC, USA. At 14, after moving to Los Angeles in California, she went Hollywood High School and Beverly Hills High School. She then transferred to a small private school and graduated a year early.

Occupation

Actress, Singer, Model

Family

• Father – Douglas Meester
• Mother – Constance Meester
• Siblings – Douglas (Brother), Alexander (Younger Brother)

Manager

Wilhelmina Models. It is a modeling agency into which Meester was signed.

Genre

Pop rock, folk, indie pop, alternative

Instruments

Vocals, guitar

Labels

Universal Republic, Hotly Wanting

Build

Slim

Height

5 ft 5 in or 165 cm

Weight

53 kg or 117 pounds

Boyfriend / Spouse

1. (2008-2010) – After meeting on the set of Gossip Girl, Romanian actor, Sebastian Stan and Leighton started dating in August 2008. He used to make guest appearances in the Gossip Girl and Meester was a part of the regular cast. In April 2010, the couple parted ways.
2. (2011) – In the summer of 2011, actors Garrett Hedlund and Leighton Meester briefly dated each other.
3. Aaron Himelstein (2011-2012) – Aaron Himelstein and Leighton dated briefly in 2007 and then from 2011 to 2012.
4. (2013-Present) – Leighton and actor Adam Brody became an item in January 2013. After dating for months, the couple engaged in November of 2013. Leighton and Adam met for the first time on the set of the 2011 movie The Oranges. But, they didn’t give their relationship a go until early 2013. They secretly married on February 15, 2014. They have a child together, daughter Arlo Day Brody (b. August 2015). Leighton gave birth to the couple’s 2nd child, a boy in September 2020.

Race / Ethnicity

White

Hair Color

She is a natural blonde; but, dyes her hair brown.

Eye Color

Dark Brown

Sexual Orientation

Straight

Distinctive Features

• Big doe brown eyes
• Pout (lower lip)
• Tattoo (A flower made on left wrist)

Measurements

34-24-34 in or 86-61-86 cm

Shoe Size

7 (US)

Brand Endorsements

She has done advertisements for Tamagotchi toys and Clearasil.

She became the brand ambassador for Biotherm Skincare in 2013.

In 2008, she served as the spokesperson for Sunsilk.

In 2009, she appeared in an advertisement of Reebok’s Top-Down sneakers.

Leighton has also appeared in the Nikon Coolpix series camera commercial with .

She has endorsed ASK Enquired (Korean clothing line).

Other endorsements are – Herbal Essences (2010), ‘s Lovestruck, Missoni (Italian fashion house), eSpoir (South Korean brand), Penshoppe’s All Stars, Naf Naf, Biotherm (October 2013).

Religion

Christianity

Best Known For

Playing Queen Bee, Blair Waldorf on popular television series Gossip Girl (2007-Present) from 2007 till present.

First Single

In 2009, she released her first single, entitled “Somebody to Love” featuring . The song was co-written by Meester. The song was released as a digital single on October 14, 2009 by Universal Republic Records.

First Film

2003 film The Big Wide World of Carl Laemke for her role as Tanni.

First TV Show

She appeared in the episode titled “Disciple” in the American police procedural and legal drama television series Law & Order for her role as Alyssa Turner.

Personal Trainer

Justin Falahi is the personal trainer of Leighton Meester.

There are a couple of things, which they do together. The first is that they doesn’t go to the gym. Second, they don’t count the sets or reps of the exercises they do. Third, as she is very busy in the shooting of Gossip Girl, she does not get much time to relax. So, she does a mini-meditation of around 5 minutes to relax her. See her full .

Leighton Meester Favorite Things

• Makeup – Herbal Essences Beautiful Ends Split Ends Protection Cream, Tom Ford Private Blend Lip Colour in Cherry Lush, Chanel Les 4 Ombres in Enigma,  Tinted Moisturiser SPF 20, Rosebud Salve, OPI Avoplex High-Intensity Hand and Nail Cream, Herbal Essences Dazzling Shine Light Reflecting Serum, eyelash curlers
• Perfume – Viktor & Rolf Flowerbomb, Chanel No 5
• Ice Cream – Chocolate
• Horror Movies – Rosemary’s Baby (1968), The Exorcist (1973), Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
• Disney Movie (as a child) – Cinderella
• Animal – Penguin
• Book – Siddhartha (By Hermann Hesse published in 1922)
• Movie – The Oranges (2011)

Source – Alloyentertainment.com

Leighton Meester Facts

1. Leighton was born in Texas but spends most of her life in Los Angeles and New York (moved when she was 11).
2. Her last name is Meester, which is a Dutch word for “Master” or “Teacher”.
3. At the time of Leighton’s birth, her mother was in federal prison for the smuggling of the marijuana drug from Jamaica to the USA.
4. She considers her mother as her style icon and says that her parents are good people, despite having a criminal background in the past. They have totally changed.
5. She grew up in Marco Island in Florida.
6. She has a dachshund puppy.
7. Her mother is of Spanish descent.
8. She enjoys creative writing.
9. In 2009, she appeared at no. 12 in .
10. She once quoted – “I don’t want to do drugs. I don’t want to have to start over a million times. I want to have an abundance of good things in my life, and I want it to spread out evenly – I don’t want it to come and go”.