Long before millions knew her as Blair Waldorf, Leighton Meester understood something far less glamorous than fame: how quickly life can become uncertain. Her childhood was not the polished beginning people might expect from someone who would eventually become one of television’s most recognizable stars. Stability was never guaranteed. Her family history was complicated, touched by crime and circumstances that could easily have followed her into adulthood as a permanent label. But Meester refused to let the place she started determine where she would finish. She learned early that survival was not about pretending difficult..
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