Things are getting hot on "Gossip Girl," and we had the chance to chat with Jessica Szohr, who plays Dan's best friend Vanessa. With only five episodes left in the season, Szohr (pronounced Zee-oh-ar) gave us the scoop about a surprising love interest, fitting in with rich kids, and the appearance of the witchy Georgina.

I was wondering if you knew there was a poll online about whether your hair looked better curly or straight.
I didn't know that!

Is that weird to you?
That's really weird! I'm nervous.

It was split down the middle. People love it either way, I guess.
Ok. That's funny.

Your character, Vanessa, seemed very patient after Dan decided not to get back together with her. Does she still have any feelings for Dan?
Deep down I think she's always going to have a soft spot for him and a place in her heart for him. They were best friends, and she came back basically to profess her love for him. I think out of respect for him and how much she cares for him she'll just have to deal with Serena and him dating. I think she'll always have a soft spot for him. She cares about him enough that him being with someone else...she'll have to deal with it. I think all girls go through that at one time in their lives. It's never fun, but sometimes it is what it is and you have to deal with it.

Are there going to be any other love interests for Vanessa?
Someone has definitely caught her eye. It is someone on the upper East side. I don't know if they'll work out, if they'll date, or if they'll become just friends. She realized when she was making the documentary that he was different than all of his friends that live on the upper East side. And she always put him in that category when she heard about him or would see him, but when she went back and was editing her documentary she realized, wait, he is different and he seems pretty cool. They hang out a little bit, some things happen, but I'm not sure if it will work out. They are from two totally different worlds.

Vanessa has always resisted the prep school lifestyle. She filmed a documentary about it, but that was an outsider looking in. Will she continue to scorn the life of the upper East siders or is she going to try to start fitting into that?
I think Vanessa holds her own and will not give into that world. She is who she is and doesn't want to change for people. I think for the character and the demographic, the younger girls who watch, I think it's great. You also see what Jenny goes through when she tries to change and all the consequences that it brings. I don't think that Vanessa will give into that. I think she's going to stay who she is and whether they accept her or not, I think that's how she's going to be. Even if she ends up dating this guy from the upper East side I still think she's going to be who she is from Brooklyn and not give into that.

What does Dan think about this new development with Vanessa and this other guy?
We've had conversations about it, and I think he was a little caught off guard. Also, there's so much going on with his relationship with Serena. Some people from Serena's past show up. Their relationship goes on the rocks for a little bit, they work it out, things go on. There's so much going on and he cares about Serena so much that he wants to know about this guy but at the same time he's like, I got to work out my stuff too.

Do you have any scoop about Michelle Trachtenberg's new character Georgina?
She is vicious, man! She leads Dan and I to believe something that is so not true. She definitely comes in and stirs up a lot of stuff. She brings up a lot from Serena's past and causes a lot of drama and a lot of things with a lot of different relationships. It's interesting. And Michelle was amazing. She's a great actress and so friendly. It was weird to see her go from being her to putting on this Georgina role.

Do you have any other scoop about the remaining episodes this year?
We have five that come on until the season ends. It was supposed to be nine episodes, so they basically crammed them into five. There are so many things that are happening. We would get the script and I would call Leighton (Meester) or Chace (Crawford), Blake (Lively) or Ed (Westwick) or somebody and be like, oh my God did you see what's going on? Oh, my God, wait, this is happening? I would read through them so fast it was like, I can't believe this is what's going on! It will definitely keep everyone on their toes…a lot of shocking moments.

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Interview by Noelle Talmon
Starpulse.com contributing writer