Lily Collins thought it was the "end of the world" when she lost out on a role in ‘Gossip Girl’.
The 25-year-old actress was devastated when she failed to land a part in the US teen drama TV series because she was desperate to be in the show, but now admits she could have been "pigeon-holed" if she had got the part and would have missed out on several film roles.
She said: "I tested for ‘Gossip Girl’. I wanted to be in it so badly, I thought at the time it was the end of the world.
"Now I think, ‘Well I would have got pigeon-holed, have had to move to New York, leave high school and be signed away for six years. I wouldn’t have done the films I’ve done, and everything would have been so different.’ "
Lily – who has starred in movies ‘The Blind Side’ and ‘Mirror Mirror’ – paid tribute to fellow actresses Jennifer Lawrence and Kristen Stewart for coping with fame by being "witty" and "cool, young women".
Speaking to Marie Claire magazine, she added: "They’re witty, strong, funny, cool, young women. It’s really just nice to see that it’s possible to go through something like that and still be genuinely awesome people."
Lily Collins lost out on Gossip Girl role
