Gossip and Snow

Brittany Snow, the cute-as-a-button actress who starred on NBC’s American Dreams, has emerged as the front-runner for the role of a young Lily van der Woodsen in The CW’s forthcoming Gossip Girl spin-off.

Sources say Snow is in advanced negotiations to headline the new show, which will be set in Los Angeles and chronicle the teen years of Kelly Rutherford’s Gossip Girl alter ego.

The backdoor pilot will air on May 11 as part of a regular Gossip Girl episode. The spin-off is considered a lock to land on the network’s fall schedule.

I like this news…just as long as the quality of original-flavor Gossip Girl won’t suffer.

Photo: TylerShields.com.

Update: And speaking of Gossip Girl, No Doubt will perform on an episode of the show on the same night the backdoor pilot for the spin-off will air.

The going-on-tour-this-summer band will play ’80s anthem “Stand and Deliver” by Adam and the Ants.