Penn Badgley started working as a child actor at 12. He said on "Call Her Daddy" he felt tired and dried up when he was cast in "Gossip Girl" at 20.

Badgley shared his thoughts on his former "Gossip Girl" co-stars, including ex Blake Lively and the late Michelle Trachtenberg.

Penn Badgley says he became financially independent at just 15 years old, earning enough to be the breadwinner for his family — but he was "close to broke" before landing the role of Dan Humphrey on 'Gossip Girl.