From the steps of the Met to the latest “it” club on the Lower East Side, Gossip Girl has always been the barometer of New York cool. And for @thomasadoherty, who plays a Chuck Bass-esque bad boy Max Wolfe in the rebooted series, it comes down to one thing – the hustle and bustle of Manhattan. “You’re in the energy,” he says, of shooting on location in the Big Apple. “New York City is the DNA of this show.” As the second season of the show kicks off, Thomas gives a sneak preview, telling Stellar in Summer “The first season was setting it all up – now, in season two, it’s established; we can jump in and have fun.” Read the full interview in today’s The Sunday Telegraph (NSW), Sunday Herald Sun (Victoria), The Sunday Mail (Queensland) and Sunday Mail (SA).⁠ ⁠ Image: Getty⁠ Interview: @nadiasalemme⁠ Editor-in-Chief: @sarrahlemarquand