16 going on 40

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16-year-old ‘gossip girl’ actress taylor momsen is this month’s teen vogue cover girl. that’s all well & good until you actually read the article. this little lady comes off very – well, strange. here are some highlights that might have you scratching your head.

forced into the spotlight: “i kind of grew up in front of the camera:  i started modeling when i was two. i was never pushed into it, but i never really chose it either.

don’t try to tell her she needs an education! “i found high school kind of boring i’m an artist; i’m not going to use trigonometry.”

too much, too soon: ”i’m taking college classes online — i want to major in language arts… for most people, college is a place where you learn about yourself, and i feel like i’m doing that already. i’m already independent. i live a very adult life.”

what, no friends? ”i have such trust complexes. i’m close to like two people. i’ve always been like that. people misinterpret what i say all the time. they think i’m being offensive, when really, i’m only being opinionated.”

the little one claims to have had “lots of relationships,” but that they are all much older than her. why? she says she would “eat a boy [her age] alive.” well, that’s good to know. days after the teen vogue cover went public, the momsen celebrated her 16th birthday like most kids do - rocking out in a sheer pink nightie with her band, pretty reckless. sooo normal!

taking credit

lacandy

kids, listen up. if you want to be a national best-selling author, all you gotta do is star in a reality tv show! at least that’s what lauren conrad has done. conrad, from ‘the hills’ & ‘laguna beach’ fame, recently ended her time in reality tv. but not in the spotlight! she ain’t done yet.

lauren penned a three-book deal with publisher harpercollins this past year, l.a. candy being the first release. the novel hit book shelves on june 16th and, amazingly, has topped the new york times best seller list two weeks in a row. yes, i was shocked too. and apparently so was the author herself! “if someone said to me five years ago when this all started that I would one day make the new york times best seller list i wouldn’t have believed it.”

the novel is “loosely” based on conrad’s own experiences. “loosely?” the book centers around jane roberts – a 19-year-old who moves to hollywood and ends up starring in a reality tv show. what really bugs me, though, is the fact that lauren probably had close to no hand in actually writing the book. the poor ghostwriter! he/she is getting no credit for what i’m sure is pure literary brilliance.