“Gossip Girl” actor and lead singer of the band The Pretty Reckless, Taylor Momson stunned the 2025 VMAs red carpet with her abdomen-baring dress.
Her toned midsection was on full display with the outfit sourced from “Taylor’s closet,” she joked in a red carpet interview with TODAY.com. She also revealed the secret behind maintaining a her ripped six-pack.
“Recently it’s been boxing. Boxing has been my obsession,” she said of her current workout routine. “That’s my go-to.”
Momson, known for her role as Jenny Humphrey on “Gossip Girl,” said having a routine makes all the difference in her physique.
“I’m very consistent with the gym,” she explained. “I’m kind of a gym rat.”
Taylor Momsen at the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards on Sept. 7, 2025 in Elmont, NY.Roy Rochlin / Getty Images
She also told Page Six that her fitness inspiration is a beloved TV character. “I secretly want to be ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer,’ so I’m like, well, I’ll just try to do that in real life,” she quipped.
Prior to her appearance at the VMAs, Momsen shared some behind-the-scenes pics from her band’s video for their new song, “For I am Death.” The music video also highlights her muscular upper back.
About a week prior to the awards show, she shared a selfie at the gym with the caption “back to work.”
Momsen was able to honor both her fitness and heavy metal obsessions at the MTV award show. She told TODAY.com that she was especially excited for the Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osborne tribute.
“I’m so happy the VMAs are honoring him like that. He’s such an icon and just so important to music, especially to what I do,” she said. “That music is ingrained in my soul, and so it really warms my heart that they’re putting that into the show.”
Momsen first rose to fame as an actor, starring as Cindy Lou Who in 2000’s “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” before joining the main cast of “Gossip Girl” from 2007 to 2010. She has been the front woman for The Pretty Reckless since 2009.