Adam Brody Interviews Leighton Meester: 10 Things We Learned

Adam Brody And Leighton Master Seth Cohen and Blair Waldorf would be proud of their witty rapport.

The pair sat down to talk about their relationship, parenthood, favorite movies and even their favorite cult in a new interview with Interview magazine. In the article, published on Friday, December 22, Brody, 44, takes the wheel and asks Meester, 37, questions to promote her new holiday rom-com. EXmasnow streaming on Prime Video.

The actors have been married since 2014 and share two children. They typically keep their relationship and family out of the spotlight, but weren’t afraid to share some previously unknown details about their lives in their conversation.

“This is one of the funniest things I think we’ve ever done together,” Meester noted at one point. “Just because of the presence of the recording device and how much we long for a full conversation without interruptions. It’s just hilarious that we can do this and try to cut through all the flirting.”

Keep reading for 10 of the most interesting things Us learned from their interview:

1. They have a favorite sect

Brody took it upon himself to ask his wife, “What’s your favorite cult?”

“Oh God. There are so many good ones,” the Gossip Girl alum replied. Brody then shared, “Can I say it? I feel like we’re an NXIVM family.”

Meester agreed: “Yes, we are an NXIVM household.”

Based in New York State, NXIVM was a cult founded by Keith Raniere. Smallville actress Allison Mack was also a prominent member of NXIVM. Both were convicted of sex trafficking and sentenced to prison. Raniere is currently serving a 120-year prison sentence, while Mack was released early from her three-year sentence in 2023.

2. They are not shouters

As the pair discussed acting techniques, Brody pointed out that he had never seen Master “f–king piss on screen.”
The actress then asked if he had ever seen her like that in real life, to which he replied: “No.”

“You’re just not a shouter,” Brody added.

“You’re not a shouter either,” Master said. “I mean, honestly, we’re adults. Who shouts? That’s crazy.”

3. Master doesn’t take showers – only baths

When Brody asked Meester if she had a bath today, the actress joked that it was “an important question,” adding that it was something she wouldn’t discuss with “almost any other interviewer.”

“But the answer is always yes,” she continued. ‘There are no showers. It’s a bath. Even if it is only for a short time.”

4. They watch ‘Home Alone’ all year long

After saying that she doesn’t have a favorite Christmas movie other than a favorite Christmas movie EXmasMaster revealed that she and Brody are watching Home alone throughout the year.

“I think we’re watching Home alone often, not just around the holidays,” she said.

“Home alone is like, the best,” Brody agreed.

5. Brody gets Master ‘The Best Gifts’

The couple also discussed Christmas presents, prompting Meester to tell Brody that he gives “the best gifts.”

“All the gifts you gave me are things I use every day,” she continued.

Brody responded, “If I’m positive, I can go either way. I literally bought you a frying pan.

“Yes, but we use it every day,” Master said.

Meester mentioned some of Brody’s other best gifts, including a Vitamix, a slow cooker, Fleetwood Mac concert tickets and surfing gear.

“You know what you need to get and then you get it done,” she said.

6. Master used positive affirmations during pregnancy

To stay busy on set, Meester said she likes yoga in her trailer and reciting positive affirmations, noting that she had a specific set of affirmations during pregnancy.

“You heard me say them,” she said.

Brody replied, “I’ve heard the pregnancy stories.”

Meester then recited a pregnancy affirmation: “Natural, normal, healthy and safe.”

7. Paparazzi broke into Meester’s ‘Gossip Girl’ trailer

During a discussion about crazy fan experiences, Brody Meester recalled a particularly “creepy” moment on the set of Gossip Girl.

“I remember you waking up in your trailer Gossip Girl and someone was standing over you, he said.

“Oh yeah. That was creepy,” Meester replied. “That wasn’t a fan, it was paparazzi. But the line is very fine.”

She added, “I haven’t thought about that in a long time and I think I probably just chose not to think about it.”

8. They love being acting partners

The couple appeared together in the 2023 adventure thriller River wildlifean experience that Meester looks back on with great pleasure.

“You’re the person I always want to work with,” she said. “You are my best friend and the best acting partner I could ever hope for. It was very familiar, so I felt very safe and comfortable doing all those quite intense scenes.

9. Master struggles with “self-doubt” in motherhood

Meester admitted that while she is “proud of the mother that I am” to their two children, she is also “open to a lot of self-doubt and worry.”

“All I can do is take it one day at a time,” she said. “But when I’m with my children, our children, I feel like all I can do is be present. When I’m at work, I miss them enormously. It’s hard as a mother not to feel like you’re not doing enough and I think this will always be reinforced by our society.”

In response to Brody’s question about how motherhood has affected her career, Meester noted that it has given her “a lot of compassion, and a whole different level of appreciation for other people and a sensitivity that I don’t think I’ve ever had before. ”

10. Master loves losing her voice

When discussing career options, Meester said she would like to play a character who sings, but does not want to do a Broadway musical due to the physical demands.

“It’s a real marathon,” she said. “Like every day, eight times a week, and hope. You have to pray that you don’t lose your voice, that you don’t get sick, that you don’t become exhausted.”

“You love it when you lose your voice,” Brody countered, to which Meester agreed, “I love it.”

“It’s psychological,” she added. “Or long Covid. One or the other.”