'Gossip Girl': Meet Serena's new man

With any luck, this guy won't turn into another Aaron Rose.

Looks like Serena will be trading in Brooklyn boy Dan for some European elegance. Armie Hammer has been cast as Gabriel Serrano, a socialite from abroad who will wine and dine S — for three episodes. Three episodes? Guess we know where this relationship is headed.

But I guess we would have figured that out pretty soon anyway. Word has it that Gabriel might be double-dipping: Before S, he'll have recently dated friend Poppy Lifton (Tamara Feldman). What's that saying about buds before boys again?

— Denise Martin

Photo: Armie Hammer in "Billy: The Early Years." Credit: Rocky Mountain Pictures