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Old 02-26-25 | 12:03 PM
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RIP: Buffy & Gossip Girl's Michelle Trachtenberg

https://people.com/michelle-trachten...-star-11686882

https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Culture/b...y?id=119215091
Old 02-26-25 | 12:07 PM
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Re: RIP: Buffy & Gossip Girl's Michelle Trachtenberg

That's so sad. She was real cute.
Old 02-26-25 | 12:11 PM
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Re: RIP: Buffy & Gossip Girl's Michelle Trachtenberg

So sad
Old 02-26-25 | 12:13 PM
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Re: RIP: Buffy & Gossip Girl's Michelle Trachtenberg

Really sad, way too young. RIP

She also had the challenge of playing the least liked character on Buffy
Old 02-26-25 | 12:19 PM
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Re: RIP: Buffy & Gossip Girl's Michelle Trachtenberg

woah.

Also she's 39? Man I'm old.
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Old 02-26-25 | 12:26 PM
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Re: RIP: Buffy & Gossip Girl's Michelle Trachtenberg

I only ever saw her in Euro Trip - and she was cute there.
Old 02-26-25 | 12:27 PM
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Re: RIP: Buffy & Gossip Girl's Michelle Trachtenberg

Terrible, I grew up with her shows/movies. Apparently she just had a liver transplant.
Old 02-26-25 | 12:29 PM
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Re: RIP: Buffy & Gossip Girl's Michelle Trachtenberg

We were the same age and I'd been watching her since the Nickelodeon days. I recall seeing a video of her from a few years ago and something seemed off, but I'm still kind of shocked by the news.
Old 02-26-25 | 12:29 PM
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Re: RIP: Buffy & Gossip Girl's Michelle Trachtenberg

Followed her on Instagram and yeah, she was looking rather gaunt. Missed out on getting an autograph at the 10th anniversary screening and Q&A of Euro Trip.
Old 02-26-25 | 12:31 PM
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Oh this is terrible. I loved her post Buffy, she was so cute. I saw her on Wheel of Fortune a couple of years back and she hadn't lost anything. Sad news.
Old 02-26-25 | 12:32 PM
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Re: RIP: Buffy & Gossip Girl's Michelle Trachtenberg

Geez, that’s sad. My kids loved Ice Princess so I’ve watched that way more times than I can count. I watched Buffy too.
Old 02-26-25 | 12:38 PM
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Re: RIP: Buffy & Gossip Girl's Michelle Trachtenberg

Aw, man, that's really sad to hear. She was great in Buffy, Eurotrip, and The Ice Princess. Several years ago I saw her in a Hallmark-type Christmas movie and she looked pretty different, had gained a lot of weight. I wonder if that was related to her medical condition.
Old 02-26-25 | 12:50 PM
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Re: RIP: Buffy & Gossip Girl's Michelle Trachtenberg

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I only ever saw her in Euro Trip - and she was cute there.
I never watched Buffy or Gossip Girl but I did see her in Eurotrip. She was definitely a cutie in that.
Old 02-26-25 | 12:56 PM
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Re: RIP: Buffy & Gossip Girl's Michelle Trachtenberg

Very sad news. So young. I watched Gossip Girl and saw a lot of her appearances through the years. Not a star, but a consistently working actor. Sad that she had the health problems.
Old 02-26-25 | 01:06 PM
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Re: RIP: Buffy & Gossip Girl's Michelle Trachtenberg

I just looked at Michelle’s Instagram. The most recent picture she posted of herself was February 12. And yes she did look gaunt.
Old 02-26-25 | 01:25 PM
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Re: RIP: Buffy & Gossip Girl's Michelle Trachtenberg

Wow, I think this is the first time I've been shocked to see one of the RIP threads pop up.

She's on Buffy and Eurotrip right now. I literally just clicked on Eurotrip this minute and it is her bikini at the beach scene.

Such a beautiful woman, she was.

First Buffy cast member to pass.
Old 02-26-25 | 01:29 PM
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Re: RIP: Buffy & Gossip Girl's Michelle Trachtenberg

Given the weight loss, I would think she was sick, but she said she was not. I am honestly curious what the cause of death is.
Old 02-26-25 | 01:31 PM
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Re: RIP: Buffy & Gossip Girl's Michelle Trachtenberg

That is so sad. I loved her on Buffy and that is way too young.
Old 02-26-25 | 01:32 PM
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Re: RIP: Buffy & Gossip Girl's Michelle Trachtenberg

She had a liver transplant last year. It was known she had substance abuse issues. It's looking like maybe the liver was rejected by her body.
Old 02-26-25 | 01:37 PM
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Re: RIP: Buffy & Gossip Girl's Michelle Trachtenberg

Originally Posted by VHS?
She had a liver transplant last year. It was known she had substance abuse issues. It's looking like maybe the liver was rejected by her body.
Guess I picked the wrong link to click. The People story did not mention the liver transplant.
Old 02-26-25 | 01:49 PM
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Re: RIP: Buffy & Gossip Girl's Michelle Trachtenberg

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I never watched Buffy or Gossip Girl but I did see her in Eurotrip. She was definitely a cutie in that.
Same here, Eurotrip is the only thing I ever saw her in. Sad news though, way too young.
Old 02-26-25 | 01:53 PM
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Re: RIP: Buffy & Gossip Girl's Michelle Trachtenberg

I only knew her from Beautiful Ohio, but my wife was a big Buffy fan.

Far too young...

RIP
Old 02-26-25 | 01:59 PM
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Re: RIP: Buffy & Gossip Girl's Michelle Trachtenberg

Aside from Buffy, she was a great villain in Gossip Girl. RIP
Old 02-26-25 | 02:01 PM
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Re: RIP: Buffy & Gossip Girl's Michelle Trachtenberg

I just saw this. Wow. I had a huge crush on her when she grew up.
Old 02-26-25 | 03:54 PM
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Re: RIP: Buffy & Gossip Girl's Michelle Trachtenberg

Definitely a shock to hear. Watched her on Buffy back in the day. Didn't know she was having health problems.


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