Dear Albert hearts him some “Gossip Girl.”

The shocking (?) truth revealed in the New York Magazine cover story on the stars of the hit CW series:

“Did I tell you I met Albert Hammond Jr. the other night?” he [British actor Ed Westwick, aka "Chuck Bass"] asked Leighton one afternoon at the Rose Bar, when she came in to hang out with him and castmate Jessica Szohr, who plays Dan’s former love interest Vanessa. “It was so fucking cool. He knew who I was. Apparently he’s a fan of Gossip Girl. He was like, ‘I love your character, man.’”

“You love him,” Leighton said, laughing, as Ed waxed on.

“I do, I fucking love him,” Ed said dreamily, putting on Leighton’s sunglasses.

It was Ed’s day off, and he was intoxicated, not only with the idea that a member of the Strokes knew who he was but also with actual booze, having downed approximately four Jack-and-Cokes.