Badgley, who started acting at age 12, spoke about his childhood and teenage years during an appearance on the April 23 episode of 'Call Her Daddy'Penn Badgley says he became financially independent at just 15 years old,

Penn Badgley subtly discussed his past relationship with Blake Lively while sharing secrets from the Gossip Girl set secrets on "Call Her Daddy." Badgley, now 38, recalled "the struggle" of separating his real life from playing Dan Humphrey when chatting with host Alex Cooper on Wednesday,

In a recent appearance on the "Call Her Daddy" podcast, as quoted by Variety, Badgley admitted that it was difficult for him to "move on" from his role in 'Gossip Girl' after starring in the hit series for six seasons.