Gossip Girl promos raising the summer heat

It is looking as if the steam factor is going through the roof on this season of "Gossip Girl." If these early ads are any indication of the upcoming season's tempo, it will be a passionate return of the CW's biggest hit. The network has sent the promos to SheKnows and we've got them for you!

The photos were shot as the new season was being filmed. "Gossip Girl" stars Michelle Trachtenberg and Leighton Meester talked to SheKnows this summer about the upcoming season. Although they couldn't reveal too much about the plots of this season's sudsy guilty pleasure with the fantastic writing, these photos certainly tell all:

Blake sighing?

Blair feels it's getting hot in here

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