He is described as having flamboyant fashion sense, with a penchant for scarves, and has a pet monkey named Sweetie. Chuck is largely friendless, but is tolerated by the others because of his family's enormous wealth. Chuck resides with his family at the Plaza Hotel on the Upper East Side and attends school at the Riverside Preparatory School for Boys on the Upper East Side, along with scholarship student Dan Humphrey.
Chuck's role is initially that of an antagonist to the main characters. He got his nickname, Chuck Bass, from his signature chuckle in a bass tone, which often sounds like a raspy whisper.
In the novels, Chuck is a relatively minor character, and has a series of flings with male and female characters across the course of the series. In the TV series, he is also step-brother to Serena and Eric van der Woodsen.Ĭhuck Bass is introduced by author Cecily von Ziegesar in her Gossip Girl series of teen novels, the first of which was published in 2002. Since they were children, Chuck has been best friends with Nate Archibald, Serena van der Woodsen and Blair Waldorf, who is his main romantic interest throughout the series. Although he is a secondary antagonist in the original book series, the TV series elevates him to an antiheroic main character, and the male lead of the show, where he is noted for his financial ambition, hedonism and personal style. In the TV series, he is portrayed by English actor Ed Westwick. Charles Bartholomew Bass is a fictional character in the novel and television series Gossip Girl.