#*anne vanderbilt

#quickfacts

Before Howard's infamous arrest, Anne was the perfect socialite. She thrived on the Upper East Side. Anne ran committees, hosted events, ran the most exciting (and wine-soaked) book club, never cooked and mostly learned French.

The years chipped away at Anne, she thinks. Piece by piece, little by little. She molded herself into this perfect doll that when Howard started showing signs of... Well, all of it-- she ignored it. Anne knows it now, that she stuck her head in the sand. She just wanted it to be okay, even if it meant playing the fool. Even if it meant hurting Nate.

When Howard was perp walked by the FBI out of Ella Fairchild's ball, the world came crashing down around Anne but she didn't feel it. She didn't feel anything. She'd been numb for longer than that night and it didn't get better.

She left Nate behind when he needed her most-- something she is trying to make up for every day now. She ran from the Upper East Side, back to the judgemental and loving arms of her father. Anne hasn't been back since (almost 2 years).

Anne has done a lot of work since Howard left. She's trying to get back to feeling like herself, whoever she used to be. She changed her name back to Vanderbilt, she kept herself busy. She's trying to move forward now.

Connections:

Adrian and Jo Tsang-Vanderbilt (Nick/Chris/Peter's parents)- Adrian's her brother and Jo's her sister-in-law.

William and Julie Vanderbilt (Tripp and Juliette's parents) - Anne's brother and sister-in-law.

Eleanor Waldorf (Blair's mom) and Lilly van der Woodsen (Serena's mom) - their kids have been best friends (to say the least) from the crib.