The latest rumor surrounding Elizabeth Hurley's character on Gossip Girl is that she will be manipulating characters we know. Big shocker right there. Her goal? To try to compete with Gossip Girl herself!

Just keep that in mind as you watch Diana Payne introduce herself to Nate Archibald - who's apparently doing some manipulation of his own, masquerading as someone very much not Nate Archibald.

Check out this new clip from next Monday's season premiere:

Yes is most definitely the word in L.A., where our beloved Chuck, Nate and Serena are reinventing themselves. Back home in NYC, there's the small matter of whether Blair is the one who's pregnant.

Here's the Canadian promo for "Yes, Then Zero," if you haven't seen it:

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