Does Duff Know Gossip?

It was announced today that Hilary Duff will be joining the cast of Gossip Girl as a recurring character this coming season. She will be playing Vanessa's college roommate Olivia, who is secretly famous and is trying to live a normal life. If you were not thinking it already, Duff's character will lead Dan's love interest.

I occasionally watch Gossip Girl, which is a very interesting and twisted show. However, out of all the people they could add why Hilary Duff? What has she done lately? The last time I saw her was back when she was on Disney's Lizzie McGuire, and to be honest she couldn't really act then. Her lack of acting abilities continues on into the movie that she and her older sister did a couple of years ago.

Gossip Girl already has to deal with being on a channel that is slowly fading, and this could make things worse. I hope that Duff has used her time to work off her acting skills, because it doesn't take much to ruin a show. So here's hoping that the gossip continues.