Former ‘OC’ producer, John Stephens, has been hired as a new producer on US teen drama Gossip Girl.

Stephens was offered the job by his OC colleagues who already produce Gossip Girl, Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage.

“I was a big fan of Gossip Girl - probably embarrassingly big for a 36-year-old man - so that, and the prospect of working with Stephanie and Josh again, meant I probably would have worked on the show for free,” said Stephens. “It was a real bonus when they offered to pay me.”