(Cover) - EN Showbiz - Ed Westwicks parents scour the internet for stories about him.

The star is best known for his role in American television series Gossip Girl, in which he plays Chuck Bass. He knows there are often funny rumours circulating about him, but doesnt let them affect him. They do get to his mother and father though, as they read every story printed about their son.

Its very bizarre. There are things written than you wish werent, things that arent anybody elses business. At first it was weird, surreal, frustrating, but if people want to say sh*t theyre going to say sh*t, he said. My mum and dad scale the internet 24/7 so the stories bother them more. I speak to them three or four times a week but theyre always like, I saw this picture of you, whats going on? Theyre funny.

Ed largely remains unaffected by fame, although they are some things he watches out for. He sometimes worries about getting presents from fans, after one of his co-stars received an odd gift from an over-zealous admirer.

It was a teddy bear with a secret camera sewn into it, he told Company magazine. Luckily our security guard had encountered the same thing with Sarah Jessica Parker on Sex and the City so he intercepted it. Thats scary sh*t though... (C) Cover Media