It's been 20 years since Cindy Lou Who peered out of her bedroom window and sang a delicate rendition of "Where Are You Christmas?" in the holiday classic How The Grinch Stole Christmas. But even though a lot of time has passed since the movie's release, fans will be delighted to know that Taylor Momsen — who was just seven years old when she played the character — is still singing. The now-27-year-old actor's Instagram shows that she's pretty heavily focused on producing and performing music with her band, The Pretty Reckless. In fact, the group recently released their new single "25" along with its corresponding music video, which marks their first video in nearly four years. The Pretty Reckless is also getting ready to release their upcoming album, Death By Rock And Roll, early next year. "THIS IS IT...the Album #DEATHBYROCKANDROLL will be released February 12, 2021," Momsen announced on Instagram in November. "After years of putting our blood sweat and tears into the recording I'm SO EXCITED for you all to hear it." While her current rock and roll lifestyle may seem like a far cry from the sweet and innocent Cindy Lou Who, Momsen actually credits the film with inspiring her love of music. "The Grinch was the first time I went into a recording studio," she told Today in a recent interview. "I'll never forget walking into this beautiful studio with a massive console in front of me and putting headphones on and singing into a microphone for the first time... It was such an impactful moment in my life. It made me go, I want to make music for the rest of my life. I love being in a recording studio." Momsen also revealed that she has nothing but fond memories from the set. In addition to going to "Who School" with her costars to learn how to pull off those Seussian stunts, Momsen recalled working with Jim Carrey, who played the titular role. "I just remember he was so kind, so concerned but so methodical with what he was doing," she said. "Even at that young of an age, I remember watching him and thinking, 'I'm watching an artist at work.'" The singer followed up her performance as Cindy Lou Who with another popular character: in 2007, she began starring as Jenny Humphrey in Gossip Girl. Momsen played "Little J" for four seasons (her character moved to London in Season 5 and only returned for the finale in 2012), and the character's transformation from preppy princess to grunge fashion icon was heavily influenced by the actor's own burgeoning music career. Shortly after Momsen left the show to devote herself to The Pretty Reckless full-time, the band became the first female-fronted group to have two No. 1 singles on the rock radio charts. Even still, Momsen continues to gets recognized as Cindy Lou Who, and she told Today that it brings back happy memories whenever it happens. "It's certainly funny now when people don't realize I played Cindy Lou Who, and they might know me from my music or something. [When] they put two and two together, you get the giant reaction of 'I can't believe that's the same girl from How the Grinch Stole Christmas!' And I get a huge kick out of that," she said. "I grew up, but I think deep down I've still got a lot of Cindy Lou Who in me." Additional reporting by Mary Kate McGrath OVER two decades have passed since How the Grinch Stole Christmas came out - and it's still a Christmas classic. And fans will be delighted to know that the adorable Cindy Lou Who is still singing. Taylor Momsen was just seven when she played Cindy Lou Who in How the Grinch Stole Christmas Taylor traded acting to focus on her flourishing music career with the punk band The Pretty RecklessAmerican-actress-turned-musician Taylor Momsen, 28, was just seven when she starred in the 2000 hit movie. Following the success of the film, Taylor went on to star in Spy Kids 2: The Island Of Lost Dreams, as well as earning the title role in 2002 Hansel And Gretel. Fans will also recognise her after appearing as Jenny 'Little J' Humphrey in the teen drama Gossip Girl. However, Taylor left the hit television series after five years in 2011 to focus on her flourishing music career with the punk band The Pretty Reckless, whom she has been with since 2009. And let's just say, you'd never guess this popular punk star once played sweet and innocent Cindy Lou Who. With the band's most famous songs including You Make Me Wanna Die and Going to Hell, Taylor has swapped her adorable braided do for peroxide blonde tresses. Her Instagram shows that she's pretty heavily focused on producing and performing music with her band. In fact, the group recently released their new single '25' along with their first video in nearly four years. While her current rock and roll lifestyle may seem like a far cry from her former sweet and innocent character, Momsen actually credits the film with inspiring her love of music. "The Grinch was the first time I went into a recording studio," she told Today in a recent interview. "I'll never forget walking into this beautiful studio with a massive console in front of me and putting headphones on and singing into a microphone for the first time. "It was such an impactful moment in my life. It made me want to make music for the rest of my life. I love being in a recording studio." Taylor also appeared in Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams and portrayed Jenny Humphrey in the hit TV series Gossip Girl You'd never guess this popular punk star once played sweet and innocent Cindy Lou Who These days, she is frequently seen sporting heavy black eye make-up and dishevelled hair
Taylor Momsen is now a fully fledged rock star, fronting punk band The Pretty Reckless, which is a far cry from her character in classic festive film, How the Grinch Stole Christmas
 Among all the saccharine sweet Christmas movies which flood the screens during the festive season, there is a little antidote to the never ending happiness with How the Grinch Stole Christmas. The 2000 movie, starring Jim Carrey as the grouchy Grinch, is a telling of the Dr. Seuss tale which has become one of the season's classics. Among the cast was Taylor Momsen, who played the delightful Cindy Lou Who as she set about trying to bring festive cheer to the Grinch. The then seven year old child actor proved to be hit on the big screen as she went on to star in Spy Kids 2: The Island Of Lost Dreams, as well as playing the lead role in the 2002 version on Hansel and Gretel.
Taylor also played Jenny 'Little J' Humphrey in teen drama Gossip Girl. After five years on the show, those days seem to be long gone now though as Taylor, now 28, dedicates her time to music and fronting punk band The Pretty Reckless. For the past 11 years, Taylor has been a celebrated rock singer, who has delighted fans in recent months by announcing a new tour for the band, four years after they last played live shows. It is fair to say that Taylor has undergone quite a transformation since her Cindy Lou Who days as she swapped the innocent look of braided hair for a peroxide look as she sings You Make Me Wanna Die and Going to Hell.
Taylor's Instagram is very much dedicated to her music and performing with her band, with one of the highlights being the video for new single '25', which is their first for four years. Despite seemingly a world away from Hollywood, Taylor said that working on The Grinch planted the music seed which flourished over a decade later. In a recent interview with Today, she revealed: "The Grinch was the first time I went into a recording studio," she told Today in a recent interview. "I'll never forget walking into this beautiful studio with a massive console in front of me and putting headphones on and singing into a microphone for the first time. "It was such an impactful moment in my life. It made me want to make music for the rest of my life. I love being in a recording studio." Do you have a story to sell? Get in touch with us at or call us direct 0207 29 33033. |
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