Plot summary
Blair tries to conceal the news of her recent pregnancy from Louis as the arrival of her future sister-in-law Beatrice ( Roxane Mesquida ) nears. Nate reconnects with the mysterious Diana Payne ( Elizabeth Hurley ), a woman whom he had a fling with in Los Angeles who offers him a job opportunity to work at her newspaper, The New York Spectator. Meanwhile, Dan is desperately in need of help from Chuck to stop his novel from being published, but finds out that Chuck is hiding a secret. Ivy, still in character as Charlie, tries to hide her real identity from an unsuspecting Serena but her plans affects her life in Los Angeles with her unsuspecting boyfriend Max. Blair's plan does not go accordingly since Beatrice overhears her tell Dan that she is pregnant, not bulimic. Title reference: The 1991 film Beauty and the Beast.
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