changed my life in a multitude of ways — one of them being I was made fun of relentlessly," Momsen explained. "Every time I would start a new school or go somewhere else, I don't even think the kids knew my name. I was just Grinch Girl."Taylor Momsen as a child in 'How the Grinch Stole Christmas'"Not even the character name [Cindy Lou Who], just Grinch Girl," the Pretty Reckless singer added. "I got used to it, but it was alienating.
When one of his co-hosts suggested that it may have been "jealousy" that fueled all the teasing, Badgley couldn't resist poking fun at his former costar. "No, no," he joked. "It was because those young children are very confident in who they are, and they're just seeing reality.", took his brotherly burn in stride. "I mean, I was Grinch Girl," she teased, "but I was also Taylor.
It wasn't until middle school, Momsen explained, that she stopped constantly moving schools and began to develop her own friend group. "That was the first year where I was in school, and I had the opportunity to try and actually make friends," she said. "I put a band together. It was my first band, my middle-school band, a garage band. We never could settle on a name. But we would jam after school, and that was always fun. I was singing, playing guitar, writing."