Less than a week after Gossip Girl actress Chanel Banks was reported missing by her family, she has spoken out for the first time: “I’m alive and you’re going to be seeing so much more of me.”

A former "Gossip Girl" actor, Maya Chanel Banks, was located in Texas after being reported missing by her family, police say.

Chanel Banks was located safe in Texas and has spoken to media outlets, though family members still cast doubts