In these days of scandal, sex and celebrity divorce, A-listers have found near impossible to keep their showbiz antics a secret, thanks to the intrepid reporting of Perez Hilton and his ilk. Well, now Edinburgh University students have been finding it harder than ever to keep their own indiscretions under raps, after the emergence of an anonymous blogger. In a true case of life imitating art, Ggedinburgh.blogspot.com mimics the fictional gossip blog from hit TV show Gossip Girl.

As anyone familiar with the show will know, the American series takes its name from the anonymous blogger who narrates its episodes. The show follows the lives of a group of wealthy New York teenagers, who are addicted to the latest revelations from the mystery person know only as Gossip Girl.

Such has been the success of the show, that it has consistently been the most downloaded show on iTunes and has even been attributed with influencing high street fashion. Now, in what appears to be the latest student internet trend, the show has inspired students from universities such as Harvard, George Town and Edinburgh to set up copy cats of the Gossip Girl style blog.

Just as on the show, Gossip Girl-Edinburgh Edition asks people to email in gossip and photos of people’s embarrassing, funny or compromising moments. The site follows the format and witty sarcastic writing style of the fictional version to the letter. The site even entitles itself "Your one and only source into the scandalous lives of Edinburgh’s elite," transposing Edinburgh for Manhattan in the shows famous tagline.

Since its creation in November the site has received nearly 4000 hits. Speaking exclusively to The Journal, the site’s creator, who wished to retain her anonymity, said: "Originally the site began as a joke when a usually well-behaved friend was caught on camera phone running across Drummond Place in his boxers."

From there on the site began to grow as people started emailing in with photos and information.

Wishing to remain anonymous, the blogger said: "There have been quite a few problems with people not taking it well," adding "I regret very much that it upset people, it was not intended to be malicious." In efforts to address this issue, the site has removed a number of sensitive posts which have received complaints.

Second year, divinity student, Liz Black was surprised when she found herself featured in the blog. Miss Black said that she found the site "entertaining and well written" and thought that "the social microcosm created by university and Pollock Halls was perfect for this sort of thing. "However Miss Black called the site "morally questionable," adding, "I imagine if it hasn’t already seriously offended then it can’t be a long way off."

This is not the first time that an unknown blogger has caused a controversy on campus. Last year, the anonymous blog EUSA-less, caused debate when it attacked elected officials in Edinburgh’s Student Union Association. When those behind the site were discovered to be part involved in Harry Cole’s EUSA presidency campaign, the revelation caused serious embarrassment for the candidate and the site was shut down.

With the recent discovery of the identity of Edinburgh’s Gossip Girl among some students, the site’s founder has stated that the blog’s future is now being reviewed.