‘GOSSIP GIRL’ STAR FEARS HUBBY’S PLOTTING TO STEAL HER KIDS

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"Gossip Girl" star Kelly Rutherford has taken out a restraining order against her estranged husband, and friends say it’s because she’s terrified he might try to steal their children.

In documents filed in Los Angeles Superior Court on Sept. 24, Kelly – who plays matriarch Lily van der Woodsen on the hit CW series – was granted a 21-day temporary order after alleging that her soon-to-be-ex, Daniel Giersch, “has begun to follow me, my mother and nanny, and he shows up unexpectedly to threaten and scare us.”

She says her nanny quit because of Daniel’s intimidating presence.

After Daniel started showing up out of the blue, Kelly became convinced he was plotting to take their son Hermes, 3, and daughter Helena, 3 months, back to his native Germany.

“It’s getting very ugly,” said one insider. “She even thinks he’s having her home watched.”

Kelly’s mother, Ann Edwards, also said Daniel once turned up at a restaurant where she was eating a meal with Hermes.

“Daniel was blocking our way out of the restaurant,” Ann said, adding that he also turned up at a store they were visiting the following day.

Daniel was ordered to stay 100 yards away from Kelly, her mother, the nanny and Kelly’s home, job and car.

Daniel’s attorney, Fahi Takesh Hallin, says the actress’ accusations are “fabricated.” And a friend insists that Daniel hasn’t done anything wrong.

“They live in the same area and run into each other at stores and restaurants,” added the friend.