Ugly Betty

ABC pilot True Blue snags Ugly Betty’s Ana Ortiz

  Looks like Ana Ortiz is headed to a San Francisco police precinct. The actress who is best known for playing Hilda Suarez in Ugly Betty will play a civilian secretary. The show will center on a group of San Francisco detectives who come together to investigate the murder of a friend and colleague. Ugly...
By Angela Share

ABC cancels Ugly Betty

As expected ABC has swung the axe and hit Betty Suarez right in the kisser. The confirmation came after months of speculation by online sources. The fourth and final season has also been cut back from 22 episodes to just 20. As usual there are the studio bigwigs going on about what a fantastic series...
By Angela Share

Jerry O’Connell to join wife on Eastwick?

Guess who’s heading to Eastwick, oh wait I told you already didn’t I. Jerry O’Connell, husband of Eastwick star Rebecca Romijn is set to guest star in the last couple of episodes of the season. O’Connell will play Kat’s neighbor in the show and he’s said to be hiding some sort of magical secret. Oooh...
By Angela Share

Paula Abdul heads to Ugly Betty

Seems like every man and his dog is clambering to get Paula Abdul to work for them since she was unceremoniously dumped from American Idol. Paula however is said to be heading to Ugly Betty where she’ll have a guest spot and as opposed to playing herself (as most expected), she’ll be playing a temp...
By Angela Share

Ugly Betty meets The Sopranos

Sopranos alumni Jamie-Lynn Sigler will be returning to our TV screens soon with her upcoming appearance on Ugly Betty. Best known for playing Meadow, the daughter of Tony Soprano, Sigler will be joining the core cast of the show as Natalie, a new assistant to Daniel Mead, played to perfection by Eric Maybius. Natalie will...
By Angela Share

Ashley Jensen leaves Ugly Betty for Accidentally on Purpose

Sad news for Ugly Betty fans (at least I think so), cute Scot Ashley Jensen is moving onto pastures new. Rumor had it Jensen has been penned in as a regular in upcoming CBS comedy pilot “Accidentally on Purpose”. That rumor turned to reality when a spokeman for the show confirmed Ashley Jensen as a...
By Angela Share

Ugly Betty shelved to make way for Samantha Who?

Yes, you read it correct, Ugly Betty has been shelved….. don’t worry though, it’s only for a few weeks. ABC are moving around a few shows in order to make room for Samantha Who?, which will kick off it’s second season on March 26 at 8pm. So ABC has finally decided when to air the...
By Angela Share

Rebecca Romijn and Jerry O’Connell welcome twin girls Dolly and Charlie

I think Rebecca Romijn is one cool lady, there I said it. So I’m really happy her and her new baby twin girls are all healthy and happy. Romijn gave birth to the twin girls – Dolly Rebecca Rose and Charlie Tamara Tulip – on Dec. 28 (Dolly? Seriously?). They’re all home now of course...
By Angela Share

Mischa Barton going to star in Ugly Betty for multi episode storyline?

Rumors are circulating that former The O.C. star Mischa Barton may be joining the cast of Ugly Betty. She’s been relatively quiet for some time, having starred in a few film roles, but never really making it big. Seems a return to the small screen may be just what she needs. She’s set to star...
By Angela Share

Lindsay Lohan in Ugly Betty

What is it with hit TV shows and dragging in ‘names’ to somehow give them more edge? It’s kind of nauseating, but apparently the producers of Ugly Betty don’t think so. The Ugly Betty season finale is set to star Lindsay Lohan, but she’ll then also continue on in the show for up to 8...
By Angela Share

Rebecca Romijn disappearing from Ugly Betty

In a slow painful way that sees Romijn’s character Alexis Meade now fitting the ‘recurring role only’ moniker Rebecca Romijn may well leave the series altogether. Fair enough, what is the point of her having a minute of screen time when she could be off doing other things. I like Romijn, she’s very charismatic. I...
By Angela Share

Ugly Betty Sings in the Shower

This is nothing we TV lovers haven’t seen before and when done right like in Buffy ‘Once More With Feeling’ or Xena ‘The Bitter Suite’ an all singing / dancing episode of a usually non musical show can be a whole lot of fun, so here’s hoping Ugly Betty gets it right when they tackle...
By Angela Share