Watching Ugly Betty

The newest addition to the billionaire babies club can finally be seen up close and personal! Salma Hayek shows off her beautiful baby girl, the two month old Valentina Paloma in a photo taken by a top photographer from her publicity agency. Isn’t she just adorable? The “official” photo probably made quite a few celebrity magazines sad. People especially, which lately has been getting all the exclusive shots of new celebrity babies (and paying for them with insane amounts of money.) Salma looks happy and already dropping off the baby weight to get back her famous curves.

The father of course is Salma’s fiancee Francois-Henri Pinault billionaire CEO of PPR the luxury goods firm that owns Gucci. (Who Salma may or may not already be married too!) Salma will also participate in a Gucci event next year where Madonna will be the musical guest. As Gucci opens its largest shop in the world on New York’s Fifth Avenue, funds for Raising Malawi and UNICEF will be raised at the event to support underprivileged children. The new mom also has several movies to film next year and let’s not forget more Ugly Betty to work on as executive producer!

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Looks like Lindsay won’t get to go Ugly. Reportedly her PR firm nixed the deal. Apparently they didn’t think it would be good for her career. On Ugly Betty Lindsey would have been portraying a fast food worker that Betty befriends. In real life Lindsay has been involved in drug scandals and several car wrecks and let’s not forget the multiple rehabs.

An appearance on a top rated TV show which would involve her actually doing some acting is a bad career move? Her last few movies have all been blunders a guest starring role on a TV show that is already a hit would have boosted her profile and allow some of her previous fans to take her seriously again. Looks like Lindsay needs some new representation because she couldn’t have wished for a better chance at redemption than guest starring on Ugly Betty. The show has the Midas touch!

But Ugly Betty has already rebounded with a much bigger guest star. Salma Hayek’s best gal pal Penelope Cruz is is coming to the show! Salma has been looking for a role for her friend for a while and apparently they have finally found the right one. The Academy Award nominated Cruz has starred with Tom Cruise in Vanilla Sky and the oh-so-sexy Matthew Broderick in Sahara. Penelope’s versatility should fit right into the crazy world of Ugly Betty.

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Family Reunion: Wilhelmina’s younger sister Dominique is expected to make an appearance later this season on Ugly Betty. Dominique is a fun loving girl but has a sordid past. The guest star booked to play her? One of my favorite Hollywood actresses, Gabrielle Union! The appearance was almost destroyed by the writers strike. Finally a guest star I can really get excited about. Gabrielle has stared in Bring It On with Kirsten Dunst and Deliver Us From Eva with rapper L.L. Cool J. Maybe Daddy Slater will be making another appearance as well and give us the full family reunion? Interestingly enough no one from the Slater family was at the wedding including Vanessa’s daughter Nico.

Waiting for Baby?: Newly married Rebecca Romijn turned 35 on November 6, and is already ready to get pregnant. In fact she wants her Ugly Betty character Alexis to get fat so she could be pregnant at the same time. John Stamos, make that Jerry O’Connell is all for the idea. His cast mates on Carpoolers tease him about his relationship with Rebecca by giving him her ex-husband’s nickname Stamos, and Jerry is a secure enough guy to think that’s funny. Ok! Magazine is also speculating that the couple could already be pregnant. But I get the feeling their jumping the gun.

Showing her Pride: Ana Ortiz was honored November 16 by the Puerto Rican heritage organization, Comité Noviembre. Ana and singer Yolanda Monge received the Puerto Rican Pride Acknowledgement in New York.

Miracle on TV: Tony Plana thinks that the opportunity to play the head of a Latino family on TV is nothing short of a miracle. Tony thinks the shows has gone a long way to erode stereotypes of Latin Americans and has allowed them greater access in the industry.

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As of last week Silvio Horta and Marco Pennette Ugly Betty writers are among the who’s who list of writers that have signed a pledge in support of the Writers Guild of America strike. According to the pledge they will do no writing whatsoever while the strike continues and neither will their writing staff be asked too. Show star America Ferrera has also been spotted joining the picket line outside the Hollywood TV Studios. In fact most of the main cast has shown their support in some way.

However Ashley Jensen reported that they only have enough episodes till sometime in December! Ashley made this comment while in the UK at the Cosmopolitan Ultimate Women Of The Year Awards in London. She was named Ultimate Woman on TV. Other honorees included Angelina Jolie for Ultimate Woman Who Made Us Care for humanitarian efforts, Cameron Diaz was honored for Ultimate Lady Of Film and singer Rihanna won the honor for Ultimate Mistress of Music.

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Episode #8: I See Me, I.C.U.
Charm School meets Ugly Betty tonight!

Wilhelmina’s wedding was supposed to be the social event of the season. Instead it ended up more like wedding disasters caught on tape when the groom collapsed at the alter! But But alls well that ends well because you can’t keep a good villain down! Wilhelmina is already up and plotting her next move. Can she succeed and overcome this wedding debacle? Will Bradford be gullible enough to forgive her? After all he couldn’t figure out she didn’t want him in the first place. Luckily he collapsed at the wedding before saying “I Do” but Wilhelmina could still convince him even in the face of Daniel telling him she’s sleeping with the bodyguard.

Wilhelmina isn’t the only one trying to get into someone’s good graces. Henry has to use all of his charm and nerd sexy in order to get past Mode’s weekend receptionist and retrieve something of vital importance for Betty. What could be so important? Will Daniel come to his senses and rehire Betty? True she made a mistake but he needs her and he’s made his fair share of mistakes.

Comedian Mo’Nique will be starring as the weekend receptionist named L’Amanda who has a thing for Henry. This episode is worth seeing just for the kiss these two share! Theirs also the title with “I.C.U.” standing for intensive care unit and Bradford in the hosptial I assume. Stay tuned!

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Episode # 7: A Nice Day for a Posh Wedding
Will Wilhelmina get wedded bliss and the magazine of her dreams?

Thursday night on Ugly Betty the long awaited wedding of Wilhelmina and Bradford takes place. Will the wedding go off without a hitch? Will the Bride even make it all the way down the aisle? Somehow I doubt it! The much buzzed about guest appearance of Posh from the Spice Girls finally occurs. Victoria Beckham is playing herself as the maid of honor to Wilhelmina. Vera Wang herself cameo’s and designs Posh and Wilhelmina’s wedding gowns. Wilhelmina does not take well to anyone disrupting her plans or stealing her thunder so what will she do when Posh steals the spotlight at her own wedding?

Betty is still dealing with the guilt over the secret pact she made with Wilhelmina. In which she agreed to keep secret Wilhelmina’s daytime sexcapades with her bodyguard (played by ex-husband Rick Fox) in exchange for getting Ignacio out of Mexico. Ignacio is excited about becoming a U.S. citizen, finally! But Betty has some news that puts a damper on his excitement and strains their normally close relationship. What’s Betty’s news? She’s moving in with Henry!

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Salma goes South: Post pregnancy mommy Salma Hayek has already been cast in a new movie. Not so surprisingly considering Salma is a new mommy the film is an animated feature geared towards family. In “South of the Border” a pampered Beverly Hills Chihuahua named Chloe (voiced by Drew Barrymore) gets lost while vacationing in Mexico. Salma plays her spirit guide who helps her to find her true heritage, whatever that means. Other Latin stars included in the cast are Paul Rodriguez, Andy Garcia and George Lopez.

America does the UK: America Ferrera looks wonderful on the cover of UK edition of Marie Claire magazine and I’m glad to say not Photoshopped! The sultry photos show the Ugly Betty star in her natural beauty. America opens up to talk about not having her father in her life, the trend to label everyone as curvy even when their super skinny and how acting helped her to make something of her life.

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Thanks to Jennifer another Ugly Betty fan for sharing her retro style Ugly Betty Halloween costume. In this getup Jennifer could actually pass for Betty. Not only did she shop for the 70/80’s style clothing in retro stores, Jennifer also created her own customized braces, and Ugly Betty Anne Boleyn necklace. This Ugly Betty costume helped Jennifer win two costume contest and was so convincing she got her own paparazzi experience!

In Jennifer’s own words: “People loved the costume and thought I nailed it really well. One woman even got really excited, like a fan! And went nuts over it. It got to the point where people were creeping up and snapping pictures when I wasn’t even looking”. Read more about Jennifer’s costume including how to make your own Betty necklace and braces at CostumZee.

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This November Ugly Betty is pulling out all the stops. Even though the list of guest stars continue to be full of surprises and pulls in some of the biggest names of Broadway and TV Ugly Betty seems to have outdone itself this November.

Marlo Thomas already guest stared as a love interest that Daniel tries to woo for the magazine. This weeks episode features the long awaited Posh appearance. In “A Nice Day for a Posh Wedding” the Spice Girl and wife of David Beckham a.k.a. Victoria Beckham will be featured in a cameo role as herself. What will Posh be doing in this episode?

Playing the Maid of Honor to Wilhelmina, who really doesn’t appreciate Posh trying to upstage her at her own wedding! Could their be a battle of the Bitches under way? But the guest stars for this episode just keep getting better. Fashion designer Vera Wang also guest stars as herself and designed the wedding gowns that Victoria Beckham and Wilhelmina wear in this episode. Rick Fox also reprises his role as Wilhelmina’s bodyguard with benefits.

The week of November 15, Comedian Mo’Nique guest stars in the episode “I See Me, I.C.U.” The plus size comedian starred in the hugely successful comedy tour The Queens of Comedy, The Parkers with Countess Vaughn and recently in the VH1 reality show Flavor of Love Girls: Charm School.

Mo’Nique is know for her raunchy comedy style and should be great in the role of L’Amanda. The weekend receptionist to Mode who also has a thing for Henry. Photos from the episode show the two engaged in a lip lock. Obviously L’Amanda is written to be very similar to Amanda but can Mode really handle two Amanda’s? I can’t wait to find out!

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Who says the holiday season doesn’t start till Thanksgiving? From now until the end of December stay tuned for my new weekly feature Ugly Betty Fanatics Shopping Guides. Featuring some of the great products associated with the characters, their real life counterparts, and all things in the Bettyverse. These items make great presents for fans you know or just to treat yourself! Thanks to SeenOn! for the images and items featured. Expect to see more on music, books, and even charities for Bettyholics.

Invite Betty into your home: For a serious betttyholic the Ugly Betty Poster should brighten up you winter months. This full color poster features the main cast set against the New York skyline. Ring in 2008 with the Ugly Betty Wall Calendar. The calendar includes images from the show, cast pictures and even some snaky dialogue from the series.

Get some Betty gear: Nothing says Bettyfanatic easier than a large picture of Betty or gang on your chest. The “Viva La Betty” Jersey tee shows Betty in full geek glory. For a simpler look get a Mode Tee to wear to the office. To complete the look try out the Ugly Betty Mode Bundle featuring Mode Mug and Tote.

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Thanks to Jason an Ugly Betty Fan for being the first to share his Betty Halloween costume. Below read his quote on the experience. “I entered two different Halloween contest for Best Costume and didn’t win either (lost to animals both times) but I got the most applause out of both.”

Jason’s outfit is a dead on of America Ferrera in full costume. He even managed to get the braces! Everyone else feel free to share your Ugly Betty inspired costume.

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Episode #6: Something Wicked This Way Comes
Betty, Henry and Gio make three tonight on Ugly Betty!

Betty has a love triangle interest of her own to sort out tonight. She and Henry are trying to continue their romance with a secret date to the Broadway production of the Tony award winning musical Wicked. However Daniel goofs and thinks that Betty is dating Gio (Freddy Rodriguez) and gives the two of them the tickets instead. Gio has the hots for Betty and refuses to give up the tickets.

How will Betty handle this love triangle? Apparently with a lot of noise since she actually ends up interrupting the show. The Wicked scenes for Ugly Betty are shot at the Pantages Theatre and features the Wicked cast. While Betty is unlucky in love Daniel attempts to score with an older woman. Marlo Thomas guest stars as an advertiser who has a thing for younger men and Daniel pimps himself out for the magazine.

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