Victoria Beckham is to make a guest appearance in the hit TV show Ugly Betty.She will be paid £70,000 for her one-off appearance that could see her involved in a cat fight over her stick thin figure.Ugly Betty star Becky Newton, who plays binge-eating receptionist Amanda, hopes her character clashes with Beckham.To read the full article and source (spoilers…), click here.

Ugly Betty won a couple of awards (3 I think), as well as some of the cast:TELEVISION: Best Prime-time Series: “Ugly Betty.” Best Actor: Miguel Ferrer, “Crossing Jordan.” Best Actress: America Ferrera, “Ugly Betty.” Best Supporting Actor: Jose Yenque, “Between.” Best Supporting Actress: Ana Ortiz, “Ugly Betty.” Best Variety or Reality Show: “Dancing With The Stars.” Best Children’s Programming: “Dora The Explorer.” Best Local Informational Programming: “Life And Times.” Best National Informational Programming: “Voces.” Best On-Air Advertising: “Splenda: Mama Yo Quiero New.” OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT: Creative Achievement Award: America Ferrera.Source: KXMB

Bold scheduling earns Alphabet honors…Latinos are a burgeoning part of the U.S. population and a growing influence on American culture, but they’re stastically underrepresented both on TV and in TV.On TV, that is, in front of the camera, there just aren’t very many Latino characters. In TV, behind the camera, Latinos are also scarce. The 2007 Hollywood Writers Report stated that in television, “Latinos were the most underrepresented (minority) in 2005 at the rate of 6 to 1.”America Ferrera, star of ABC’s “Ugly Betty,” receives the Creative Achievement Award and Disney-ABC Television Group president Anne Sweeney will accept the President’s Award on behalf of her company in recognition of its support for Imagen’s mission to give access, education and opportunity to Latinos in the entertainment industry.If you’d like to read the full article, go here.

As most of you know, my cutenews and gallery got hacked. Not just on Miss America, but on the rest of the site that are on the same server. Thanks to our wonderful host, Gertie, she restored everyones site back to how they were =) Thanks so much, Gertie.As for some news:“Ugly Betty” Star America Ferrera Becomes First Latina to Earn Nomination for Lead Actress in a ComedyHaving already captured a Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Award for her role as Betty Suarez in the ABC comedy “Ugly Betty,” America Ferrara has now become the first Latina to ever be nominated for an Emmy as Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy for her role in the show.Speaking about the accomplishment to Variety the 23-year-old actress said “It is really wonderful and exciting for a lot of reasons but especially because this is the first time ever that a Latina has been nominated in this category for lead actress for an Emmy. It goes beyond just excitement for me.”Ferrara gained fame for her roles in the films “Real Women Have Curves” and “Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants” before landing the staring role in “Ugly Betty.”The 59th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards will be announced out on Sept. 16 in Los Angeles.Source: Transworld News

To read the full article, below will be the link to it.The Primetime Emmy Awards announced their nominees this morning, stunning critics with a few of their choices - as they somehow find a way to do every single year - with America Ferrera and her new hit Ugly Betty leading the way. New shows like Ugly Betty, 30 Rock, Brothers and Sisters, and shows that never got enough love like Entourage and Extras have pushed a few unworthy nominees, making a list that seems better than years past but proves that the Academy still has some work to do. The big winners this morning were Ugly Betty with America Ferrera and The Sopranos leading the nomination tally.Source/Full Article: Actress Archive

A pedestrian trips while the ABC show shot on-location.ET confirms that a pedestrian received minor injuries during a location shoot for the ABC show “Ugly Betty.”The hit show, which stars AMERICA FERRERA and films in the Los Angeles area, was shooting on location when a pedestrian wandered onto the set and tripped. A medic treated him and he was later taken to a hospital.No actors or crew members were involved or were hurt in the accident.Source: ET Online

Seems like “Ugly Betty” and “Sopranos” are competing for who will Emmy love most.When the 59th Annual Emmy nominations are announced tomorrow morning, some “Sopranos” may be singing, and “Betty” may not seem quite so ugly.HBO’s long-running series, “The Sopranos,” and ABC’s freshman comedy,”Ugly Betty,” look to be shoo-ins for multiple nominations this year, according to The Hollywood Reporter.”The Sopranos” has been rewarded by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences multiple times over the past ten years, and is expected to sweep nominations in drama categories again this time around.Not only does the mafia-themed series deliver consistent quality in virtually every aspect of performance and production, it has the added benefit of having just finished its run with its sixth (and final) season. The show may well be recognized by Academy voters for its overall contribution to television, and not just for its most recent episodes. Despite the mixed reviews surrounding the show’s infamous series finale, “Sopranos” buzz was at a fever pitch at the time the ballots were handed out to voters.Source: Access Hollywood

Sorry for the lack of updates… a lot has been going on in my life…Here is a small update (but more will be on their way). Betty Suarez is to get a new love interest in the next series of ‘Ugly Betty’.This is just a “spoiler” so I don’t want to ruin anything for anyone. If you’d like to view and read the rest (not much, but I will try to look for another source on this) click here.

Their are some interesting articles that you might want to read about America Ferrera and “Ugly Betty”.”The Chicago Tribune”’s MAUREEN RYAN has posted an article about “Ladies who make me laugh”.America Ferrera, “Ugly Betty” (ABC): To successfully navigate “Betty’s” tricky mixture of comedy and drama

Their’s a pretty nice article over at Access Hollywood about some stars previous jobs. Here’s America’s:And if you thought working for Daniel Meade involved a lot of hot air on “Ugly Betty,” that’s nothing compared to America Ferrera’s old summer gig.”The worst job I ever had was blowing up balloons,” American said. “Not myself, but with the helium thing and they would pop in your face. Back then, me and my best friend always tried to wear really long acrylic nails and we would pop the balloons ourselves.”To view the rest of the stars (mentioned are Piers Morgan, Debra Messing, Kevin Costner, Diddy, Patrick Dempsey and Kevin Dillon) click here. Their is also a small video (around 2 minutes long) that features these celebrities and their previous summer jobs, so make sure you check that out =)I added a lot of Affiliates to regular, top and elite (top and elite located in the side bar). Make sure you visit these site since they are worth checking out =)