Salma Hayek won’t be making an appearance on Ugly Betty anytime soon, now that she is expecting a baby.

Ugly Betty magazine magnates Sophia Reyes and Daniel Meade are on the outs, now that executive producer Salma Hayek is pregnant in real life one wonders: Will Sophia announce she’s pregnant with Daniel’s child? Producers of the show say that story line would be up to Hayek.

But Eric Mabius (Daniel) leaves little doubt about what fans should expect. “[Salma] has made it very clear that she’s not going to be returning,” said the actor, who mingled with co-stars America Ferrera, Mark Indelicato and Becki Newton at the April 30 Ugly Betty event hosted by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in Los Angeles. “She likes to keep her private life very private.”

Kind of refreshing that a star doesn’t want to exploit her pregnancy for the ratings boost, doesn’t seem to happen very often these days, especially when it could be written into a storyline for an extra juicy plotline!

ABC is bringing Betty back. Ugly Betty has been renewed for a second season. The surprise hit of the new season of the Selma Hayek produced series has been a fan favorite and been doing well in the ratings.

Congrats to the cast and crew of Ugly Betty!

Jesse Tyler Ferguson, who plays Richie Velch on The Class, is doing double duty by guest starring on this week’s episode of Ugly Betty. He plays a dentist whom Betty asks out on a date.

Daniel keeps secret from Alexis the fact that he is the one who hired Grace to defend their father, something which Wilhelmina uses to bring the siblings apart. Meanwhile, when invited by Henry to Charlie’s birthday party, a desperate Betty asks Dr. Farkas, her orthodontist, to be her date. Finally, Amanda catches the eye of an unusual designer who claims that she is his muse.

Jesse’s episode, titled Icing on the Cake, is scheduled to air on Thursday, March 15th.

I admit, I love Jerry O’Connell on Crossing Jordan, and love it when he pops up on other shows, even his crossover episodes with Las Vegas. And now it is revealed that he is going to be guest starring on Ugly Betty with his lovely finance Rebecca Romijn.

Word is that he will arrive and Rebecca’s transgendered character will be hitting on him!

No word on when Jerry’s episode will air, but we will of course keep you posted!

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Katharine McPhee will make a guest appearance on an upcoming episode of Ugly Betty. She will play herself, and the appearance will not only coincide with the release of her new album two days earlier, but also marks the beginning of February sweeps. Katharine gained celeb status after her run on American Idol.

She appears on the February 1st episode of Ugly Betty. I wonder how they will incorporate Katharine into the show. It is sometimes harder to incorporate those “celebs appearing as themselves” on shows rather than ones you create a character for. But they tend to work better for those with no or limited acting experience. Sometimes those singers just can’t cut it as actors… just ask Britney!

Added: She will be a celeb guest at a Mode runway show.

We already told you about Rebecca Romijn joining the cast of Ugly Betty. Now we can tell you her first episode’s airdate… January 18th.

Betty helps Daniel mend his broken heart by urging him to return to what he knows best; Wilhelmina makes personnel decisions for her hypothetical ascension at Mode; Hilda scrambles to find a new source of income.

The episode is called In or Out.

Ugly Betty airs Thursdays on ABC.

No hot date or fun night out on New Year’s Eve? Well, ABC Family is hoping you will tune into their Ugly Betty marathon!

Marathon starts at 9am PST with the pilot episode and runs through til 6pm PST.

And as a side note - who would have known Selma Hayek was actually promoting anything other than her cleavage when she made this announcement?

It takes a brave B-list man to publicly announce he wanta a cameo on his ex-girlfriend’s show. But that is exactly what Edward Norton has done. Norton, who was with Hayek from 1999-2003, has said how happy he is for her.

Norton - who dated Hayek from 1999-2003 - is blown away by the series, which she created and produced. And he confesses he’s planning to get in touch with her about securing a cameo. He says, “I’m really happy for Salma. She deserves it.”

Hmmm… is someone looking to get back together with a certain ex-gf?

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Wondering which celeb would be stopping by after Selma Hayek’s guest starring fling on Ugly Betty? Well, Rebecca Romijn of X-Men fame has been cast as the mysterious “mystery woman” that Wilhimena has been conspiring with to take over the magazine.

Fans have seen this mystery woman (currently voiced by another actress) covered in gauze or shot in a darkened sillouette, but speculation had been running rampant about a couple of supermodel types that were being considered for the role.

She is a series regular, so expect her to be sticking around to stir up trouble for a while. Her first episodes will likely air to coincide with February sweeps.

“Ugly Betty” stars America Ferrera as Betty Suarez, Eric Mabius as Daniel Meade, Alan Dale as Bradford Meade, Tony Plana as Ignacio, Ana Ortiz as Hilda, Ashley Jensen as Christina, Becki Newton as Amanda, Mark Indelicato as Justin, Vanessa Williams as Wilhelmina Slater, Michael Urie as Marc and Kevin Sussman as Walter.

For those of you who love Christopher Gorham’s nerdy accountant character on Ugly Betty, you will be happy to learn that Betty’s love interest is now a recurring character on the breakout hit series. And chances are he could end up a series regular for the second season of Ugly Betty, which sources say is pretty much a given that ABC will renew for next season.

Ugly Betty stars America Ferrera as Betty Suarez, Eric Mabius as Daniel Meade, Alan Dale as Bradford Meade, Tony Plana as Ignacio, Ana Ortiz as Hilda, Ashley Jensen as Christina, Becki Newton as Amanda, Mark Indelicato as Justin and Vanessa Williams as Wilhelmina Slater.

Looks like the cast of Ugly Betty will be getting busy Monday night in an attempt to transform Bill Belichick, New England Patriots coach, into, uh, Tom Brady?

From the press release:

Americas new icon, Betty Suarez (America Ferrera), her boss, Daniel Meade (Eric Mabius) and nemesis Amanda (Becki Newton) decide to tackle New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick in a segment during ESPNs Monday Night Countdown NFL pre-game show, October 30 at 7:00 p.m., ET. The team from fashions leading Mode Magazine decide to sack the coach and give him a photoshop makeover that helps him score, turning him into quarterback Tom Brady.

Bill Belichick is well known for his lack of fashion sense, often looking as though he forgot to shower or change his clothes for a week.

Not sure how they will be pulling this off, but it will probably be worth watching!

If you missed any of the Ugly Betty episodes - or you simply want to catch them because everyone (except you!) has been talking about them, you are in luck. SOAPnet will be airing recent episodes of Ugly Betty to help you get caught up on all your viewing.

You can catch them on Saturdays at both noon and midnight EST for the next two weeks. Airing the first week is “Fey’s Sleigh Ride” then “The Lyin’, the Witch and the Wardrobe” airs the following week.

The impressive cast list includes America Ferrera as Betty Suarez, Eric Mabius as Daniel Meade, Alan Dale as Bradford Meade, Tony Plana as Ignacio, Ana Ortiz as Hilda, Ashley Jensen as Christina, Becki Newton as Amanda, Mark Indelicato as Justin and Vanessa Williams as Wilhelmina Slater. Recurring guest stars are Michael Urie as Marc and Kevin Sussman as Walter.

Salma Hayek, the executive producer for the freshman hit Ugly Betty, will be starring in several episodes of the hit series starting November 2nd… and just in time for November sweeps.

Hayek, an executive producer of ABC’s new series “Ugly Betty,” will go in front of the camera for several episodes starting Thursday, Nov. 2 — the first night of November sweeps. She’ll be playing a character named Sofia Reyes, who ABC describes as “a newcomer to the Mode scene who will leave a lasting impression on Daniel Meade (Eric Mabius) and Betty Suarez (America Ferrera).”

Hayek has already done an uncredited cameo on the show’s pilot, appearing as an actress in a telenovela (which is how she got her start in showbiz) playing in Betty’s home.

There is always danger of a famous person behind-the-scenes to guest star and overshadow the cast, so it will be interesting to see how Salma prevents this happening with Ugly Betty.

ABC’s Ugly Betty has been picked up for the entire season. The show, which is the highest rated of all the new series this season, hasn’t yet won its timeslot, but has come in a close second to Survivor, the CBS reality show in its umpteenth season.

Ugly Betty airs Thursdays at 8pm, incase you don’t know when Survivor airs.