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Guest star, Gabrielle Union (Renee) becomes delusional after Wilhelmina and Marc switched her meds last week. Her obsessive behaviour drives Betty up the wall with the non-stop calling and even texting regarding Daniel’s whereabouts. Renee begins to exhibit such symptoms as irrational jealous behaviour, severe mood swings, and an emotional crash, leading her to believe that Betty is in love with Daniel. Seems like Wil is one step closer to her plan- “committing” Renee to an insane asylum!
After Gio swept all of us off our feet last week (you know it was sweet!), Betty and Gio are now secret friends. Henry on the other hand, is not winning boyfriend of the year anytime soon. Apparently, Charlie or Pregnasty (as Amanda says), had a “panic attack” on the way to the airport as she was about to leave, and now under her doctor’s advice is staying in
The season returns with Betty’s big birthday bonanza! Betty dreams of a perfect day full of green fields, blossoms, Henry with a horse-drawn carriage and fireworks. All packed and ready to go for her perfect birthday weekend with Henry, we are greeted by Charlie (surprise!) at his door. She apparently came back for a special parenting seminar—clearly just an excuse to ruin Betty and Henry’s weekend together. Being the understanding and kind girlfriend she is, Betty brushes it off and tells Henry they can spend a romantic evening together in the city instead.
Can't wait until next season of Project Runway to get your fill of Nina Garcia and winner Christian Siriano?
Never fear, Ugly Betty is here!
Nina and Christian will be heading on over to Mode magazine during May sweeps. Though it's unknown what the episode will be about, we can only imagine what will happen when Christian lays eyes on Betty. One thing's for sure—he won't think she's fierce!
Ugly Betty returns to primetime Thursday, April 24 at 8 p.m. on ABC.
Henry is the manager of a band formed by his accountant friends called the IRS (internal rhythm service) and is stressing over the lead singer’s lack of talent. When Daniel arrives at the gig to show his support, he is hit on by guest star Gabrielle Union (Renee). The two totally hit it off and head back to Daniel’s apartment when a familiar voice comes out of nowhere “That is not the boob you think you’re touching”. Woah- beyond awkward. Turns out, Claire Meade was spending the night at Daniel’s because her own place was giving her too many bad memories.
Meanwhile, Christina is also spending time at an apartment she doesn’t belong at. She is under strict orders by Wilhelmina (“Legs up!”) and is trapped there until it can be confirmed that she is pregnant.
Still on the search for her father, Amanda and Marc come up with a creative way to get his attention. Since Gene Simmons is a musician, the best way to get his attention would be to write a song about him being Amanda’s father! Now all she needed was a band to play with her. Henry’s band, the IRS needed a new lead singer… it was a win-win situation for both.
We open this week with Betty lying down on the floor of Gio’s deli, glass shattered all around her, unconscious, and in handcuffs?! What happened? Flashback, 3 days earlier…
Wil and Marc totally play out the pity party act, asking Christina to carry the child for her because she is unable to *sniff sniff*. “Bono and Sheryl Crow should do a charity concert for her lady parts” an upset Marc comments. Of course, Christina has no idea that Wil’s egg was sperminated by a dead Bradford Meade. “In my womb?!” an appalled Christina replies to the request to which Marc responds “Well we would ask for your purse, but we don’t want a baby that grew in a Gucci knock-off” . Wil lies and says that the baby was conceived by an anonymous donor and that they will offer her a grand sum of $100 000 (which coincidentally matches up with the amount of Stuart’s medical expenses). Disgusted, Christina tells them that her uterus is closed to devil spawn. Good for you Christina!
What better way to bring back Ugly Betty but with an episode surrounding fashion week! Justin’s class comes in for a tour of Mode but the teeny boppers seem to be more interested in what Gisele is eating than the world of publishing. The tweeners skip lunch when a clan of near-anorexic models walk by and give them a severe dose of thinspiration. Disgusted by the tweeners’ obsession with weight, Betty makes a brave proposal to Daniel about using real, healthy models as a theme for their show at fashion week. Milan did it last year- and Daniel would get a ton of publicity for Mode while Betty can help change the perspectives of young girls everywhere- a win-win situation for both!
Back after a week break, we open this week with a video message Bradford left for Alexis and Daniel. While the children wait anxiously for Brad’s announcement of who gets to succeed Meade, we are interrupted by Betty who knocks the camera by accident (of course), and then again when Bradford stops and checks to make sure the camera is on. Just when the answer is about to be revealed- Bradford turns off the camera thinking he turned it on! His last words were “My d--”. Obviously, the answer was meant to be “My daughter, Alexis” or could it be “My Daniel”. Didn’t Bradford always call him that? Let the war begin…
I'm totally in support of the writers' strike, but because it has shut down the production of Ugly Betty, it has put a question mark on whether or not Lindsay Lohan will appear on the show.
And I feel like poor Lin Lo needs some positive press and I thought her appearance on the ABC drama would provide just that.
However her rep has confirmed that Lindsay is still in talks with Ugly Betty to appear on the show whenever the writers strike ends. Lindsay is likely to play a restaurant employee befriended by Betty.
Why do I feel like they'd be so cute together? Also, I feel like maybe if she lands a stable TV gig, she won't go crazy again. Fingers and toes crossed.
While snacking on empanadas in the middle of the night, Bradford appears as a ghost in Betty’s fridge. Ok- so empanadas at 2am made Betty slightly delusional, because Bradford’s appearance was actually a subconscious manifestation of her guilt for leaving Mode and not taking care of Daniel as he asked of her on his deathbed.
At the funeral, Claire Meade arrives in her orange jumpsuit, handcuffs and all to mourn her late husband. Willie shows up to mourn for her almost-husband to much discontent from the Meade family, and Claire trips Wil causing her to fall into the grave. Muddy and moody, Willie returns to Mode with Marc and unveils a secret gadget MI: 3 styles on her desk. She tears apart Marc’s wallet which she gave to him for Christmas, and retrieves a secret key. A seemingly harmless disc titled Medusa X appears- something she got from a chief of the Pentagon she once dated. What does this little disc do? Why, it kills Mode of course!
Operation Medusa X begins to take full effect- all the files for the upcoming issue is deleted from every single hard drive, and the issue is supposed to ship out in 12 hours!
Christmas spirits is in the air as Betty and the fam do the annual tree decorating back home. The tradition and unusual (i.e. Papa’s kidney stone in a glass bulb) ornaments honors the tradition of Betty’s mom. When Henry calls about the emergency crisis at Mode, Betty interrupts her tree decorating to return to the side of the Meade family (for now, anyway).
We return this week with Bradford still unconscious after suffering a massive heart attack. Betty returns to Mode to collect her belongings on the weekend, only to find Lamanda (guest star Mo’nique), a security guard who shows a liking for Betty’s “sugar stick” boyfriend Henry at the front desk. Maybe it’s trauma from getting fired but Betty hallucinates a bit and sees her old self on her first day of work. The Old Betty tells Betty that she’s changed- which leads Betty to question the things she’s done during her time at Mode and where her morals are now. Who are you Betty?
At the hospital, everybody is stressed and upset, especially Amanda- “Don’t you hate it when bad things happen to good looking people?” (All the time Mandy, all the time) He may be in a coma, but Bradford is still handsome in “a Sean Connery kind of way”.
Back home, Betty opens her closet door to find fugitive Claire Meade in it, and Yoga in her bed! Claire needs a big favor from Betty- that is, to find out if Bradford changed the will for the sake of her children. She guilt trips Betty into doing it, and once again Betty puts her morals on the line. When Betty gets to Mode, Lamanda freaks out and tells her that since she is no longer an employee, she is not granted entrance into the office. What next? Henry is all up on Lamanda- who knew he was such a gangsta? He pretends Betty is not his girlfriend so that she can sneak in, while busting out the line “I’m sweet like sugar and soft like suede, but unlike a piano I never get played”!
A sleepy Betty refuses to get up from under the covers when Papa Suarez is trying to wake her up for breakfast. When he leaves the room, Hilda pops up from under there, sneaks out the window and back to her own room. Just when the coast was clear, Papa Suarez returns to Betty’s room which Hilda makes it in time for, but Betty climbs through the window as Pops was trying to wake who he thought was her up. Busted!
Pops is clearly not pleased. He gives her the speech of how silly she is to be dating a guy who got someone else preggers, and how upset he is that they were hiding it from him. He forbids her to see him (psh, forbidden love never stopped anybody! Re: Romeo and Juliet). When Ignacio tells her she is living under his roof and his rules, she tells him that he’s right, and she’s going to move out! We all know Betty has been the glue to the family since forever, and the girl just feels she deserves a little more credibility here- she should be allowed to go a little crazy this time!
The theme of this week’s Ugly Betty is self revelations! Hilda gets a new job as a hairstylist at Bumble and Bumble but for some reason doesn’t seem as excited as she should be. Meanwhile, Henry and Betty are still struggling to keep their relationship secret. She asks Christina for advice- What if you want to eat donuts even though you know they’re bad for you… but they’re just sooo good and sooo… “Henry is your donuts!” Good job Christina.
The Sandwich Man returns with phase one of his big dream- he’s now opening Gio’s Sandwiches, complete with flyers and a pickle with a smiley face.
It’s CODE FUCHSIA in Wil’s office, because her daughter Niko called and said she’s not going to the wedding, meaning Wil has no Maid of Honor. Marc’s photographer boyfriend Cliff shows up at Mode wanting to make dinner arrangements but Marc is embarrassed and sends him off. To avoid being seen with Cliff at dinner, he offers to stay late and help Wil at the office.
Daniel catches on fast that there is something going on between Henry and Betty. Being the good boss he is, he gets super protective and tells her that if she is getting her heart broken again by Henry, she’s going to have to fire him!
While she secretly tries to get tickets for the sold-out play Wicked, Daniel hears the mention of “office romance” and gets suspicious. She tells Daniel that she’s dating… (and the first guy she sees is…) the Sandwich Guy!
As a surprise, Daniel gets Betty tickets to Wicked for her and her “boyfriend”. The only problem is that Gio refuses to give her both tickets, and keeps one for himself. What a jerk! Somehow I feel like he’s maybe a little jealous of Henry…
Now that they’re officially over, Henry and Betty try to completely avoid each other to ease the pain- but it seems to be no success as work keeps them bumping into each other.
Meanwhile, badass Justin is still hanging out with the wrong crowd (see last episode recap- the pre-pubescent J.Lo) and has plans to steal the family car for a ride.
Alexis and Daniel are freaking out at Mode, after having learned that over 52% of the advertisers pulled out following Atlantic Attire. According to the numbers, if something isn’t done fast- Mode could be out of business in 90 days!! Wil suggests changing the layout, and lowering costs by using rice paper and soy ink. Anything she can do to bring Mode closer to its death!
In an effort to help Betty get over Henry, Christina suggests internet dating. Things Betty can’t live without according to her profile: donuts, family, and eyeglass cleaner…sexy!
In Betty’s new writing class, an emo kid reads his short story aloud to much applause by Betty. Her bitter new teacher, Professor Barrett is not impressed- he takes the opportunity to rename her Clappy. Betty has a new nickname for him too- “Simon Cowell with a Pulitzer”. Dead on. 
Papa Suarez is back in town, and all things are back to normal at the house- until Justin shows up wearing clothes four times his size and drinking OJ straight from the carton. Gross. The straight-A kid is flunking algebra at school, and Hilda doesn’t seem to care, insisting that he can catch up. What happened to my beloved little elf? And why is Hilda egging this behavior on?
Alexis gets back to work at Mode looking like a complete drag queen, boobs all hanging out and totally awkward in heels. At least Amanda knocks a little sense in her “Friends don’t let friends wear glitter before noon!” At her first meeting back, Alexis has a brilliant idea for this month’s cover girl of Mode- she’s sexy, she’s out there… she's Anna Nicole Smith! BAM! Poor thing. The girl needs a year’s worth of back issues of US Weekly, now. She has a breakdown in the washroom with mascara and liner smeared all over her face. Actually, I think this look suits her better than the two rectangular streaks of blush earlier.
Last time on Ugly Betty, we were left hanging as to whether the oh-so-romantic kiss between Henry and Betty happens. Well, we open with Henry getting totally punked by Betty as she finds Henry drunk off a wine cooler- definitely an inappropriate time to reconcile. Betty does want to be with Henry, but not until she finds out who the baby’s daddy really is. A drunk Henry proceeds to pass out on Betty’s lap…
Henry wakes up to find himself still at the Suarez home, and drinking Hilda’s hangover punch- an interesting concoction of tomato juice, raw egg and bacon grease.
This just in- Amanda is not Bradford’s daughter! She can continue to sleep with Daniel as much as she wants now that they aren’t half related! That’s a shame, I had some high hopes for the Cruel Intentions-esque storyline.
This week, the mystery of what happened to Alexis is solved- she is suffering from “partial retrograde amnesia”. At the hospital, we see Alexis still mildly surprised by her womanly developments. Apparently, she knows nothing about her parents getting divorced, and mom going behind bars, and her escape for that matter.
Alexis demands an explanation from Daniel when she gets a hint from a news update about her mother Claire escaping jail. Bradford begins rekindling his relationship with Alex/Alexis by pretending he was okay with her sex change operation, as a way to rewrite his past with his estranged child. Upset at his lies, Daniel tries to tell the truth to Alexis with a little trouble of his own when she wonders how they got into the accident. A deer was replaced as the main culprit rather than his drug habit- smooth move Daniel.
New season, new beginnings everyone! The long awaited premiere of Ugly Betty opens with a scene from the telenovela. Betty is the maid, and mistress (of course the two seem to go hand-in-hand with one another) caught in action with cowboy Henry. Enter preggers Charlie -- drinking, smoking, and armed. She threatens to kill the two, and Henry runs back to her leaving Betty behind. Betty wakes up.
Cut to Hilda who wakes up alone, asking, “Where’d you go?” Out pops Santos from the washroom door! He’s alive!! He looks surprisingly good from surviving a gunshot wound, with a huge bandage wrapped around his torso.
Escaped cons Claire and Yoga hide out in the Hamptons and devise a plan to get Claire in to see her family. Does this scene look like it came out of Monster In Law to you? Is it just me or does Claire resemble Jane Fonda?
Coping with the stress of her unknown biological parents, Amanda finds a new creamy-centered lover that has gone straight to her butt. Her apparent weight gain has Willy calling her Betty by accident. She snaps quickly and calls for an emergency meeting with her parents.
While her hubby David Beckham is nursing his bum knee, Victoria Beckham will bring home the bacon with a guest spot on super hit, Ugly Betty. After weeks of speculation, ABC confirmed the fashionista will play herself on the adorable show. Rumors has it that Victoria will be a bridesmaid at the wedding of Wilhelmina Slater (Vanessa Williams) and Bradford Meade (Alan Dale).
Access Hollywood caught up with Betty herself, America Ferrera, for her thoughts on having the Posh one on her show. “She definitely belongs in the MODE world. She’d definitely be somebody that Wilhelmina is good buddies with."
If they need any help deciding on Vicki's wardrobe for the episode, I have a one word for them: poncho.
Courtesy of the Daily Blabber gossip blog.
Whoa, baby. Where has this Ugly Betty man been hiding?
No, America Ferrera didn't ditch her cutie fiance Ryan Piers Williams for this sexy man. Meet the hit show's executive producer, Silvio Horta -- a.k.a., my new boyfriend. They need to move this guy from behind the scenes to the front of the camera. A new love interest for Betty's sister, Hilda (Ana Ortiz), perhaps?
The two posed together at the DVD launch of Ugly Betty: The Complete First Season. Check out more pics below from the event, including hot couple Rebecca Romijn and Jerry O'Connell. Plus, go to iVillage Shopping for your very own copy of the DVD set.
Get ready for some possibly awkward tension on Ugly Betty this fall. Everyday, it seems, more and more info about the upcoming season is being leaked. In the newest report, it looks like ice queen mag editor Wilhelmina Slater (Vanessa Williams) is getting a bodyguard -- played by none other than her ex-husband! Vanessa and former pro-basketball player Rick Fox wed in 1999 and were married for five years before calling it quits.
Although People.com reports the former couple are civil to each other for the sake of their seven-year-old daughter Sasha, it remains to be seen how they'll act on camera. Rick is reportedly sticking around for at least two episodes.
I always think it's so crazy when exes are forced to star together -- like Sophia Bush, I still can't understand how she works with ex-husband Chad Michael Murray. He cheated on her!
What do you think about exes working together? Have you ever worked with your former boyfriend or husband?
Are you missing your Thursday night shows as much as I am? TV Guide's got the scoop on the upcoming season of Grey's Anatomy and Ugly Betty.
Last time I checked, the honeymoon was supposed to come after the wedding -- as a time to -- you know -- consummate the marriage and whatnot.
Ugly Betty's Rebecca Romijn (who wed Jerry O'Connell on July 14) has other ideas. She told People.com that it's much to have the honeymoon before walking down the aisle, which due to work scheduling conflicts, is exactly what she did.
"I highly recommend to anyone that's getting married to take the honeymoon first," Romijn told People. "We got to spend a great deal of time together before we got married relaxed and with a tan."She continued, "We spent the first few days out in Montauk [on New York's Long Island] with Jerry's parents, and then we went down to Mexico for nine days. It was the way to do it, and at the wedding we had butterflies, but every time we talked about it for the weeks leading up to it, we just felt so warm and excited."
Okay, so not so traditional, but let's be honest, the cat's out of the proverbial purity bag anyway, right? So why not!
Salma Hayek: How could you do this to us?
Sorry. We've regained our composure. It's just that we read this story about Victoria Beckham appearing on next season's Ugly Betty and it's left us feeling, well, a little ugly inside. Here's the scoop from our friends across the pond at at Daily Blabber UK:
Our very own Miss Posh is set to mark her arrival to LA with a cameo in box office hit TV series Ugly Betty.Actor Eric Mabius, who plays fashion magazine Mode's editor-in-chief Daniel Meade, leaked the news that producers are currently making moves to secure LA's newest Brit resident.
And with her ever-changing style, inconceivably stick thin figure and a question mark over the authenticity of certain 'assets', we think Mrs. Beckham will fit right in.
Having put her unsuccessful solo singing career to bed, and a messy finish to her fashion line, could this be her calling?
We'll go ahead and answer that one... and we're going with NO!
Poor America has to be in The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2, a sequel to the 2005 film about a group of galpals who bond over a pair of jeans.
But here's the catch, America is now a huge TV star and doesn't want to do this teeny bopper crap any more. Girl wants to do some serious movies to show off her acting chops. But it looks like those acting chops are gonna have to stay on the shelf a little while longer.
"Multiple sources say Ferrera's return isn't by choice. The actress, whose star turn in the ABC series has catapulted her to cover-girl status, is being forced to the negotiating table by the film's producer Alcon Entertainment, which exercised its sequel option on Ferrera, along with her co-stars, Amber Tamblyn, Alexis Bledel and Blake Lively."
Yeah, it must be so hard being "forced" to act in a sequel to a hit movie. Hollywood really is a rough town.
In this week's TV Guide, Ugly Betty's Becki Newton (fashionista Amanda) gushes about costar Eric Mabius (Daniel Meade). Besides claiming Eric is so sexy he has his own theme song... "This is the dawing of the age of the Mabius..." she dishes on the sex scenes she shot with him at the beginning of the season:
"We were sitting there half-naked under the covers, and he's telling me about his baby boy, Max , and how fun it is to change diapers. Now if that's not sexy, I don't know what is."
Sexier than diapers? I can think of a few things...
Remember how last week I was obsessed with the fact that Ugly Betty's America Ferrera had this totally under-the-radar boyfriend who I had never heard about before? And then we found out he was a total cutie?
Well, they're engaged! Talk about a year for America -- a Golden Globe, a SAG, a hit show and a fiance.
She and Ryan Piers Williams met at film school in California, and fell in love when Amer starred in one of her man's student movies.
There is something so much sweeter about a couple like them who you can completely picture just getting cozy on the couch while watching movies. Much sweeter than say, La Lohan gettin' busy with every male known to man at a different club every night. And I love that he's not even famous. They're so the new Matt Damon and Luciana Barroso.
Which other out-of-the-spotlight twosomes do you love? Here's my top five:
1) Anne Hathway and Raffaello Follieri
2) Jessica Alba and Cash Warren
3) Jenny McCarthy and Jim Carrey
4) Heath Ledger and Michelle Williams
5) Matt Damon and Luciana Barroso
--Lindsey
Okay, am I the last one to know that Ugly Betty's America Ferrera has a boyfriend? And I'm not just talking about a fling-of-the-month dude, I'm talkin' full-fledged, live-in boyfriend.
Meet Ryan Piers Williams, a film production coordinator who has worked on the likes of Shrek 2, Good Night and Good Luck and most recently, Ocean's 13.
Did anyone know about this? Why has Miss America been hiding this cutie?
--Lindsey