Ugly Betty Casting Idea: Susan Boyle
April 23, 2009 by Tom
If the producers of Ugly Betty haven’t at least contacted Susan Boyle’s people in an attempt to get her a cameo on the show, I’ll personally come to New York and beat each of them with a wet noodle. It’s such a no-brainer, even I thought of it.
In case you’ve been under a rock or counting your bailout money, certainly you’ve heard of Susan Boyle, the woman whose physical appearance made the audience laugh when she performed on Britain’s Got Talent, and whose voice brought them to astonished tears. She has become a YouTube sensation, breaking all records. America has especially embraced Ms Boyle.
Let me get this out in the open first: I do not think Boyle is “ugly”. Glamorous? No. But, she just seems like an average lady her age you’d see on the street. Being in and around the music business my entire life, I can tell you that these “reality” shows, such as American Idol, have skewed the public’s perception of what a good singer looks like. The best singers I know wouldn’t be let in the front door to an Idol audition, because they just look “normal”.
Anyway, part of my job here is to scour the web and find out what people are talking about in relation to Ugly Betty. Let me tell you, last week, the number one Betty-related search term last weekend was “Susan Boyle”. It seems that thousands had made the connection before I did.
Before you scoff and say she’s a flash in the pan, answer me this: how is she any different from Christian Siriano? A reality show contestant who gained fame outside the show (although Boyle is a supernova compared to Siriano). If Betty can make such a big deal out of giving Siriano a spot on the show to say “Worship me, bitches”, why not a person whose story fits the show perfectly?
UB producers: sign the lady to a cameo. Make her Christina’s sister, who helps her hide the kidnapped baby. It’s almost too good to resist.
This might be stunt-casting, but it sure beats the Lindsay Lohan fiasco.
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hmm.. interesting thought. It’s too late to be christina’s cousin though, this season is already shot. How about susan comes as herself, but flashforwarded a few years when she is super successful and well established. she is the guest speaker at YETI… and betty & susan have an instant bond and she becomes betty’s role model.
Better yet, she can be Claire Meade’s long lost sister, now that’d open a whole new venue of possibilities…
That’s an amazing idea! I never even put the two together, but that’d be awesome.
ps. does UBNews have a twitter? I wanna follow you guys
As far as stunt casting goes, I’ve got nothing against this one
Gotta add though that the story must be real and subtle. All the over the top emotional stuff (which I love) wouldn’t work with this one
Tomatish has a point but subtlety on UB should be handled with great care. Take Season 1 for example: We did not find out until the sweeps who Alexis was. Then all of a sudden the super-sexy Transie with moxy came out swinging like Wonder Woman. Perhaps something akin to that moreso than the Matt storyline would do. Betty doesn’t come out swinging like Wonder Woman currently. In fact, Alexis is gone and our heroine has to rely on… Marc and Amanda for advice. o.O Isn’t it curious how she goes to people who before never gave her time of day but now are suddenly her new “besties” since getting their own online spinoff? Gio was always better for inspiring Betty’s courage. He’s like a younger, more hip Mr. Miyagi. I think if Archie met him, they’d hit it off real good and the city councilman would remark how “old school” Gio is with a warm, Top Gun-ish smirk. B)-~~~
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G36VaaEJi6I
That to me would make a better spinoff. Like:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXKqYzGY4qU
Or as the kids today would say:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jviSu-odug0
I know my grandparents wouldn’t put up with no Marc and Amanda mess. That’d be too much “playa playa” post-war shenanigans ya know?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3n89EqGAuMw
I’d just like to point out that Susan Boyle has improved her appearance more in one week than Betty has in three years. But what a great story Ms. Boyle has. Maybe she could show up as herself and explain to Betty that looking a little better isn’t a bad thing if it helps you achieve your dreams.
Yes, and according to Regis a porno company has offered to pay Susan for appearing in a movie where she loses her virginity on camera.
The real deal isn’t Susan Boyle inspires Betty but rather, what’s in it for the producers? Why would Susan make a good candidate for cameo appearance on a high-profile show like Ugly Betty? Will she worth having more airtime than Christian Siriano? Lord, I hope so provided she gets a role. Perhaps more than Betty she could help Amanda overcome having issues with parents that raised her. =) That girl might have more in common with them than she realizes. Amanda wasn’t the only one who lost someone when Faye died. I’m sure there were lots of survivors. Even Wilhemina was affected having been her assistant.