Today is actress Ashley Jensen’s birthday!  She is 41.
Jensen may be best known as the seamstress Christina McKinney on Ugly Betty (also, Betty’s best friend at Mode), but since leaving the show at the end of season 3 (at least as a regular character), Jensen has been working on the new Jenna Elfman sitcom Accidentally On Purpose.
Jensen plays Elman’s successful sidekick Olivia on Accidentally, and they are not writing Ashley’s real-life pregnancy into the script.
Recently, Ashley spoke to EW’s Watch With Kristin, and was very open to the possibility of a return to Ugly Betty.  "There has been talk …read more

And the Ugly Betty baby boom continues.  Ashley Jensen, who has, at least for now, left Ugly Betty  and is soon to be starring in the Jenna Elfman sitcom Accidentally on Purpose, has announced that she is pregnant.
A representative for the actress tells People Magazine that she and her husband Terence Beesley are expecting their first child in the fall.
Speculation about Jensen’s pregnancy has been bouncing around the internet for a few weeks now (including some baby-bumpy photos).  We now have official confirmation!
As many have noted, this is a little bit of life imitating art, since Jensen’s Ugly Betty …read more

Remember those stories early on when we discovered that Ashley Jensen was leaving Ugly Betty, the ones that said her main reason for leaving was that she wasn’t happy about the move to New York City from Los Angeles?
Never mind.
The show’s creator, Silvio Horta, told UK tabloid The Sun that, as reported, the split was mutual, but the reason was actually the lack of good story lines for Ashley’s character Christina.
“From the get-go, we found some really good stories for her, but we never found enough to service her character the way we wanted to and the way that …read more

The worst kept secret in Hollywood and New York is now official: Ashley Jensen will not be returning to Ugly Betty next season.  In fact, she is slated to join the CBS comedy pilot Accidentally on Purpose (with Jenna Elfman).
EW’s Ausiello has confirmed the scoopage first reported by EOnline’s Kristin back in January (which we relayed and speculated about here).  According to Ausiello, an ABC insider says that the break was “completely mutual”.  Jensen was not happy with the move to NYC, and was the only cast member not to relocate.  That was one heck of a commute!  (Which …read more

Reports of the demise of Ashley Jensen’s time on Ugly Betty might be a little exaggerated.
According to Access Hollywood, a representative of the show has told them that the reports are “not true”. (Hat tip: miss waiching liu) Of course, one of the reports came from this site.
So which is true? Is Jensen leaving Ugly Betty, or is she staying? I think it’s fair to say that no one outside of the actual players knows the truth. I have no reason to believe that EOnline’s Kristin Dos Santos (my original source for the news) was …read more

I didn’t see these coming at all.  According to EOnline’s Kristin Dos Santos, one star of Ugly Betty is leaving the show, and another is going to be KILLED OFF!
Based on Kristin’s hints, and past comments at this site, not too many of you are going to be too upset about the latter one.  I’ll give info about the star that’s leaving after the jump.  Here is what Dos Santos says about the one whose character is not long for this world:
As for the second character who will be killed off, it’s someone who just came on board this …read more

This is a rather bizarre story.  Ashley Jensen, the loveable Scottish lass from Ugly Betty, is in the middle of a nasty neighbor’s squabble with her next-door neighbor, Jeff Lewis.  The star of Bravo’s Flipping Out was served with a lawsuit by his neighbor Jensen and her husband Terence Beesely. 
Only in LA.
According to the filed court documents, Lewis and Jensen live next to each other in the swanky Los Feliz section of the city.  Jensen and Beesley were upset earlier this year when a deck Lewis was constructing on his home was encroaching upon their property.
Jensen and …read more

Ashley Jensen attended the LA BAFTA (British Academy of Film and Television Arts) Britannia Awards on November 7th. She represented Ugly Betty well in this beautiful black number.
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The BAFTA/LA awards ceremony, the Britannia Awards, started in 1989 and happens in October/November each year. There are no awards given to films or TV programs, only to individuals. This year, Sean Penn, Don Cheadle, Tilda Swinton and Stephen Frears were honored.
On the Ugly Betty front, shouldn’t Christina’s baby be due soon? By my best guess this past spring, Christina would be having her baby …read more

Just Wow. Was Ashley Jensen not simply lovely last night at the Emmy Awards?
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From the beautiful, classy, extra-long strapless dress, to the blingage to the perfect makeup – Jensen was nothing less than the classiest lady on the red carpet.
Hopefully, one day, she’ll win for her work with Ugly Betty, which I think is underrated (Vanessa Williams and Becki Newton get more screen time, so they are usually first in line for Supporting Actress nominations).
I love this pic with her husband, Terence Beesley:
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More pics of Ashley (and husband) after …read more

Ashley Jensen has high praise for the producers of Ugly Betty, specifically where the lead character is concerned.
She says, “Betty’s a hero now. People come up to me and say, ‘I love that show. I love the message it’s sending’. 
The best thing, as far as Jensen is concerned, is that the show has “changed people’s expectations”, highlighting “honest and true” qualities over superficial ones.
“Betty is such an important role model for young girls. What she stands for is great. It’s OK to be real and honest and true.
“It’s insane that we’ve all got to be thin, brown and …read more