Here are some pics of Ugly Betty executive producer Salma Hayek arriving at the 2009 ALMA Awards at Royce Hall on the UCLA campus.

Pardon my fawning, but Salma is still one stunningly beautiful woman.
I love the jewelry, and how it seems to match the hem of her dress.
Spoiler alert: the awards show airs tonight on ABC, so if you don’t want to know who won, quit reading, just hit the ‘more’ button to get more Hayek.
The awards themselves were an Ugly Betty-palooza.  Hayek was given the Anthony Quinn Award for Industry Excellence.  Lauren Velez (UB’s Elena) won TV Drama …read more

The ALMA Award nominations were announced yesterday, and a quirk of fate caused an interesting matchup to occur.  Ugly Betty Executive Producer Salma Hayek is nominated in the Best Actress in a TV Comedy category for her work on 30 Rock.
Guess who else is nominated in this category?  Ugly Betty stars America Ferrera and Ana Ortiz. 
Will Ferrera lose once again to someone on 30 Rock?    Just kidding.  Hayek was VERY funny on 30 Rock and would deserve the award if she wins.
There’s no TV Movie Drama category, or certainly Ortiz would have been nominated for her …read more

Ugly Betty executive producer Salma Hayek will be on TV again tonight, but it won’t be alongside America Ferrera. She will instead be appearing in tonight’s episode of 30 Rock.
Now, any of you who have read Ugly Betty News for a while must know that I have mixed feelings about this. I love Hayek. I think she’s a very good actress, has some pretty sharp business savvy, and of course, she’s quite easy on the eyes.
Yet, at the same time, I have this irrational, visceral hatred for all things 30 Rock. As you know, every …read more

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By now, I’m sure you’ve seen the photos of Ugly Betty executive producer Salma Hayek smoking with her baby nearby while after-Christmas shopping. Needless to say, they’ve caused quite an uproar.
Part of me says, “A Hollywood celebrity smoking? Who woulda’ thunk it?”. Hollywood has a long tradition of smokers, many of whom are considered legends.
And, whose business is it anyways? This is NOT Michael Jackson holding his infant son over a balcony railing. Heck, it’s not even Miley Cyrus riding around without a seat belt. In America, smoking tobacco is …read more

 
Character on Ugly Betty: Sofia Reyes, Editor In Chief of Meade Publications magazine MYW.  (Of course, Hayek is also the show’s executive producer).
Main Characteristic:  Super-sexy, smart, and (it turns out) devious.
Most Famous For:  The hit movie Frida, which sent her career into the stratosphere.
Ugly Betty Episodes: 1.06 – Trust,Lust, and Must , 1.07 – After Hours, 1.08 – Four Thanksgivings and a Funeral, 1.09 – Lose The Boss, 1.10 – Fake Plastic Snow, 1.12 – Sofia’s Choice.
Best Moment: Of course, I’m going to say the scene in 1.06 where she took off her shirt and teased Daniel in the elevator, …read more

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Remember when I told you about Ugly Betty producer Salma Hayek trying to use breastfeeding as a weight loss method? To refresh your memory, a friend of the actress said: “Salma has been pumping and freezing endless amounts of breast milk. When she’s not feeding Valentina, she’s hooked up to an industrial-size breast pump.”
I remember talking to some friends of mine in the medical profession, and they said she was absolutely making a mistake. Breastfeeding is for a specific purpose, and it isn’t weight …read more

America Ferrera has won every other award possible (the Oscar will happen one day), but this one is probably the most meaningful.  She has been named the U.G.L.Y Celebrity of the Year.
What, you might ask, is the U.G.L.Y celebrity of the year award?  It is given each year by Hey U.G.L.Y, a teen self-esteem building non-profit organization.  The name is an acronym for Unique Gifted Lovable You.  From the press release:
America’s portrayal of Ugly Betty on the show by the same name, cinched the vote. America is not only turning out to be a great role model, teens actually tune …read more

There have been a rash of stories about various castmembers and producers of Ugly Betty that can only be categorized as…weird. It has been a full moon, hasn’t it?  (BTW, the picture I’ve added to this post will make sense in a minute).
First, the one you’ve probably seen. Rebecca Romjin’s husband (and season 1 guest star) Jerry O’Connell made this very funny parody video of the pretty bizarre Tom Cruise Scientology video making the rounds.
Many are saying this may be the end of O’Connell’s career, but I think it might actually help. Cruise’s power in Hollywood is a shadow of …read more

Ugly Betty executive producer Salma Hayek is nervous.
According to Page Six, Hayek reported her laptop stolen on a recent trip abroad.  It is reported that the notebook computer was filled with photos of friends, family, and her baby Valentina.
I’d be in quite a panic myself, and I’m no international celebrity who is stalked by relentless paparazzi, as Hayek is.  According to the report, Hayek is “desperate to get the computer back and worried that the images could fall into the wrong hands.”
I would imagine so.
If you are reading this, and you are the one who took Ms Hayek’s laptop, I’m …read more

Ugly Betty executive producer Salma Hayek, who played prominently on screen in season one as Sofia Reyes, has signed on to play a bearded lady in the horror drama “Cirque du Freak”.  She will play opposite star John C. Reilly.
Cirque du Freak is part of a vampire-based young adult book series, which in the United States was called “The Saga Of Darren Shan”.   Here is the synopsis:
A young boy named Darren Shan meets a mysterious man at a freak show who turns out to be a Vampire. After a series of events Darren must leave his normal life and go on the road with …read more