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This is beyond awesome. As we have previously told you, Ugly Betty episode 4.13 is going to feature a drag queen version of Wilhelmina Slater, which was going to be funny enough, but now that the role has been cast, the episode has the potential to be a classic.
EW’s Ausiello reports that actor Chris Williams, brother of the show’s star villain Vanessa Williams, has been cast in the role of Wilheldiva Hater – the most popular drag queen in New York City and Wilhelmina impersonator!
It gets better. Ausiello says, “Here’s the set-up, per an Ugly insider: Willie gets tipped off that someone has been regularly impersonating her at a drag club and she tries to shut the act down. That is, until she realizes that faux Willie could come in handy by attending meetings and events on her behalf. As a result, ‘The two end up working together,’ says my spy.”
OMG – they’re go to go all Sister, Sister on us. The possibilities here are endless. If the writers handle it correctly, Wilhelmina will have created a monster that gets away from her, and WIlhediva will do something (as Wilhelmina) that will simultaneously be terribly damaging and absolutely fabulous. :)
Chris Williams has many, many television shows and films to his credit, my favorites being Dwight in Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story, and Krazee-Eyez Killa in Curb Your Enthusiasm.
I love how Ugly Betty has been keeping it in the family lately. :)
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this is totally awesome!!!! :D
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This is going to be hysterical and I agree about Ugly Betty keeping it all in the family. First The NEWTON’s now The Williams’.
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hi! does anyone know anything about this. Anjelah Johnson – a comedian who used to be on “Mad Tv” with the hilarious “Bon Qui Qui” skit is going to be on UB!
I saw her tweeted this :
anjelahjohnson It’s official! I’m on my way to New York to shoot an episode of Ugly Betty! (My fav show! What a blessing.) Tweet ya when I land.
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Yeah but…whose family is the next one? The Indelicato`s? The Plana`s? The Mabius?the….
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For anyone whose interested Chris williams has posted a couple of pics of his transformation into wilhelmdiva on his twitter page cdubsilly.
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