Tyra Banks set to star in Gossip Girl

August 1st, 2009

Los Angeles: Supermodel Tyra Banks will play a self obsessed actress in a special cameo for the superhit TV series `Gossip Girl`.
The model-turned TV show host will play a larger-than life-actress Ursula Nyquist, who gives a tough time to the show`s protagonist Serena, when she is assigned to help her during a movie premiere, reported Us magazine.
The supermodel who has graced the covers of magazines like `Vogue` and `Vanity Fair` was reportedly thrilled to be a part of the series which is touted as the successor of the cult series `Sex and the City`, albeit with a younger cast.
The series revolves around the lives of four young socialites in the city of New York.
The third season of `Gossip Girl` will be a star studded event with singer-actress Hilary Duff also roped in for a cameo.
Duff will play the role of Olivia Burke, a famous movie star who wants a normal college experience.
source: spicezee.zeenews.com