Ugly Betty Stars Feel At Home in New York

Break out the box cutters and unwrap the bubble wrap, the cast of Ugly Betty has officially moved to New York City. “I’m totally not unpacked and still living out of a suitcase,” Ana Ortiz told PEOPLE at the Ugly Betty block party in the Jackson Heights neighborhood in Queens, New York, Thursday. “But I’m crashing at my mom’s place right now.” For the show’s third season, ABC has relocated the entire production from Los Angeles to New York, where the story of Betty Suarez takes place. For native New Yorker Ortiz, who play’s Betty’s sister Hilda, the move to the Big Apple has brought her home — and to where she wants to start a family with musician husband Noah Lebenzon. “We found a perfect place in Brooklyn Heights. I love the neighborhood. It’s really mellow, gorgeous and a great place to raise a family. I couldn’t resist,”... [read full story]