07 July,2011 09:27 AM IST | | Agencies
Actress Elizabeth Hurley is all set to hit TV screens, playing New York media mogul Diana Payne in Gossip Girl's upcoming fifth season.
Hurley, 46, who is currently dating Australian spinner Shane Warne, was due to make an onscreen return as a villain in the revamp of Wonder Woman before TV bosses shelved the programme earlier this year.
"Diana's entrance on the Upper East Side will change the lives of all our characters - including, and especially, Gossip Girl herself.
Elizabeth's sense of humour, intelligence and beauty fit the GG world perfectly. We feel very fortunate to have her," said a statement from the show's executive producers Stephanie Savage and Joshua Safran.
The Austin Powers star is also due to star alongside Vincent D'Onofrio and Rachael Leigh Cook in the upcoming western thriller High Midnight.
