2010-01-27 23:33:08 -

U.S. TV show UGLY BETTY has been cancelled.
The cult comedy, which has become a global hit, debuted in 2006 and tur= ned Emmy Award-winner America Ferrera into a household name.
But there won't be a fifth season of the show -

the programme's current= fourth season will be its last. Ugly Betty will wrap up in April (10).
In a joint statement, executive producer Silvia Horta and ABC TV execut= ive Steve McPherson announced, "We=E2=80=99ve mutually come to the diffic= ult decision to make this Ugly Betty=E2=80=99s final season, and are anno= uncing now as we want to allow the show ample time to write a satisfying = conclusion.
"We are extremely proud of this groundbreaking series, and felt it was = important to give the fans a proper farewell.=E2=80=9D Veteran entertainer Liza Minnelli is set to appear in the final series = in a cameo as an "outrageous drama teacher". Other big names, like Rebecc= a Romijn, Lindsay Lohan, Jamie-Lynn Sigler and show producer Salma Hayek = have appeared on the programme, while regulars include Vanessa Williams, = Ana Ortiz and Eric Mabius.