BETTY CLASHES WITH THE ANNOYING NEW SANDWICH GUY, WHILE THE MODE-ITES PREPARE FOR THE BIG BLACK AND WHITE BALL, ON ABC'S "UGLY BETTY"

Freddy Rodriguez Begins Recurring Role, Fashion Icon Kenneth Cole Appears as Himself

"Betty's Wait Problem"� With Henry back in her life (sort of), Betty finds herself distracted by yet another guy � Gio (Freddy Rodriguez), Mode's new sandwich guy, who both annoys and intrigues her. Meanwhile, the Mode-ites prepare for the social event of the season � the Meades' Black and White Ball, as Wilhelmina plots to get her wedding back on track, Amanda preps to make her first official appearance as Fey Sommer's illegitimate daughter, and fugitive-from-the law Claire invites herself to the party, on "Ugly Betty," THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11 (8:00-9:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network. Fashion icon Kenneth Cole appears as himself.

"Ugly Betty" stars America Ferrera as Betty Suarez, Eric Mabius as Daniel Meade, Alan Dale as Bradford Meade, Tony Plana as Ignacio, Ana Ortiz as Hilda, Ashley Jensen as Christina, Becki Newton as Amanda, Mark Indelicato as Justin, Michael Urie as Marc, Judith Light as Claire Meade, Christopher Gorham as Henry, Rebecca Romijn as Alexis and Vanessa Williams as Wilhelmina Slater. Freddy Rodriguez is a recurring guest star as Gio.

Guest starring are Lorraine Toussaint as Yoga, Alex Mapa as Suzuki St. Pierre and Kenneth Cole as himself.

"Betty's Wait Problem" was written by Tracy Poust & Jon Kinnally and directed by Tricia Brock.

"Ugly Betty" is broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC's selected HDTV format, with 5.1-channel surround sound and Spanish audio via SAP. A TV parental guideline will be posted closer to airdate.

This episode of "Ugly Betty" will be available on ABC.com the day after airing on the network for users to watch online.