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Justice Inks Talent Deal with Fox & 20th Century Fox Television

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It looks like Victoria Justice’s next television appearance will be on Fox.

The 22-year-old half-Puerto Rican actress/singer has signed a talent deal with Fox and 20th Century Fox Television.

Victoria Justice

As part of the pact, the studio and network will develop joint projects featuring roles specifically tailored for the former Nickelodeon star.

They will also be able to have Justice guest star on existing Fox/20th television series.

The network and studio have young female ensemble horror comedy Scream Queens, and Justice’s background as a recording artist would also make her a good fit for music-fueled projects like Empire and Urban Cowboy. 

Justice has toplined her own series both on the comedy and drama side with the Nickelodeon sitcom Victorious and MTV thriller Eye Candy.

“We’re thrilled to bring Victoria Justice into the fold as we develop our next round of fresh, young and vibrant material that can be tailored to her distinct point of view and considerable talent,” said Sharon Klein, 20th Century Fox Television’s EVP Casting. “She has an incredibly relevant fan base and major social media presence, making this a truly exciting partnership with unlimited options.”

Justice will next star in the indie romantic comedy Naomi + Ely’s No Kiss List, which will be released September 18 on iTunes.

She’ll also star in this fall’s high school comedy The Outskirts, opening wide November 6.

Her series credits also include Zoey 101 and iCarly. 

Castillo Expecting Her First Child

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General Hospital star Teresa Castillo will be heading to a local hospital sometime this May…

The 30-year-old Latina actress and her husband Shane Aaron are expecting a baby girl, the happy couple tells People magazine. The baby’s due date is May 24.

Teresa Castillo

“It feels wonderful. This is the most joyous time of my life. It feels great to finally be able to share it with the world,” she gushes.

Castillo also recalls the moment she found out that she got pregnant.

“He knew I was taking a test and realized the outcome when he heard my screams from the bathroom,” she says jokingly.

 

The couple adds that they wanted to know the baby’s sex so they could “get to know it already,” but they have not decided a name for their unborn baby.

“[We’re] just going to let the right name come to us,” Castillo explains.

According to the magazine, the actress’ pregnancy will be written into the ABC drama’s plot.

Castillo and Aaron tied the knot in 2008.

Along with her role as Sabrina Santiago on General Hospital, Castillo;s other credits include guest-starring roles on How I Met Your Mother, iCarly and The Secret Life of the American Teenager.

Gomez Wins Her Fifth Straight Kids’ Choice Award

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Selena Gomez’s streak of back-to-back Kids’ Choice Awards wins continues…

The 20-year-old half-Mexican American actress/singer picked up her fifth consecutive Favorite TV Actress orange blimp figurine during Saturday’s awards show, which was hosted by Josh Duhamel and featured a performance by Pitbull and Christina Aguilera.

Selena Gomez

Gomez – who won for her work on the Disney Channel’s Wizards of Waverly Place, which ended its four-season run on the network last January – beat out iCarly’s Miranda Cosgrove, Victorious’ Victoria Justice and Good Luck Charlie’s Bridgit Mendler for the award.

Gomez, who first won the Favorite TV Actress award at the 2009 Kids’ Choice Awards, broke a tie with Amanda Bynes for most consecutive wins and most wins in the category in awards show history.

 

has won a total of six orange blimps during her career.

Meanwhile, Justice’s Nickelodeon series Victorious took home the prize for Favorite TV Show. The show beat out Good Luck Charlie, iCarly and Wizards of Waverly Place for the award.

The awards were held at USC’s Galen Center.