When was ugly betty made

Well, more than a decade later the fashion-forward Noughties dramedy - which made a star of America Ferrera - has landed on Disney Plus as part of its new Star drop. The binge session starts now. While you catch up, here are a few things you didn't know about the absolute classic.

America Ferrera's breakout role came when she played Carmen in the film adaptation of the same book. Not so catchy, is it? Yes, really. The actor, who played Daniel Meade, revealed 'They put everything up for sale after the show was cancelled and I bought all my suits at one-tenth the cost. She enjoyed being on set so much that she ended up appearing in a cameo as Sofia Reyes in season one. She also played the nurse who appears on the telenovela watched by the Suarez family throughout the series.

While America landed a number of movie roles following the end of the series, these days, she's back on television screens playing Amy in the hit sitcom Superstore. Away from the cameras, America gave birth to a daughter, in The actress and husband Ryan Piers Williams are also parents to a three-year-old son. Eric Mabius played Betty's womanising boss Daniel in the series. Since the show wrapped, Eric has continued to enjoy a successful career in television, starring in the likes of Scandal, Blue Bloods and Chicago Fire.

Since , he has led the Hallmark rom-com series Signed, Sealed, Delivered and it's many spin-off television films. Following the end of the show, Vanessa went on to join the cast of Desperate Housewives for its final two seasons.

Mark Indelicato played Betty's scene-stealing fashion-obsessed nephew Justin. While he appeared in a handful of TV shows following the end of the hit comedy series, in , he put acting on hold to study at New York University.

He appeared in the film White Bird in a Blizzard and had a series regular role on the horror series Dead of Summer. After four seasons as Mode's snarky receptionist Amanda, actress Becki Newton reprised her role in the web series Mode After Hours. After the show, Ana landed roles in a number of series that didn't get picked up by their networks. Ana has also provided her voice to a number of animated projects including Elena of Avalor and Ralph Breaks the Internet.

Becki has continued to act and earlier this year, it was revealed she had landed a role in the upcoming Netflix series The Lincoln Lawyer. He is set to play a role in a new Netflix romantic comedy where his character Peter tries to get his best friend to come on a family trip to help him avoid awkward questions about his eternally single status. It remains his biggest role to date, however he has appeared in films including Dead of Summer and White Bird in a Blizzard.

However, his experience on Ugly Betty wasn't all positive, as he revealed on an episode of Dr Phil that he had been sent death threats over his character on the show. However, Ashley has suffered tragedy in her life, after her husband Terence Beesley of 10 years took his own life in Jump directly to the content.