Tyra Banks set to star in Gossip Girl

Tyra Banks will play a self obsessed actress in a cameo for `Gossip Girl`.

Los Angeles: Supermodel Tyra Banks will play a self obsessed actress in a special cameo for the superhit TV series `Gossip Girl`. The model-turned TV show host will play a larger-than life-actress Ursula Nyquist, who gives a tough time to the show`s protagonist Serena, when she is assigned to help her during a movie premiere, reported Us magazine.

The supermodel who has graced the covers of magazines like `Vogue` and `Vanity Fair` was reportedly thrilled to be a part of the series which is touted as the successor of the cult series `Sex and the City`, albeit with a younger cast. The series revolves around the lives of four young socialites in the city of New York. The third season of `Gossip Girl` will be a star studded event with singer-actress Hilary Duff also roped in for a cameo. Duff will play the role of Olivia Burke, a famous movie star who wants a normal college experience. Bureau Report