Nelly Furtado has landed her first formal acting gig. She is currently in Hollywood taping an episode of CSI: NY that will air next month, on February 7th.

Not many details are known about the episode yet, but she plays a shoplifting murder suspect, Ava Grant.

We will keep you posted once more is known about the episode!

Nelly went on Floribella, a Portuguese soap opera in November, where she played herself. But Nelly has been expanding beyond just her singing career by taking acting lessons while in Toronto, Canada.

I am looking forward to seeing how Nelly can transform from a singing songstress into an acting career. Some can pull it off well, such as Whitney Houston (if you forget all the after crap that started with Bobby Brown and drugs) while others such as Britney Spears crash and burn. I wonder which camp Nelly will fall into.

There is yet another pregnancy on a top rated drama, this time on CSI: NY. Anna Belknap, who plays CSI Lindsay Monroe, is pregnant in real life, with her due date in the new year.

The pregnancy is not being written into the show (who will be counting all the tables, lab coats and big purses she will be hiding her tummy behind?) and with there being no hiatus on the show right now, it has been go time for the actress. Lindsay will be off the series for a few episodes while the actress is on maternity leave.

TVG: Is your pregnancy being written into the show?
AB: No.

TVG: So, Lindsay will just be gone for several episodes?
AB: Yes.

TVG: What’s the reason that’s given for Lindsay leaving?
AB: She has a personal crisis, so she has to leave for awhile.

The full interview was done for TV Guide Canada, and you can read the entire interview here.

Mac’s stepson will be in a multi-episode (at least three) arc this season on CSI: New York.  No word on who will be playing his son yet.

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