*So far, Tempestt Bledsoe is the only non-Latin cast member of a new made-for-TV romantic comedy destined for the Oxygen network.
Titled “Husband for Hire,” the movie stars Nadine Velazquez ("My Name Is Earl") as a Latina businesswoman who must find a mate quickly or forfeit her inheritance.
Actor Mark Consuelos, the husband of “Live with Regis and Kelly” host Kelly Ripa, will play the man who accepts her offer. Mario Lopez and Erik Estrada have also been cast in the project, produced by Tim Perrell's Process Media, reports Variety.
Bledsoe, 33, was most recently seen guest starring in the TV series “South of Nowhere” on The N, and on Lifetime’s “Strong Medicine” in 2006.
“Husband for Hire” is scheduled to premiere on Oxygen in the fourth quarter.