"Ugly Betty" returns with Zac Posen, Bernadette Peters and Nikki Blonsky

Looks like local favorite Ugly Betty is hitting the ground running for its first episode of 2009 when it welcomes out designer Zac Posen and gay-faves Bernadette Peters and Hairspray's Nikki Blonsky as guests.

The January 8th episode picks up with Betty and Marc (Michael Urie) starting the Y.E.T.I. program (how excited am I that Marc has been pulled into this plotline?) and coming head-to-head with Betty's idol, editor Jodi Papadakis (Peters), and an annoying assistant at ELLE (Blonsky).

More pics after the break!

Zac Posen with his gals and Grant Bowler and Vanessa Williams
 

Zac, posin'