First Episodes of “Army Wives” Featuring Ashanti to Air in March

It looks like Ashanti will be (Army) ready for her close-up in March…

The 32-year-old part-Dominican singer/actress, who joined the cast as a series regular on Lifetime’s Army Wives last month, will make her first appearance on the show on March 10.

Ashanti

Arm Wives, now in its seventh season, went through a creative mini-revamp after last season, with several new characters — played by Ashanti, Torrey DeVitto and Elle McLemore — added as regulars.

In her first series regular role, Ashanti will play Latasha Durant, an optimistic mother of three, a sexy, fun woman who knows how to keep a husband – and how to keep him in line.

Army Wives will premiere March 10 at 9:00 pm ET. It’ll serve as the lead-in to the Season 2 premiere of Jennifer Love Hewitt’s drama The Client List.

Serricchio Heading to CBS’ “The Young and the Restless”

Ignacio Serricchio is about to lead Genoa City’s fight against crime…

The 30-year-old Argentinean actor and soap opera stud, best known to daytime television viewers as psychotic mob spawn Diego Alcazar on General Hospital, is heading to CBSThe Young and the Restless.

Ignacio Serricchio

But this time Serricchio will be working on the right side of the law. Or will he?

He’s set to portray a new character named Alex, an astute undercover police officer who comes to Genoa City from New York City with a big secret.

Serricchio is expected to begin work in late October and will hit the air in December, according to TV Guide.

The Emmy-nominated actor, who has guest starred on The Client List, CSI: Miami, The Finder and Covert Affairs, has also been a regular on the hit internet soap The Bay.