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AMERICA Ferrera is “in denial” after ABC cancelled her Ugly Betty show. The actress — who has portrayed dowdy Betty Suarez in the US TV show since 2006 — can’t bring herself to think about her impending final scenes, because she completely adored playing the frumpy fashion magazine assistant and is devastated it is about to end.

“I’ve lived with this character who I’ve loved from day one and I have only grown to feel more connected to her and also responsible for making sure her journey is a complete one,” America said.

“Her entire journey was about a transformation, kind of coming into her womanhood and owning herself both physically and emotionally. It’s hard to say goodbye.

“I haven’t really started going there yet because I still have four episodes to shoot. So I’m staying in denial for now and I’ll deal with all those emotions in a little bit. I imagine that when we finally wrap it’s not going to be a dry-eyed goodbye.”

It was recently revealed Ugly Betty would be canceled once cast and crew had finished working on the fourth series.

Part of the reason why America is sad to leave the role behind is because her portrayal of Betty has greatly helped her develop as a person herself and made her realize her ambitions as a TV actress.

“I never really pictured myself being on television,” she said. “I couldn’t imagine a world coming along that would entice me enough to sign away years and years of my life to one character. Then Betty came around. I was 21 when I started and I’ve learned so much and grown so much as a person. It has to be about believing in what you’re doing.”