Tyra Banks flaunts body in photo shoot

Supermodel Tyra Banks has flaunted her newly slimmed down body in a sexy photo shoot on the streets of New York.

The America’s Next Top Model hostess has dropped down from size 16 outfits to size 8 thanks to a steady diet and consistent exercise.

"I always feel great when I don’t have clothes on”, said the model.

The hottie said that she had become fat eating ice creams and bacons.

"I maintained it with my ice cream and my salad with ranch and dressing and croutons and bacon bits," she said.

Tyra Banks to star in Gossip Girl

Supermodel Tyra Banks will play a self obsessed actress in a special cameo for the superhit TV series “Gossip Girl”. The model-turned TV show host will play a larger-than life-actress Ursula Nyquist, who gives a tough time to the show’s protagonist Serena, when she is assigned to help her during a movie premiere.

The supermodel who has graced the covers of magazines like “Vogue” and “Vanity Fair” was reportedly thrilled to be a part of the series which is touted as the successor of the cult series “Sex and the City”, albeit with a younger cast.

The series revolves around the lives of four young socialites in the city of New York.

The third season of “Gossip Girl” will be a star studded event with singer-actress Hilary Duff also roped in for a cameo.

Duff will play the role of Olivia Burke, a famous movie star who wants a normal college experience.