Whitney Port to Judge on Upcoming Season of Britain & Ireland's TOP MODEL

'The City's' Whitney Port has announced on her blog that she will be a judge on Britain & Ireland's TOP MODEL. The actress will join Tyson Beckford, Elle Macpherson and British fashion photographer Julien Macdonald for the show's eighth cycle.

Shared Port, "I’m so excited to finally be able to share some very exciting news with you — I will be joining Elle Macpherson, Julien Macdonald and Tyson Beckford as a judge on Britain & Ireland’s Next Top Model! I’m thrilled about this new opportunity in my career and I am honored to have been asked to work alongside industry icons who I truly respect and admire. I’ve worked as a judge before, but I am especially looking forward to this particular role because it’s based around the thing in life I’m passionate about; fashion."

TOP MODEL is scheduled to return this summer.