AMY AND RICKY'S FRIENDS AND FAMILY WANT TO THROW THEM A WEDDING RECEPTION ON AN ALL NEW EPIOSODE OF "THE SECRET LIFE OF THE AMERICAN TEENAGER," MONDAY, JULY 9 AT 8:00PM ET/PT ON ABC FAMILY

Haylie Duff ("7th Heaven") Guest Stars

Burbank, CA (July 2, 2012) - Amy and Ricky's friends and family want to throw them a wedding reception despite their protests on an all new episode of "The Secret Life of the American Teenager," premiering Monday, July 9 (8:00 - 9:00 PM ET/PT).

In the one hour episode, "Lies and Byes," Ricky wants to come clean about them not being married, but Amy wants to go on pretending because of how happy everyone is. Anne and George discover that Ashley ran off to cooking school in Italy by herself. Ben goes to Ruben to confess that he may have burned down Dylan's school and is advised to get a lawyer, played by Haylie Duff. Meanwhile, Amy and Ricky's friends and family all want to throw them a wedding reception, despite their protests.

The series cast includes Shailene Woodley, Ken Baumann, Greg Finley, Daren Kagasoff, Megan Park, Francia Raisa, Michael Grant, Cierra Ramirez with Steve Schirripa. In "Lies and Byes," the guest stars include Anne Ramsay, Beverley Mitchell, Philip Anthony-Rodriguez, L. Scott Caldwell, Renee Olstead, Camille Winbush, Jared Kusnitz, Haylie Duff, Tricia O'Kelley, De'Vaughn Nixon, Ana Lucasey, Christian Serratos, Katelyn Tarver, Brian George, John Lacy, Christopher Michael, special guest stars include Mark Derwin, Josie Bissett and Molly Ringwald.

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