With her television debut on MTV’s House of Style premiering this weekend,  Fashionologie caught up with Chanel Iman for a few minutes to chat about how she landed the coveted role of show correspondent, her recent coup on the runway at Balenciaga, and about how she might have already landed a date to this year’s Costume Institute Gala.

How did your role on House of Style come about?

Well basically, they called my agency, I went in to meet with them, I did an audition with all the rest of the girls, and they called — I was waiting for the phone call, I was hoping I got it — but I was waiting for about three months.  And when I got back from Paris — I was in Paris for ready-to-wear and did the whole fashion tour for Fashion Week — they told me I got it. I was really excited because it’s just another way for me to express myself!

Tell me a little bit about your upcoming Gossip Girl appearance.

It’s just experience — it was just for me to get an idea of what it would be like to be on set, to really see what happens since I’ve never been on a set before.

Are you looking for more TV appearances in the future then?

Yeah.  I’m kind of slowing down on the modeling right now and I’m branching out to other experiences and interests that I have. [Ed. note: She told Teen Vogue: "House of Style is definitely just the start. I want to do television, film, music and designing. I want to do it all!"]

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Chanel Iman will play second banana to Bar Refaeli on the new House of Style. Marking my calendar…NOW!!!

Bar Refaeli has confirmed with Time that she will be hosting the remake of MTV’s House of Style.

She seems to be quite the model of the moment right now, given her big Sports Illustrated cover. I still couldn’t pick her out of a line-up, though. Sorry, Leo.

Mm rumor time!

The New York Post is reporting that MTV’s House of Style will be returning to the airwaves.

They hope to recruit Bar Refaeli or Chanel Iman to fill Cindy Crawford’s chunky, early ’90s shoes.

Hm, wasn’t Cindy really the main reason people watched at first? I think I’d prefer if they re-ran those original episodes.