Alex Breckenridge, Katherine Heigl, Kelly Brook

By JILL FEIWELL, MELISSA GREGO

Newcomer Alex Breckenridge and "Roswell's" Katherine Heigl have been tapped as Romy and Michele, respectively, in ABC/Touchstone's two-hour telepic "Romy and Michele: Behind the Velvet Rope," a prequel to the 1997 feature film "Romy and Michele's High School Reunion." In addition, British actress Kelly Brook, who co-hosts "The Big Breakfast" in England, has joined the cast.