Olympian Shawn Johnson Gets a Secret Life

• Sep 4, 2008 01:02 PM ET
• by TV Guide News

Olympic gold-medal winning gymnast Shawn Johnson will guest-star on the mid-season finale of ABC Family's The Secret Life of the American Teenager.

Playing herself, Johnson, 16, will get a chance to flirt with "Ricky" in the school hallway, says the network. The episode, titled "Just Say No," was directed by original 90210 alum, Jason Priestley.

Johnson's appearance was announced shortly after Olympian Misty May-Treanor was cast on Disney Channel's Wizards of Waverly Place.

At the Olympics in Beijing, Johnson took home the gold medal for women's balance beam, as well as the individual all-around silver medal.

Johnson's episode will flip its way onto your screen Tuesday, Sept. 9, at 8 pm/ET. - Erin Fox