It has been announced last month that Megan Fox would not be returning for the latest “Transformers” movie. Her departure raised the question of who would replace Fox as Shia LaBeouf’s romantic interest in the movie?

After a week of speculations, it was officially revealed by Michael Bay on his blog that British model Rosie Huntington-Whiteley is the new cast on the film. Bay announced that Whiteley is the new female lead in “Transformers 3.”

Bay and Huntington-Whiteley were worked together in a commercial for Victoria’s Secret, other than that, she has no acting credits to her name. She had appeared on the past 4 installments of the “Victoria Secret Fashion Show,” and was a guest on “Britain’s Next Top Model.” There’s also a report that she’s dating “Transporter” star Jason Statham.

“Transformers 3″ has already begun its filming in Los Angeles and will continue across the globe over the next 4 1/2 months. It is scheduled to open on July 1, 2011.