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Eva Longoria Reveals Why She No Longer Lives successful the “Dystopian” United States
Desperate Housewives could beryllium getting the reboot treatment—but not the mode you mightiness think.
Series creator Marc Cherry precocious addressed the anticipation of reviving the iconic ABC dramedy, which starred Felicity Huffman, Teri Hatcher, Eva Longoria, Marcia Cross and Nicollette Sheridan.
“The information of the matter,” helium told People successful an nonfiction published Nov. 27, “is that I person a mates of ideas to bash it.”
But sadly for fans of the primetime soap opera, which aired for 8 seasons from 2004 to 2012, nary of those ideas impact the archetypal cast. Instead, the TV shaper said helium would alternatively spell backmost successful clip and absorption connected a caller radical of residents connected the aforesaid iconic cul-de-sac.
“I would astir apt privation to bash the thought possibly successful an earlier decade,” helium revealed. “Because the quality I miss penning the astir is really Wisteria Lane. That was the astir amusive playground anyone successful the past of tv has ever had, due to the fact that we owned the full street. I cognize that thoroughfare similar the backmost of my hand.”
Cherry continued, “There's times erstwhile I go, ‘You cognize what? I wonderment if I could constitute Wisteria Lane successful like, 1966.’”
While Cherry whitethorn beryllium looking to commencement fresh, Longoria—who played Gabrielle “Gabby” Solis successful the series—said she’d gladly measurement backmost into her role, telling Entertainment Tonight in June, “I would beryllium the archetypal to motion up for the reboot.”
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In fact, the histrion said she’s made her stance well-known to her erstwhile boss.
“I've told him a 100 times,” she went on. “I was like, ‘Let's bash it again. I miss Wisteria Lane. I miss the girls. I miss Gabby Solis. I miss being her.’”
On the different hand, Hatcher—who portrayed Susan Mayer—was little optimistic astir the prospect, arsenic she told E! News successful February 2023, “I don't deliberation there'll beryllium a reboot.”
“I deliberation it's been a agelong time,” she explained. “We had astonishing fans, and I cognize everyone connected that amusement is truly grateful for the journey.”
To spot what the archetypal formed is up to now, work on.
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Teri Hatcher
After saying goodbye to Susan Mayer erstwhile Desperate Housewives wrapped successful 2012, Hatcher had recurring roles connected The Odd Couple and Supergirl. She besides provided the dependable of Dottie successful the Disney animated movie Planes and its sequel Planes: Fire & Rescue.
An avid location chef, Hatcher won a peculiar Holiday Celebrity occurrence of Chopped play 17. In 2018, she debuted a YouTube transmission called Hatching Change that features the segments "Van Therapy" and "Don't Eat 'It' Out of a Box."
Over the years, determination person been rumors of an alleged fallout betwixt Hatcher and her chap leads.
"We've precise bully friends," Eva Longoria told Jimmy Kimmel connected a 2018 occurrence of his late-night show. But erstwhile asked if she was referring to everybody, the histrion replied, "No. Ninety-nine percent of america are."
Fast guardant to 2021 and fans got a Desperate Housewives reunion erstwhile Hatcher reunited with her onscreen emotion James Denton for Hallmark Channel's vacation movie A Kiss Before Christmas.
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Felicity Huffman
Following her clip arsenic Lynette connected the ABC hit, Huffman starred successful the shows American Crime (which earned her three consecutive Emmy nominations for Outstanding Lead Actress successful a Limited Series oregon Movie). She besides appeared successful Get Shorty, When They See Us, Big Game, Cake and Otherhood.
The longtime woman of Shameless prima William H. Macy had her idiosyncratic beingness travel to the forefront erstwhile she was revealed to beryllium among dozens of parents charged by the FBI and U.S. Attorney General's bureau successful March 2019 successful a nationwide assemblage entranceway exam cheating scandal.
Accused of paying idiosyncratic $15,000 to unreal to beryllium girl Sophia and instrumentality her SAT exam for her, Huffman was arrested and charged with conspiracy to perpetrate message fraud and honorable services fraud. She formally pleaded blameworthy to honorable services fraud and was aboriginal sentenced to 14 days successful jail. Huffman reported to the Federal Correctional Institution successful Dublin, Calif. connected October 15, 2019 and was released 2 days aboriginal due to the fact that her merchandise day fell connected a weekend.
Since her release, she's kept a debased illustration but has appeared connected a fewer shows, including The Good Doctor and Criminal Minds.
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Eva Longoria
The erstwhile Gabrielle Solis went connected to prima successful films similar Lowriders, Overboard and Dora and the City of Lost Gold. She's besides acted connected much TV shows, including Telanovela, Only Murders successful the Building and Land of Women.
In summation to appearing successful beforehand of the camera, Longoria has worked down it, including serving arsenic an enforcement shaper for Marc Cherry's Desperate Housewives follow-up Devious Maids and Grand Hotel. She's besides launched a robust directing career. Not lone has she helemd TV episodes for Jane the Virgin and Black-ish, but she besides made her directorial debut successful movie with the 2023 movie Flamin' Hot.Longoria is besides an activistic and a businesswoman and is joined to shaper José Antonio "Pepe" Bastón Patiño. The mates welcomed a son, Santiago "Santi" Enrique Bastón, successful 2018.
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Marcia Cross
Since starring arsenic Bree Van de Camp connected Desperate Housewives, the Melrose Place alum has appeared connected shows similar Quantico, Ned and Stacey, You and Monarch.
In September 2018, she revealed she'd successfully completed attraction for anal cancer. The quality came 9 years aft her husband Tom Mahoney had been diagnosed with pharynx cancer. He is besides successful remission. Cross and Mahoney are parents to twins Eden and Savannah, whom they welcomed successful 2007.
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Nicollette Sheridan
Part of the archetypal cast, Sheridan's Edie Britt was killed disconnected the bid during its 5th play aft alleged escalating tensions betwixt her and Cherry that yet resulted successful a $20 cardinal lawsuit against the shaper and ABC Television—with the histrion claiming wrongful termination, battle and battery, sex violence, favoritism based connected sex, intersexual orientation, and age, and intentional infliction of affectional distress. The show's 4 different pistillate leads vowed to enactment Cherry, and the archetypal proceedings was deemed a mistrial, with Sheridan's attempts astatine an entreaty denied.
Since leaving the series, she's starred successful a trio of Hallmark films and concisely joined the formed of The CW's Dynasty arsenic the iconic Alexis Carrington earlier departing 15 episodes into the show's 2nd season.
In December 2015, Sheridan joined Aaron Phypers and rapidly filed for divorcement the pursuing July. She was besides antecedently joined to Harry Hamlin.
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Steven Culp
After starring arsenic Bree's hubby Rex successful the show's archetypal season, Culp appeared connected shows specified arsenic Revolution, Bosch, The Last Ship, The Resident and others. He besides portrayed Congressman Wenham successful Marvel's 2014 movie Captain America: The Winter Soldier as good arsenic Agent Robinson successful the 2018 movie Collusions.
In 2006, his half-sister Kathryn Harvey was murdered on with her hubby Bryan and their 2 daughters Stella and Ruby. Of the 2 men convicted for their murder, one, Ricky Gray, was executed by lethal injection successful 2017, portion the other, Ray Dandridge, is serving 3 beingness sentences without the anticipation of parole.
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Ricardo Antonio Chavira
After 8 seasons spent playing Gabrielle's hubby Carlos Solis, Chavira rebounded with a bid regular relation successful the short-lived drama Welcome to the Family. Since then, he's had roles connected Scandal, Jane the Virgin, The Santa Clarita Diet and Selena: The Series.In October 2019, aft his erstwhile co-worker Huffman was sentenced to conscionable 14 days successful national situation for her relation successful the assemblage admissions bribery ungraded that rocked the country, helium took to Twitter to explicit his disappointment astatine the airy punishment, citing Huffman's achromatic privilege arsenic the root of the leniency.
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James Denton
The erstwhile Mike Delfino moved his woman Erin O'Brien and their lad Sheppard and girl Malin retired of Glendale, Calif. and to Chanhassen, Minn. In 2015, helium landed a starring relation successful the Hallmark Channel's bid adaptation of its fashionable movie franchise The Good Witch. He's besides recurred connected Devious Maids and guest-starred connected NCIS: New Orleans.
Denton's caller credits see Christmas connected Cherry Lane arsenic good arsenic The Real West.
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Doug Savant
Since his 8 seasons arsenic Lynette's hubby Tom Scavo, Savant has kept engaged making the guest-star rounds connected TV shows arsenic varied arsenic Criminal Minds, 9-1-1, Lucifer and NCIS.
He is joined to Melrose Place histrion Laura Leighton, with whom helium shares children Lucy and Jack. Savant besides has 2 kids, Arianna and Madeline, from his archetypal matrimony to Dawn Savant.
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Brenda Strong
As the show's omnipresent and deceased narrator Mary Alice Young, Strong was heard often but seen small during her clip connected the show.
Since then, she's been overmuch much visible. She starred arsenic Ann Ewing successful TNT's 2012 revival of Dallas earlier landing her relation arsenic Lex and Lena Luthor's parent Lillian connected Supergirl. Strong has besides acted successful 13 Reasons Why, Unprisoned, Scandal, Fear the Walking Dead and others.
She joined director-actor John Farmanesh-Bocca successful 2015 4 years aft divorcing archetypal hubby Tom Henri, who is the begetter of her lad Zakery Henri.
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Madison De La Garza
Joining the amusement arsenic Gabrielle and Carlos' girl Juanita aft the clip leap betwixt seasons 4 and five, De La Garza remained with the amusement done its bid finale. Since Desperate Housewives wrapped, the younger half-sister of Demi Lovato has grown up (she turned 18 successful December 2019) and has appeared successful the films Caged No More and Gnome Alone arsenic good arsenic successful shows similar Good Luck Charlie and Bad Teacher.
De La Garza has gotten candid astir the hatred she received implicit her quality portion connected Desperate Housewives, which she said led her to make an eating disorder.
"I would walk hours and hours speechmaking comments," she recalled connected a 2023 occurrence of the Heart of the Matter podcast. "They said things similar they wanted maine to dice due to the fact that of what I looked like. It was like, 'Ugly abdominous cow. And I anticipation you get crab and dice due to the fact that you're truthful fat.' And conscionable horrible, horrible, horrible, horrible things. And this is erstwhile I was 6, 7, 8 years old."
"My archetypal memories of trying to starve myself, I was 7 years old," she continued. "A batch of it came from speechmaking those comments. My household had nary thought that this was going on. My ma had nary thought that I was seeing these things, that I was speechmaking these things, due to the fact that I was very, precise sneaky astir it."
In September 2024, she announced she's expecting a baby with Ryan Mitchell. Sadly, the child, a girl named Xiomara, died aboriginal that period aft being delivered via an exigency C-section, the histrion said the pursuing October.
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Richard Burgi
As Susan's ex-husband Karl Mayer, Burgi's presumption connected the amusement often fluctuated. Beginning arsenic a recurring impermanent prima successful play one, helium was promoted to bid regular successful play two, demoted to impermanent successful 3 and four, recurring successful 5 and six, and returning arsenic a impermanent successful eight. Since the bid wrapped, Burgi has guest-starred connected Hawaii Five-0, General Hospital and Devious Maids, among different shows.
The histrion has besides taken connected the relation of begetter to kids Samuel and Jack.
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Dana Delany
After initially declining the relation of Bree, Delany joined the amusement successful play 4 arsenic the mysterious Katherine Mayfair. She near aft play six to prima successful her ain ABC series, Body of Proof. When the aesculapian procedural was canceled aft 3 seasons, Delany landed pb roles successful the bid Hand of God and The Code. She's besides appeared successful Tulsa King, Mayans M.C. and O Hóspede Americano.
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Andrea Bowen
Bowen played Susan's girl Julie connected Desperate Housewives.
When the amusement wrapped, she went connected to prima successful the teen drama G.B.F. and onshore roles successful respective TV movies, including Hall Pass Nightmare, Psycho Sister-In-Law and A Wedding Wonderland.
Bowen has besides continued her dependable enactment arsenic the English mentation of Aerith Gainsborough successful the video games Final Fantasy Explorers, Mobius Final Fantasy, and Kingdom Hearts III.
She's successful a narration with her Desperate Housweives costar Josh Zuckerman, who played The Fairview Strangler Eddie Orlofsky.
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Vanessa Williams
After starring arsenic precocious Wisteria Lane summation Renee Perry successful the show's last 2 seasons, Williams appeared connected 666 Park Avenue, Daytime Divas, The Good Wife and The Librarians. The Ugly Betty alum has besides acted successful Velma, Girls5eva and Tripped Up.
In addition, Williams does voiceover work, including starring arsenic the M&M Ms. Brown and Captain Beakman connected the animated bid T.O.T.S.
She is besides the parent to 4 children: Melanie, Jillian and Devin, whom she shares with her archetypal hubby Ramon Hervey II, and Sasha, whom she welcomed with her 2nd hubby Rick Fox. Williams tied the knot a 3rd clip with Jim Skrip. However, they aboriginal divorced.
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Jesse Metcalfe
Metcalfe's relation arsenic the blistery gardener John Rowland connected the premiere play launched him into fame. He went connected to prima successful the film John Tucker Must Die and look connected the shows Dallas and Chesapeake Shores.
Metcalfe has besides been unfastened astir the challenges he's faced, including his conflict with addiction.
"Getting sober for maine was a 20-year saga, really, from erstwhile I archetypal started using," helium said connected a February 2024 occurrence of Eric Worre's Network Marketing Pro podcast. "I bash judge that those struggles made maine who I americium today. I bash judge that I person an empathy and a humanity astir maine that I bring to my work, that I bring to my idiosyncratic relationships now. I person an appreciation for that depth, but it wasn't easy."
Today, Metcalfe is continuing to act—recently appearing successful Clear Cut and Divine Influencer—as good arsenic marque music.
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Mark Moses
As Mary Alice's shady hubby Paul Young, Moses starred successful the show's archetypal 2 seasons earlier returning to Wisteria Lane successful play 7 a bid regular each implicit again.
Since the amusement wrapped, the histrion has appeared successful the films similar Cesar Chavez, Bombshell and Reagan. He besides portrayed Duck Phillips connected Mad Men and has acted connected shows like Salvation, The Last Ship, Deputy and Alaska Daily.
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Cody Kasch
In summation to playing Mary Alice's lad Zach, Kasch has guest-starred connected shows similar Law & Order: SVU, CSI and It's Always Sunny successful Philadelphia. Other performances person included his enactment successful Chain Letter, The Last Rescue, Powder and Gold and Normal, Ohio.
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Shawn Pyfrom
With his 8 seasons playing Bree's lad Andrew down him, Pyfrom went connected to look successful an occurrence of Rizzoli & Isles, the TV movie Killing Lincoln, and the films Hard Surfaces, Rudy's Canvas and A Deadly Price for Her Pretty Face.
After Philip Seymour Hoffman's 2014 overdose and death, Pyfrom shared that, arsenic of February that year, he was 5 months sober.
As helium wrote connected Tumblr astatine the time, "Knowing that if, by sharing my story, I could perchance prevention a life—and didn't; that I would nary longer beryllium capable to look myself successful the reflector with the aforesaid pridefulness I've allowed myself to have, for overcoming the happening that astir took my life."
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Kyle MacLachlan
After starring arsenic Bree's 2nd hubby Orson successful seasons 3 done six, MacLachlan discontinue the amusement successful 2010 truthful helium wouldn't person to support up his changeless cross-country commute from New York City. (However, helium did instrumentality arsenic a impermanent prima successful the show's last 2 seasons.)
Since his clip connected the series, he's appeared successful films similar Inside Out (providing the dependable of Riley's dada Mr. Anderson), The House with a Clock successful Its Walls, Tesla and Blink Twice. MacLachlan besides acted connected shows similar Portlandia and Agents of SHIELD and returned to his seminal relation of Dale Cooper for Showtime's Twin Peaks revival successful 2017 (earning a Golden Globe motion for Best Actor successful a Miniseries oregon Television Film).
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Alfre Woodard
After joining the bid arsenic caller Wisteria Lane nonmigratory Betty Applewhite for the show's 2nd season, Woodard kept busy, starring successful short-lived shows including My Own Worst Enemy, Three Rivers, and State of Affairs earlier joining Netflix's Marvel TV beingness arsenic the villainous Mariah Stokes successful Luke Cage.
She besides starred successful Apple TV+'s See and Marvel's bid Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur. On the movie side, Woodard has acted successful films similar Beauty Shop, The Family That Preys, 12 Years a Slave, Annabelle, The Lion King and Salem's Lot.
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Neal McDonough
Since starring arsenic Edie's creepy hubby Dave Williams successful play 5 of the show, McDonough has appeared connected bid similar Agents of SHIELD, Justified and Altered Carbon portion bringing to beingness the iconic relation of Damian Darhk crossed the Arrowverse.
In 2011, helium appeared arsenic Dum Dum Dugan successful Marvel's Captain America: The First Avenger. McDonough besides acted successful films including Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2, Proud Mary and Sonic the Hedgehog.
He is joined to woman Ruvé Robertson and is simply a begetter to their children. A devout Catholic who refuses to movie enactment oregon kissing scenes, McDonough claimed his religion got him fired from the pb relation of the 2010 play Scoundrels implicit his refusal to movie definite scenes.
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Drea de Matteo
After spending 1 play connected Wisteria Lane arsenic Angie Bolen, the Sopranos vet joined the formed of Sons of Anarchy done its 2014 finale. She besides appeared successful the films Free Ride and Dark Places and guest-starred connected The Mindy Project and Agents of SHIELD. From 2016 to 2018, the histrion co-starred connected NBC's bull play Shades of Blue and recurred on ABC's A Million Little Things.
In April 2011, de Matteo and longtime spouse Waylon Jennings welcomed their 2nd child, son Waylon Albert "Blackjack" Jennings. (Daughter Alabama Gypsyrose Jennings was calved successful 2007.) The couple's narration ended soon thereafter. In 2015, de Matteo became engaged to Whitesnake bass guitarist Michael Devin. However, they aboriginal split. She is present successful a narration with Robby Staebler.
In summation to acting—with caller projects including One Way and Collide—de Matteo has spoken astir however she earns income from OnlyFans.
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Kevin Rahm
After playing Lee, 1 fractional of Wisteria Lane's nonmigratory cheery couple, for the show's last 5 seasons, Rahm appeared connected shows similar Mad Men, Bates Motel, Madam Secretary, Lethal Weapon and Love, Victor.
As for his movie work, he's landed roles successful movies similar Nightcrawler, Clinical and The Oath.
Shortly earlier the Desperate Housewives bid finale aired, helium joined cardio-thoracic surgeon Amy Lonkar connected April 28, 2012. The brace welcomed a girl 2 years later.
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Tuc Watkins
Since playing Bob, the different fractional of Wisteria Lane's cheery mates who is joined to Lee, Watkins guest-starred connected shows similar Parks and Recreation, Bob's Burgers and It's Always Sunny successful Philadelphia. The One Life to Live alum has besides appeared connected bid similar Black Monday, Uncoupled and The Great North.What's more, Watkins is simply a prima connected the stage. He appeared successful the 2018 Broadway revival of the play The Boys successful the Band, returning to the relation of Hank for Ryan Murphy's movie adaptation.
In April 2013, Watkins came retired arsenic cheery and shared he'd welcomed twins via a surrogate the anterior December.
He's successful a narration with chap Broadway star Andrew Rannells.
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Maiara Walsh
After starring successful play six arsenic Carlos and Gabrielle's niece Ana Solis, Walsh appeared connected shows similar The Vampire Diaries, Switched astatine Birth, The Last Ship, Criminal Minds, Good Trouble and Reis.
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Charles Mesure
After joining Desperate Housewives successful its last play arsenic the Australian existent property developer Ben Faulkner who went connected to wed Williams' Renee, Mesure appeared connected shows arsenic varied arsenic Once Upon a Time, General Hospital, Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce and The Magicians.
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Jonathan Cake
After starring arsenic Chuck Vance, a detective progressive with Bree, successful the show's last 2 seasons, Cake appeared connected shows similar Law & Order: SVU, The Affair, Seal Team, Legends of Tomorrow, Grey's Anatomy and Stargirl.
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