“I just feel like Felicity Huffman is a flipping genius. An unbelievable actress!”
“I would just be watching her and I would forget my lines because she was so amazing…
Felicity and I have such a strong connection.” Marcia Cross and Eva Longoria praised their
Desperate Housewives co-star during the recent Stars in the House online talk show episode.
The actors talked about all the lasting friendships they’ve created while filming the series…
But avoided touching more controversial subjects. Oh we don’t know, like the long-running
tensions between them and the refusal to bury the hatchet. Or Felicity Huffman’s recent
fall from grace. Or major fallings out between some of the stars and Housewives’ creators.
That’s where Team RumourJuice comes in! We’ll provide you with all the Desperate
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awesome YouTube channel. and let’s find out what happened to our faves ever since
the ABC hit show aired its last episode 8 years ago. Buckle up because it’s going
to be one hell of a ride down Wisteria Lane.
Felicity Huffman’s Scam Scandal The one face notably missing from the reunion
was Felicity Huffman who played the unforgettable Lynette Scavo.
Last year, her involvement in the nationwide college entrance exam cheating scandal was
unearthed. And that’s not the kind of media attention a movie and TV series star would
want. For a long while, it seemed that Huffman’s
career would only soar higher post-Desperate Housewives. She starred in American Crime
and was nominated for Emmy three consecutive times; she appeared as real-life prosecutor
Linda Fairstein in When They See Us; she was in movies like Big Game, Cake and Otherhood.
And all of it was shattered in a matter of days.
In March 2019, Huffman was charged by the FBI and US Attorney General's office for paying
someone $15,000 to pretend to be her daughter Sophia and take her SAT exam for her. Eventually,
Huffman pleaded guilty to paying to have a proctor change Sophia’s SAT answers causing
it to appear as if she got a higher grade. And thus, Huffman turned from a beloved, award-winning
Desperate Housewife into a Hollywood outcast. The longtime wife of Shameless star William
H. Macy served 11 out of 14 days of her jail sentence, paid a $30,000 fine, and is now
probably finishing up her 250 hours of community service. Not the best time to plot a Hollywood
comeback.
Teri Hatcher, the Diva of the show It’s worth mentioning that Eva Longoria,
who was Gabrielle Solis, and Desperate Wives’ creator Marc Cherry submitted letters in Huffman’s
support. Longoria recalled how her friend stood up for her in the face of an unnamed
on-set bully. And Cherry said Huffman still insisted on greeting a certain “difficult”
actress every day even if she knew there wouldn’t be a response. Is it possible that Cherry
and Longoria were talking about… Teri Hatcher? After all, there is enough evidence to prove
that not all cast and crew members of the ABC’s hit show got along. Oh, and by the
way, Hatcher chose not to co-sign a letter in Huffman’s defence. Similarly, she wasn’t
mentioned in a farewell card that came with a gift for crew members once the show came
to its end. The card read, “Thank you for a magical eight years. Love, Eva, Marcia,
Felicity and Vanessa.” Yep, no Teri Hatcher in sight.
A couple of years ago, Housewives’ Susan Mayer told Daily Mail that the separation
between the cast might have been caused by their different priorities, with Teri having
to focus on being a single Mom and a breadwinner. Her daughter Emerson is now 22.
Nevertheless, Hatcher said she cherished the magical chemistry between herself and her
co-stars. “There’s just nobody else who could have
brought those characters to life,” Hatcher said. “I ... have never ever wished any
of them anything but greatness ..., so that’s pretty much all I have to say about that.”
So what has the actress been up to since her Desperate Housewives days? We can see her
in the short-lived CBS sitcom The Odd Couple, and as Rhea the Queen of Daxam on CW’s Supergirl.
The actress is an avid home chef and even won a special Holiday Celebrity episode on
Chopped. She’s also a YouTuber! Her channel, Hatching Change, focuses on healthy and positive
attitudes.
Nicollette Sheridan’s feud The third actress who decided to skip the
Desperate Housewives 2020 online reunion was Nicollette Sheridan aka Edie Britt. Which
is also not that surprising, given how sour things turned out between her and the show’s
creator Marc Cherry. Sheridan was part of the original cast but her character was killed
off in the series’ fifth season. The actress filed a $20 million lawsuit against Cherry
and ABC Television claiming: wrongful contract termination,
assault and battery, gender violence,
discrimination based on sex, sexual orientation, and age,
and intentional infliction of emotional distress. Wow, quite a list! Add to this that Sheridan’s
four co-leads vowed to support Cherry and the original trial was deemed a mistrial.
Since leaving Housewives, Sheridan appeared in Hallmark movies, and The CW’s Dynasty
revival.
Brenda Strong is… going strong There’s another Desperate Housewives star
who, like Teri Hatcher, joined Supergirl! And it’s Brenda Strong. On Supergirl, she’s
the antagonist Lilian Luthor. On Housewives, she was little seen but heard often. Her character
Mary Alice Young’s suicide kicks off the entire show, and her voice narrates the series.
Strong has been everywhere from Netflix's 13 Reasons Why, to Scandal, The 100, Fear
the Walking Dead and All Rise. The actress is happy in her second marriage and shares
a son Zakery with her first husband. And did you know that Strong is actually a certified
yoga instructor and fertility expert? And now, an award-winning director, too: in 2019,
she won the Best First Time Filmmaker Award at the San Diego GI Film Festival.
Eva Longoria is the busiest star “I’ve never worked out so much in my life!”
Eva Longoria said during the online Housewives reunion as she was updating us on how she’s
been holding up while quarantined. “And I cook a lot. I actually am Bree Van de Kamp!”
Except, Longoria played Gabrielle Solis, but that’s how life works: you don’t have
to be your character. In the series, Gabrielle gave up her lavish New York life to live a
quieter life with her husband. For Longoria, quieter life was never an option. She’s
been a busy lady in Hollywood! And a new first-time Mom as well. In 2016, she married the then-president
of Televisa, the largest media company in Latin America. The couple met on a blind date
arranged by a mutual friend. In 2018, they welcomed their first son, Santiago. As for
her career, Longoria appeared in TV series like Brooklyn Nine Nine and Empire. She’s
been in films like Lowriders and Dora and the City of Lost Gold. Longoria is well-known
behind the scenes as well. She executive produced Desperate Housewives follow-up show, Devious
Maids, and directed a number of episodes for Jane the Virgin, and Black-ish. As if that
isn’t enough, the actress turned into an activist and businesswoman. She has her own
clothing line and been a founding and very vocal member of the Time’s Up movement.
Marcia Cross overcame all obstacles And now, to the actual Bree Van de Camp, or
Marcia Cross. Unfortunately, she had to put her career on hold for a really terrible reason:
in 2018, the actress revealed she had been battling cancer and was in remission. What
makes it sadder, Cross’ longtime husband Tom Mahoney was also diagnosed with cancer
in 2009. Putting the disease behind her, Cross appeared in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,
ABC's Quantico. The Mom-of-twin-daughters is currently involved with a campaign called
Feed Hero Nurses and helps nurses fight the COVID-19 pandemic.
Vanessa Williams is powering through The late but memorable addition to the Wisteria
Lane residents, Vanessa Williams starred as Renee Perry in the Desperate Housewives’
final two seasons. The actress went on to star in TV shows like 666 Park Avenue and
Daytime Divas, The Good Wife, Broad City, Modern Family and The First Wives Club. Plus,
she’s now part of pop culture as the voice of Ms. Brown, the brown M&M candy.
In 2012, Williams and her mother Helen issued a memoir entitled You Have No Idea where she
discussed quite a number of her personal struggles. The actress is dealing with type 1 diabetes,
was molested by a woman at the age of 10, and had an abortion while still in high school.
She is currently married to her third husband, and is a mother
of four.
Life’s a horror show sometimes A lot happened on Desperate Housewives. Unfortunately,
the fictional characters weren’t the only ones to go through the horrors of life.
We know Steven Culp as Bree's husband Rex. We’ve seen him on Grey's Anatomy, Scream
Queens, Arrow, How to Get Away With Murder, and American Horror Story: 1984. He is a father
of two. One of the actor’s half-sisters, Kathryn,
was murdered in 2006, along with her husband and their two daughters aged 9 and 4. Two
men were convicted for the horrendous crime; one of them was executed by lethal injection,
and the other is serving three life sentences without possibility of parole. Oof.
Kyle MacLachlan is a family man Some things just make us appreciate our loved
ones more. Take Kyle MacLachlan, for instance. The star of Twin Peaks played Bree's second
husband Orson in seasons three through six of Desperate Housewives. His son Callum was
born in 2008, and MacLachlan quit Housewives in 2010 to spend more time with him. The actor
did return as a guest star for the show’s final two seasons. MacLachlan appeared in
How I Met Your Mother, Portlandia, The Good Wife and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. And, of course,
he reprised his role as Dale Cooper in Showtime's Twin Peaks revival in 2017.
Jesse Metcalfe’s ladder to fame Jesse Metcalfe rose to fame thanks to his
role as a hot gardener John Rowland in the first season of Desperate Housewives. The
actor almost didn’t get the role, as another guy was cast and even shot the unaired version
of the pilot. However, the original John didn’t have much on-screen chemistry with Eva Longoria.
It didn’t seem realistic that her character would be tempted to cheat on her husband with
that actor. But it all changed once Metcalfe was cast.
"The day Jesse walked in, everybody's mouth dropped. He has sexual energy oozing out of
his pores," Longoria recalled. Metcalfe went on to star in John Tucker Must
Die, and TV shows Dallas. In 2007, the guy entered a drug rehabilitation facility, citing
alcoholism as the reason. In the beginning of 2020, Jesse split from
long-time fiancée Cara Santana. They’ve been together for 14 years. During the current
self-isolation lockdown, the couple chose to self-isolate together, with the actor living
in the guest house.
Well, when the intrigues and calamities of real life start getting on our nerves, we
can always escape to the alternative world of Wisteria Lane.
Which Desperate Housewives season is your favourite?