Desperate Housewives

Good morning! Later on today, I’ll be dishing about Richard Burgi on Reaper, but for now… there’s plenty of news to talk about. Plus, a new promo! First off, everyone’s talking about Edie leaving Wisteria Lane and wondering if that means the end of Nicolette Sheridan on the show. Her reps aren’t talking and Marc Cherry is being a bit tight-lipped as well. The story’s so big, it even made the AP newswire. It seems to have done the ratings some good as well. The episode brought it over 15 million viewers.

Andrea Bowen is also in the news right now. I’ve read various reports saying that, like her TV parents, she has the music bug. She’s planning to record some songs over the summer. Look out, Teri and James! I’ll be looking forward to hearing what she can do.

Finally… I promised a look at the promo. I’m sad to see that the season is ending already, but at least we’re getting a two-hour episode! And what an episode it appears to be. It looks like Lynette’s in for some trouble thanks for Kayla’s phone call and Katherine appears ready to spill what’s going on with her and her family. My personal favorite moment of this promo is the housewives reaction to Susan’s choice in baby names. I have had that reaction many times myself… If you missed it, here it is:

What do you think of Susan’s choice? Will Edie ever return? And what on earth is Katherine hiding? Darned if I know, but maybe you do! Comment and share you thoughts.

Again, sorry for the lack of story in the last week.  It doesn’t look to be any better this week, what with the illness that has befallen this house and the fact that there is no new episode to talk about!  Yep, the American Music Awards preempted last night’s episode so we’ll get to see it next week instead.  Good news is:  It’s the tornado episode so it’ll be well worth waiting for.

In the meantime, what’s been happening in the world of “Desperate Housewives” that I’ve neglected to share with you?  Plenty!

Rumors are rampant that Nicolette Sheridan is pregnant.  This is because apparently she asked Marcia Cross and Felicity Huffman some questions about how they were affected by their pregnancies.  Oh, and she’s “glowing”.  Shoot, I’m pregnant and I can tell that isn’t a glow.  It’s acne.  But whatever.

Speaking of babies, Eva wants to have children and plans to leave Hollywood when the time comes to put children into the picture.  She dreams of being home in Texas and taking care of her family.  Some of the rumors would love you to believe that she hopes to quit within the year, but I doubt that’s the case.  I think she’ll stick it out a while longer.

Contrary to this news, there are reports that Eva wants to open a restaurant in Hollywood serving Mexican-American food.  That would give her yet another tie to the West Coast which seems to go against all reports  of her wanting to settle down in Texas but I take it at face value.

Eva has rounded up the rest of her co-stars to attend the Spice Girl’s reunion concert in Los Angeles on December 5.   She and Teri Hatcher, Nicollette Sheridan, Felicity Huffman and Marcia Cross will all be in attendance.  This is no surprise for Eva, as she has become close friends with Victoria Beckham, and it’s nice that she was able to get her castmates to join her for a night out.  Should be a good show, if Mel B’s dancing is any judge!

Just when you were starting to think that maybe the women on “Desperate Housewives” might actually be getting along, rumors are flying that quite the opposite is true.  Apparently, cast members have been taking bets on when Eva Longoria’s marriage will fall apart.  This is, of course, according to a report to be published by the National Enquirer so take it with a grain of salt.

And the bets aren’t all, either.  According to the magazine,  the women are arguing about everything from scripts to photo shoots to trailers.  An insider on the set has revealed:

“The cat claws are out like never before, and the actresses’ inability to get along is causing headaches for producers, writers and crew members. And the one joke that’s keeping a smile on people’s faces is at Eva’s expense.”

This all sounds absolutely absurd to me and I hope that something is resolved soon.  Why is it that women can’t work together without the gossip swirling that they are all at each other’s throats?  How about everyone just settles down and makes a good show this season?  Is that possible?

No, there isn’t any photos of Eva in her wedding dress yet.  Not that I can find, that is.  The pair were married twice this last weekend.  First, there was the civil ceremony at a town hall in Paris on Friday.  Then, we had the giant, star-studded affair that took place on Saturday.  The festivities were incredibly locked down with the paparazzi and fans kept at a great distance from the church and the loving couple themselves.  What few pictures I have seen are of the wedding guests and perhaps one or two of Eva and Tony’s limo.  I can barely contain my excitement, I don’t know about you.

All reports are that the wedding went off as planned and that it was a stunningly lavish affair.  OK! magazine has exclusive rights to the photos of the couple and the festivities and we should be getting a look at those sometime later this week.  And maybe we’ll get some details as well.  I can’t blame them for putting their most special day under lock and key; I’d probably be tempted to do the same.  But shoot, throw us a bone!  Let us at least see a picture of her in her dress!  At any rate, best wishes to the happy couple, wherever they are!

To see some pictures of the “Desperate Housewives” cast-members at the ceremony, check after the jump.
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At 43 years old, Nicollette Sheridan is still turning heads in Hollywood and everywhere else. If you want to know why, just look at these pictures! (just click to enlarge the photo to the left here) They were taken as she was vacationing with fiance Michael Bolton on board a luxury yacht off the Mediterranean island of Corsica. If I could even have half the body NOW that she has at 43 I’d consider myself lucky. You want to hate her, but you can’t because she’s just such a reasonable gal! Anyone who would blast Brittany Spears, of course, is aces in my book!

British newspaper The Daily Mail, recently published these photos along with an article about the star that you might want to go take a look at.  If you’d like to see more of these pictures, then join me after the jump.  Just beware, these photos might cause serious envy!

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Aussie television show “Confidential TV” recently nabbed a quick and exclusive interview with Nicolette Sheridan on the set of a commercial shoot for local lingerie company Hestia.  And while I don’t think much was discussed about whether or not Edie is truly dead on “Desperate Housewives” (dangit), they did talk about her domestic bliss with fiance Michael Bolton and her opinion of young Hollywood starlets going “commando”.  Apparently the blond bombshell is quite the domestic goddess as well and is looking to purchase a horse property so she can get back to her childhood love of riding.  Also, she and Bolton are looking to get married at this time next year so I’m guessing the two have finally (finally!) set a date.

Nicolette had some harsh words for young celebrities like Brittany Spears and Paris Hilton who have been “caught” running around town without underwear on.  According to her, there’s no excuse for it. “They make fabulous underwear that is seamless, so there’s no need for you to go, as they say, commando.”  She adds that they deserve to get caught by the paparazzi if you’re going to running around town without underwear and not crossing your legs as you get out of a car.  I think I can give that statement a big, “AMEN!”

Felicity Huffman threw co-star and pal Eva Longoria a bridal shower at her Los Angeles home this past Sunday, inviting a huge amount of friends and family, including her other “Desperate Housewives” costars, Marcia Cross, Teri Hatcher, Brenda Strong and Nicolette Sheridan. All accounts show that the party was quite a success. At one point, Eva presided as judge over a competition where unmarried guests made wedding gowns out of toilet paper. Teri Hatcher won the grand prize, a tissue tiara. The theme was “Home”, obviously, as little pink houses served as centerpieces for the tables and Felicity requested that guests bring gifts for each room of their new home together. Felicity joked that she didn’t need to give a gift since she was the one throwing the shower. Uh, don’t think it works that way, Felicity.

Today, since there’s not much in the news about “Desperate Housewives” at the moment, I’m going to share some recent publicity photos of our favorite Housewives with their main men.

Teri Hatcher and Stephen Kay on February 10th at the 11th Annual Power Of Love Gala to benefit the “Keep Memory Alive Foundation” at The MGM Conference Center in Los Angeles.

A completely adorable photo of Felicity Huffman and William H Macy on February 27th at the Los Angeles premiere of “Wild Hogs”. Let’s all say it now.. “awwww!”

Eva Longoria and Tony Parker on February 18t at the NBA All-Star Weekend at PURE Nightclub in Las Vegas, NV.

Nicolette Sheridan and Michael Bolton on February 25th at the 2007 Vanity Fair Oscar Party in Los Angeles.

Desperate Housewives, Felicity Huffman, Teri Hatcher, Eva Longoria, Nicolette Sheridan, Michael Bolton, William H. Macy, Stephen Kay, Tony Parker

Slow news day? You decide. Do you remember a television commercial… ohhh… it would have been over two years ago? The one where Nicollette Sheridan and the former Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Terrell Owens were in the locker room and she took off her coat or something similarly silly? And everyone was rather up in arms about it, in light of Janet Jackson’s recent “wardrobe malfunction”? I have vague memories, myself. But apparently the FCC has a longer memory than I do. Not of the commercial (though I’m sure they remember that too), but of a conversation Nicollette had with morning dj Todd Schnitt (he goes by M.J. Kelli of the “M.J. Morning Show” on WFLZ-FM) a couple days after the commercial aired. Apparently, Nicollette wasn’t informed that the conversation was being broadcast live instead of being taped for broadcasting later on. And, apparently, this is a big no-no. So the station is being fined $10,000 for the infraction. Clear Channel Communications, the parent company of the radio station claims Nicollette was “advised that the call was from a radio show very early on, before any substantive discussion occurred.”

I guess all you can say about all this is… “Oops!”

While I still haven’t found a good quality video clip of the cute segment that Felicity Huffman did on Oprah a couple weeks back (I’m still looking! If any of you out there spot it, let me know!), I did find this clip of Nicollette Sheridan’s recent visit to The Ellen Degeneres Show. I don’t quite remember what date it aired, but it was no more than a couple weeks ago. I caught this segment when it originally aired and thought it was hysterical. So I was very happy when I saw that the clip was posted on Ellen’s website. Go take a look, have a chuckle and let me know what you think. Did Ellen throw the arm wrestling contest? I think the two gals were pretty evenly matched, don’t you?

Desperate Housewives, Ellen Degeneres, Nicollette Sheridan, video clip, arm wrestling

Our girls didn’t bring home any awards last night, but it didn’t prevent them from looking (mostly) fabulous in the process. Take Teri Hatcher for example. She looked absolutely stunning in her dress. Following the “white trend” from the Golden Globes, she went big-time glam and Old Hollywood and looked fantastic doing it.
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Felicity Huffman, on the other hand, didn’t look as fabulous as I know she can. She almost looked, dare I say it, a little frumpy in her knee-length black dress. I just don’t think it was that great a style on her.
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Eva Longoria, also, didn’t look that great in her dark grey gown. A very pretty dress, it might have looked better on someone a little taller as the folds of fabric just seemed to envelope poor Eva and make her look even shorter.
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Brenda Strong was there and she looked really great in the same color. I did find there was something distracting about the neckline on her dress. It didn’t seem to match too well with the rest of the dress. But she’s a tall lady and was able to pull off the “pillar” look very well, overall.
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Nicollette Sheridan was also there and looked about as you’d expect her to: Amazing. Michael Bolton must be a proud man. She also chose a lighter color, like Teri, but hers was more neutral in color. The neckline almost reminded me of something you’d find in the lingerie department. Combined with her sultry hairstyle, she looked very sexy.
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Lastly, we have Andrea Bowen, who plays Teri Hatcher’s daughter Julie on the show. Wow, she’s growing up, isn’t she? She chose a coppery gown that complimented her skin and hair so nicely. She looked pretty fantastic as well, I thought. I almost didn’t recognize her when I first saw her.
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Fashion “don’t’s” aside, all the ladies looked far better than I ever do even on my best of days. I’m sorry they didn’t win (and Felicity was ROBBED! Sorry, America Ferrera.), but I enjoyed watching the glamor. I just love awards season.
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Desperate Housewives, 2007 SAG Awards, Screen Actor’s Guild Awards, Teri Hatcher, Felicity Huffman, Eva Longoria, Brenda Strong, Nicollette Sheridan, Andrea Bowen, SAG Fashion, Red Carpet Fashion

Our show didn’t win at last night’s Golden Globe awards. And I was truly dissappointed, especially with the winner for Best Actress in a Television Comedy. Maybe I just don’t get the whole “Ugly Betty” thing, but I didn’t feel America Ferrera should have beat out Marcia Cross and Felicity Huffman for the win. I wasn’t sure “Desperate Housewives” would win for Best Television Comedy either, but if it didn’t I expected “The Office” to take the award. But no. It wasn’t to be. And, while it was nice to see the “Ugly Betty” people so excited and happy, I was still disappointed.

The good news is our girls looked FANTASTIC last night. Felicity gets my personal “Best Dressed” award as she looked absolutely stunning from her gorgeous hairstyle and makeup down to the train on her jewel-toned gown. Nicolette Sheridan and Eva Longoria were also in attendance, wearing subtle white and black respectively. Marcia was unable to make it, of course, due to the bed rest her doctor has put her on for the duration of her pregnancy. That’s a pity, because I would have loved to see what Mr. Blackwell’s “Fabulous Fashion Independent” would have worn to the show.

What did you think of The Globes last night? Disappointed? Satisfied? Who had the best dress? Who had the worst?

The Golden Globes Awards, Felicity Huffman, Nicolette Sheridan, Eva Longoria, Marcia Cross, Desperate Housewives, Ugly Betty, Mr. Blackwell, The Office

Wedding bells are ringing for the “Desperate Housewives” women! Not on the show, as far as I am aware, but in real life. First up, we have the delicious Nicolette Sheridan who has been engaged to singer Michael Bolton since March of last year. When should we expect to catch to bouquet? According to Nicolette, don’t hold your breath. “I don’t have time for wedding plans anymore, but we are extremely happy.” Too bad!

Eva is our other blushing bride and her dilemma is finding the perfect wedding dress! She’s torn between picking a designer that will honor her Mexican heritage or picking a French designer to go with her French fiance and the venue for their nuptials.

She’s split between Angle Sanchez, who made her 2005 Emmy awards gown, and top designer Monique Lhuillier.

Her stylist said: “Eva has been supportive of Latin designers but Monique is French like Tony and she and Eva know each other.”

Best of luck, Eva. I’m sure whichever you pick will be absolutely stunning.

Eva Longoria, Nicolette Sheridan, Desperate Housewives, Michael Bolton, Tony Parker, Monique Lhuillier, Angle Sanchez