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Desperate Housewives
Thought you knew everything there was to know about those \'Desperate Housewives\'? We went behind the scenes and spoke to the shows creators to get all the juicy gossip and top trivia from our favourite show...
Desperate times
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Desperate Housewives
Believe it or not, Desperate Housewives nearly never existed. Before they came up with the name we all know and love, other titles they considered for the show were Wisteria Lane and The Secret Lives of Housewives. BORING!
Character creation
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Desperate Housewives
Series creator Marc Cherry, has said that he modelled the characters of Lynette and Bree on his own mother. Lynette was inspired by what his mum was like when he was a child and Bree is based on what his mum was like during his teenage years.
House husbands
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Desperate Housewives
Here\'s a spot of real trivia...
In the pilot episode, the man standing behind the housewives as they watch Edie\'s house go up in flames was the man originally cast as Bree\'s husband, Michael Reilly Burke. He was later replaced by Steven Culp, but they were unable to re-shoot the scene with the new Rex.
Two different actors in the series also play Susan\'s husband Karl.
Did you know...
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desperate housewives
It takes eight to nine days to make the 43 minutes of film needed for one episode.
Last-minute shopping
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Desperate Housewives
The fabulous white suit Lynette wears to work was bought just one hour before she wore it on set! We want one.
Stolen kiss
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Desperate Housewives
Eva Longoria\'s favourite Desperate Housewives moment was kissing Doug Savant (who plays Tom Scavo) in front of Felicity Huffman
Lasting tribute
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James Denton says the tattoo on his arm is a tribute to his dad and includes his father\'s initials, birthday, the date he died and his navy rank and serial number.
Ashes to ashes
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desperate housewives
In the episode in which Susan and Edie row out into a lake to scatter Mrs Huber\'s ashes, both the actresses, Teri Hatcher and Nicolette Sheridan, were ill.
However, Teri Hatcher was determined to get the best out of the scene and although the stunt co-ordinator told her to keep her eyes and mouth firmly shut, when Edie throws the ashes in Susan\'s face, she spluttered the ashes out of her mouth to get the perfect comedy effect. Fortunately for her, the ashes were made of cornflour!
Toy boys
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Desperate Housewives
Jesse Metcalfe, who played John Rowland, the Solis\'s gardener, was a late addition to the series. The pilot was originally shot with another actor, but it was decided at the last minute that he looked too young to play Gabrielle\'s love interest. Score.
Fingers crossed they\'ll bring him back in season four... we miss you Jesse!
Lucky breaks
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Desperate Housewives
Nicolette Sheridan was only meant to be a guest on the show for the first few episodes. However, she was so popular and so effective as the vivacious Edie that they decided to make her a full-time desperate housewife. It was a lucky break for the actress; she had originally auditioned for the part of Bree
The things these ladies do...
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Desperate Housewives
The famous scene where Gabrielle cuts her grass in her glamorous evening gown was filmed at four o\'clock in the morning. Eva really was mowing the lawn, even though she had sprained her ankle while shooting an earlier party scene!
Naked ambition
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Desperate Housewives
The only thing protecting Teri Hatcher\'s modesty while filming the scene when Susan gets locked out of her house naked, was two strips of gaffer tape... Ouch.
Saucy stuff!
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Desperate Housewives
The brand of racy red underwear that Bree wore to seduce Rex in the first season, sold out in American stores within one week of the show being aired.
Bottom censors
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Desperate Housewives
When Gabrielle and John are nearly caught by Carlos in season one, John had to jump out of the window, naked, to escape. Jesse Metcalfe was actually replaced by a stunt double for this scene.
The following scene, when Jesse re-appears in just a shirt at the window, had to be shot several times with Jesse in different lengths of clothing, as the directors were not sure how much of Jesse\'s bottom they would be able to get past the US censors!
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