New wife on the block
By Alexa Baracaia, Evening Standard
1 September 2005
They're back - but this time without the offscreen catfights. This sneak preview of the
Desperate Housewives in the second series of their hit show seems to suggest they have
put old enmities behind them.
According to insiders, the photo session went off without a hitch - unlike the Vanity Fair
shoot earlier this year, which descended into a bitter row over who got centre stage.
In the new picture, Teri Hatcher, Eva Longoria, Felicity Huffman, Marcia Cross, Brenda
Strong and Nicolette Sheridan loll glamorously on deckchairs on a pristine lawn alongside
new cast member Alfre Woodard.
Feuds over who snatches the limelight were averted by placing three of the actresses in the
middle - and Sheridan in minuscule hot pants.
News that each actress is to get a £150,000 per episode pay boost must have helped ease
former tensions. This second series sees the housewives looking more stunning than ever -
but their immaculate looks belie what is set to be a mysterious and gripping new plot line.
Producers have spiced things up with Woodard, who gets a permanent role as a new neighbour
in the street.
Her character, Betty Applewhite, brings an added bonus to Wisteria Lane - her handsome teenage
son, Matthew, played by Mehcad Brooks.
The ABC drama has been broadcast all over the world. With its steamy scenes and murderous
twists it had viewers hooked in their millions.
The second series of the show is being filmed at California's Universal Studios.
It was temporarily held up earlier this month after Eva Longoria was injured on set.
She was left battling crippling headaches after she was knocked unconscious by a metal pole while
shooting a scene.
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