Advertisement

Before reality television overtook our screens, and before we became fixated on the Kardashians, the world was obsessed with the inhabitants of Wisteria Lane on the iconic show, Desperate Housewives.

The fictional street was home to harried mum-of-four Lynette Scavo (Felicity Huffman), conservative perfectionist Bree Van de Kamp (Marcia Cross), creative free-spirit Susan Mayer (Teri Hatcher) and glamorous former-model Gabrielle Solis (Eva Longoria Bastón) and their wickedly dysfunctional families.

The show aired from 2004 to 2012, for eight seasons, and was screened a decade and a half before we had streaming services — meaning back then, we only got to watch the suspenseful domestic dramedy once a week.

But now, thanks to9Now, we'll be able to shamelessly binge-watch every season ofDesperate Housewiveswhenever we want, with the show available on Channel Nine's streaming service from July 1.

Here’s what the stars of one of the 2000s most iconic shows have been up to since the show first premiered.

The Desperate Housewives.

Felicity Huffman (Lynette Scavo).

Felicity Huffman. Image via Getty.

SinceDesperate Housewives, the Emmy award-winning actor has starred in a string of successful roles, in shows such asShamelessandAmerican Crime, and the filmTransamerica, for which she won a Golden Globe Award. Huffman has had projects with Netflix, most notablyGet Shorty, which streamed in 2018.

Huffman is married to fellow award-winning actor William H. Macy, and they share teenage daughters Sofia and Georgia.

Last year, 57-year-old Huffman was arrested for fraud charges after paying $15 000 to have her daughter's SAT exam answers corrected back in 2017. She pleaded guilty to the fraud charges in April 2019 and was sentenced to 14 days in jail. She was also fined $30,000, ordered to participate in 250 hours of community service and given a year of supervised release.

"There are no excuses or justifications for my actions. Period," Huffman said in a statement at the time.

"I would like to apologise again to my daughter, my husband, my family and the educational community for my actions.

Eva Longoria Bastón (Gabrielle Solis).

Longoria, 45, gave birth to a baby boy, Santiago Enrique Bastón, last year with her husband, José Bastón. The couple married in 2016.

Longoria also received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2019, for service to the entertainment industry. Fellow cast mates Marcia Cross and Felicity Huffman attended the ceremony.

Since the end ofDesperate Housewives, Longoria directed the Netflix documentaryReversing Roe, which examines the history of abortion. She has also worked as a producer on shows such as the popularDevious Maids,Jane the VirginandBlack-ish. The 45-year-old also appeared in TV shows such asBrooklyn Nine Nine, TelenovelaandEmpire,as well as film likeOverboardandDora and the Lost City of Gold.

Marcia Cross (Bree Van de Kamp).

Cross, 58, earned Emmy and Golden Globe nominations forDesperate Housewives, but professionally, has been relatively quiet ever since, with most notably a small recurring role inQuantico.

Cross married Tom Mahoney in 2006, and they share 13-year-old twins Eden and Savannah, whom they conceived through IVF.

In September 2018, Cross revealed on Instagram that she had been battling anal cancer. She is now in remission.

Teri Hatcher (Susan Mayer).

It is reported that sinceDesperate Housewives, Hatcher, 55, has not remained close to her cast mates.

In 2018, the actor began her YouTube channel Hatching Change, which has just over 16,000 subscribers.

The channel description says, "Together we are making positive changes in your life, your health, and your attitude. Join me...for new videos aimed to help you eat better, feel better, and LIVE BETTER!

"Life is a journey. Let's take the ride together."

The other Desperate Housewives.

Edie Britt and Mary Alice Young also helped make the show with the regular appearances and pivotal plotlines. Here's what the actors who played those characters are doing now.

Nicolette Sheridan (Edie Britt).

Nama Winston

Contributor - Parenting

Comments

No Comments

Be the first to leave a comment