Nicollette Sheridan Slams Desperate Housewives

Us Magazine - April 14, 2009 4:45 PM PDT
Story photo: Nicollette Sheridan Slams Desperate HousewivesNicollette Sheridan arrives at the 15th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on January 25, 2009 in Los Angeles, California.Us Magazine
Desperate Housewives' Nicollette Sheridan isn't sad about moving off Wisteria Lane.

"When the show started it was such a different beast," she tells the new issue of TV Guide. "It was exciting and dangerous and funny and edgy and bizarre. It started feeling a little complacent, and that was very frustrating."

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When told of her character Edie Britt's demise, "I said, 'OK, sayonara. It's been a great ride. Thank you,'" she tells the magazine.

She says she would've left sooner, but all the women were "contractually bound, so there was no way out on your own terms."

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Still, "[Killing off Edie] was a risky decision that could have devastating ramifications," she warns creator Marc Cherry.

But, she adds, "Somebody up there really wanted her dead. I think whoever Edie represented in Marc's life was somebody he didn't like. And he had a very difficult time distinguishing between fact and fiction."

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Sheridan also takes aim at Cherry for ignoring her, never adding her face to the opening credits and rarely speaking about her in interviews.

Says Sheridan, "When you have a jewel, why not polish it and put it out there for all to see?"

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But Cherry insists Sheridan's character was no longer relevant on the show.

"Edie's already slept with most of the guys on the street and has caused about as many problems as she could," he says.

Plus, "There has been tremendous pressure put on me to cut costs ... the network is saying to all the shows, 'The company is really hurting financially. You must find a way to produce these shows more cheaply,'" he says.

With Sheridan gone, the show will save an estimated $100-200,000 per episode, according to TV Guide.

Asked about Sheridan's replacement, Cherry says, "We will find a new kind of sexiness coming through Wisteria Lane."

"What I won't do is cast another fortysomething sexy blonde," he adds. "[Sheridan] performed the aging, neighborhood tramp better than anyone has ever done before."

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Sheridan's last episode airs Sunday.

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  • i would have rather seen teri hatcher go... that character ... unbelievably stupid ... that cant happen i realize...but her character is painful to watch on the screen, for me.
    report abuseposted April 18, 2009 2:27 AM PDT
  • Violetrainstar
    I love the show always have noe greys anatomy that one started sucking hard i quit watching long ago. it will be fine w out eddie the nerve of her arrogant self! lmbo starting to look old
    report abuseposted April 16, 2009 12:42 AM PDT
  • maggie
    oh get over yourself nicolette..the show and life don't revolve around you as life doesn't any of us. In the end, the show is not important to life.
    report abuseposted April 15, 2009 6:57 PM PDT
  • Luellen
    I think the show has been on to long it's getting old now
    report abuseposted April 15, 2009 6:49 PM PDT
  • db
    she added spice to the neighborhood.....BIG mistake taking her off the show
    report abuseposted April 15, 2009 6:38 PM PDT
  • Tiny Dancer
    I LOVE that Cherry called Sheridan the "aging neighborhood tramp" - it's what she has always looked like (even when young!) and what she plays best - true to life? Nobody will miss her on the show - both Sheridan & her character are ugly losers that could be replaced by ANYBODY! I don't know how the heck Michael Bolton has stood her all these years - he
    report abuseposted April 15, 2009 6:33 PM PDT
  • DRG
    It's not a show without Sheridan.
    report abuseposted April 15, 2009 6:32 PM PDT
  • Dawn
    She really thinks highly of herself doesnt she?"When u have a jewel why not polish it and put it out there for all to see" Please!!!! The show is better off without her.I was glad to see them dump her, I hated her character and I see she is no better in real life.Get over it girl, they got rid of u for a reason!!!
    report abuseposted April 15, 2009 6:28 PM PDT
  • Ernest G
    What a shame letting Nicollette Sheridan go. In my opinion there were better choices. Not because of their acting ability, but because of what their parts have become. Teri Hatcher is a blooming idoit on the program and it has worn thin with me. Felicity Huffman's part, Lynette Scavo just makes me sick. Seems she is nothing but a whiner and I've always hated her kids. Get new write
    report abuseposted April 15, 2009 6:24 PM PDT
  • banana
    i have to agree with Sheridan on this one..i used to love this show the first 2 seasons...and then it went down hill
    report abuseposted April 15, 2009 6:21 PM PDT
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