Eva Longoria Thinks She Would Be the Only 'Desperate Housewives' Star to Join a Reboot
16.06.2023 - 18:39
/ etonline.com
, Eva Longoria, who was there to promote her feature directorial debut, , shared her thoughts about a potential reboot of the hit primetime soap,, and where her character, Gabrielle Solis, might be today. When asked by a fan if she would ever join a revival of the series, Longoria said, «I would be the first to sign up.» «I mean, I love [it].
I miss Gabby. But I think I'd be the only one to sign up,» she continued, before Cohen noted that «everyone else has kind of moved on.»«Yes.
But, also [showrunner] Marc Cherry, he says, 'I fully mined those characters.' We used to, back in the day, we used to shoot 24 episodes a season and we did that for eight years. We fully mined those characters,» Longoria explained, before quipping, «There was nobody left on the street for me to sleep with.
I slept with everybody.» Created and executive produced by Cherry, ran for eight seasons, from 2004 to 2012, on ABC. In addition to starring Longoria as Gabrielle, the main ensemble included Teri Hatcher as Susan Mayer, Felicity Huffman as Lynette Scavo and Marcia Cross as Bree Van de Kamp. The supporting cast featured Nicollette Sheridan as Edie Britt, Dana Delany as Katherine Mayfair and Vanessa Williams as Renee Perry while Brenda Strong narrated the series as the dead neighbor Mary Alice Young.When it came to Gabrielle, she was a model-turned-housewife who moved to Wisteria Lane with her husband, Carlos Solis (Ricardo Antonio Chavira).
And in season 1, she famously had an affair with local teenage gardener John Rowland (Jesse Metcalfe). As for where her character might be now, especially if was rebooted today, Longoria said, «Gabby would be an influencer, for sure. She'd be an Instagrammer.» While speaking to ET just days prior to
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