Iconic Noughties show set to return with A-list cast in talks to star
DESPERATE Housewives could be making a comeback – 12 years after the cult series ended.
Actor Jesse Metcalfe, who played hunky gardener John Rowland, has confirmed he’s been approached about reprising his role.
The show, which ran from 2004 to 2012, followed the lives of a group of friends, played by Eva Longoria, Teri Hatcher, Felicity Huffman and Marcia Cross following a suicide in their seemingly perfect suburban neighbourhood.
In an exclusive chat, Jesse said of a reboot: “I can certainly see that happening and I’d be open to it.
“There’s definitely been discussions.”
The original series aired on Channel 4 and was a ratings hit.
Fans loved the comedy-drama’s big storylines, intriguing mysteries and sizzling romances, as well as its sharp humour.
Critics praised the show’s multi-dimensional female characters, and the performances of the four main actresses.
TV executives in the US are believed to have been encouraged after seeing the success of Sex and the City sequel, And Just Like That . . . which has had two series since it appeared in 2021.
Last year, Eva said she “would be the first to sign up for a reboot” of the antics in Wisteria Lane.
She said of her character: “I miss Gaby so much. I miss being Gaby Solis. She’d be an influencer, for sure. She’d be like a social media mogul.”
Actor Jesse also revealed there are talks to shoot a follow-up to a rom-com he made in 2006, with a different leading man.
Speaking at the Gold Meets Golden charity benefit in Beverly Hills on Saturday, he said: “There’s also been discussions about doing a sequel to John Tucker Must Die. I believe there is a script circulating.
“I think that would be really fun and funny, to have some sort of cameo role where maybe I was the uncle or father of the new John Tucker.
“I think that could be an interesting take.”
Loads of stress in paradise
LOADED In Paradise’s new cast have revealed that getting hold of the show’s elusive gold card isn’t as much fun as you might think.
Six groups of pairs compete for the prize, which holds an eye-watering amount of euros to spend, while those without it live a budget lifestyle.
But one person was reduced to tears by the stress once they had the card.
Roofer Lewis, who was teamed with his pal Gio, admitted: “There is one point where I cry like a baby.”
Gio said: “Spending free money with the gold card sounds like an attractive offer.
“But emotions run strangely high when you’ve got hold of it – you’re so scared of being chased by the other pairs and the adrenaline is so high, instead of having fun, you are just panicking.”
Loaded In Paradise’s second series airs soon on ITV2 and ITVX.
MASTERCHEF judge Marcus Wareing will return to BBC Two this year with new show Simply Provence, focussing on seasonal French food.
The Michelin-starred chef said: “I can’t wait to create simple dishes that everyone will be able to try at home. It will really be a feast for the senses.”
Orphan Black is back
NEW Canadian sci-fi thriller Orphan Black: Echoes makes its UK premiere this spring.
Bodyguard’s Keeley Hawes and Love & Death’s Krysten Ritter play Dr Kira Manning and Lucy, who find their lives intertwined and must embark on a mysterious journey.
On the way, they discover the truth about their identities, and the story of love and betrayal that brought them together.
They are joined by Superman & Lois star Rya Kihlstedt, Zombieland’s Avan Jogia, Barry’s James Hiroyuki Liao and High School’s Amanda Fix.
The ten-part series, which drops on ITVX on May 20, is set in the same timeframe as 2013 original Orphan Black, starring Tatiana Maslany.
Trolls Crop up for Roy
CORRIE legend Roy Cropper finds himself in deep water in this latest Street storyline.
The cafe owner, played by David Neilson, is at the centre of a police inquiry after Lauren Bolton – who works at Roy’s Rolls – goes missing.
On Thursday, fans will watch as devastated Roy is taken in for questioning by cops, and his life goes from bad to worse after internet sleuths spread rumours about his involvement online.
It all leads Roy to a dark place.
David said: “It’s very dangerous and Roy doesn’t understand.
“In the real world kids are taking their own lives because of these online morons and bullies. It’s awful.
“It is the online version of mob mentality. Like the old lynch mobs, but these people are nameless and faceless.”
It's back!
WRECK, the critically acclaimed BBC Three horror comedy, returns on March 26.
Set two months after the end of the first series, Oscar Kennedy, Thaddea Graham and the gang find themselves infiltrating a festival for millionaires in the remote Slovenian countryside.
At ease as Ray’s win-son
HARRY GOODWINS has revealed that playing Ray Winstone’s lad in The Gentlemen made his own dad jealous.
The actor and model plays Jack Glass, the boxer son of drugs lord Bobby in Guy Ritchie’s Netflix series.
Harry said: “I was worried that Ray would take one look at me and be like, ‘No, I can’t work with this guy, he’s terrible’, but I was immediately made to feel at ease like I was with my own family.
“It was like talking to my dad at times – and he did tell me he got jealous about Ray.”
The eight-part action comedy, which is a spin-off of the 2019 film of the same name, also stars Kaya Scodelario as drug dealer Susie.
Harry added: “It was crazy walking on set on the first day and seeing Ray.
“Vinnie Jones was there – and Kaya, who I’d watched in Skins from the age of 12, was now my big sister.
The Gentlemen is available to stream on Netflix now.