‘Housewives’ farewell ‘Edie’

Cast members from Desperate Housewives at the two-week PaleyFest, an annual festival celebrating television, shared fond memories for Nicollette Sheridan with TV fans.

An original cast member (pictured), Sheridan’s final appearance as Edie Britt goes to air in the US this weekend.

Co-star Teri Hatcher, whose character was often at odds with Edie, got misty-eyed when recalling the filming of Sheridan’s final episode.

“I made a scrapbook as my sort of parting gift, and it reminded me of how great those two characters were together,” she said.

Despite suggestions of a tricky relationship with creator Marc Cherry, cast mates said Sheridan’s last days were amiable and professional.

“Her attitude made them completely bearable,” noted James Denton (Mike Delfino). “It could have been tough and sad, but she was so great.”

Denton noted that Sheridan made a point to thank the show’s writers and cast, who were gathered at the table-read of the script for the first episode that she will not be in.

“She said, ‘While you’re all together, I’m here to say thank you for everything. You guys are great. You guys are awesome,'” Denton related. “She walked out of the room and Felicity (Huffman) looked at me and said, ‘classy,’ and it sure was.”

Veteran character actor Kathryn Joosten, a two-time Emmy winner for her portrayal of ‘Mrs. McCluskey,’ said she would miss Sheridan.

“She was my playmate. We got to throw barbs at each other,” Joosten said. “I won’t have anybody to fight with.”

Hatcher said she thought that Sheridan seemed ready to leave to show.

“I think that character will be missed on the show, and I don’t believe that character is replaceable,” Hatcher said. “But I do believe there are some kind of arenas, like a neighborhood, where, as great as they are, people can come and go, and there can be something new and exciting that you didn’t expect.”

The episode is still several weeks away before it airs in Australia.

Source: Associated Press