Will "Desperate Housewives" Star Take Maternity Leave?
Actress Marcia Cross who plays uptight Bree Van De Kamp/Hodge on ABC's "Desperate Housewives" is due to give birth to twins in April 2007. Although the crew on the hit show have managed to hide her pregnancy on-screen relatively well, rumors have spread her character may disappear for several episodes come spring.
The "Desperate Housewives" star who got married to stockbroker Tom Mahoney last year in June, announced her pregnancy last summer. Although the showrunner Marc Cherry originally pondered the idea of making Marcia's character (who also recently tied the knot on-screen) pregnant, he quickly abandoned such idea.
As evident in November episodes (which had been filmed in early October), as well as candid images accompanying this article, Marcia's pregnancy is becoming more and more visible as her character Bree suddenly started hiding behind tables and windows and wearing long coats.
When the cast and crew return to the set next week they will begin production on the two episodes scheduled for February sweeps and spoilers have spread that the Orson Hodge mystery storyline may reach a small climax by the end of February and allow for Bree's character to be written out of the show for a short period of time.
It is difficult to say at this stage whether these rumors are true or not, but the truth is that the third season finale will be filmed around the same time Marcia Cross is supposed to give birth and it will be very difficult for the actress to remain involved in the show through the end of the season.
The fourth season of "Desperate Housewives" would then begin production in mid July 2007, giving the actress plenty of time to focus on her children as well as prepare for a whole new season of cleaning, baking and upholstering Van De Kamp style.
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Labels: Desperate Housewives, Marcia Cross
posted by Justin Van De Kamp at
3:27 PM
4 Comments:
LOL. I love how you described the ways they hid Marcia's big belly. It is so funny seeing the ways in which they try to hide it. Mrs. McClusky for example. :P I really don't know how they are going to end the season with Marcia giving birth... Maybe she will shoot scenes they can work with later on? But then again, I doubt they have scripts planned that far ahead. :\ *Shrug*
Yes, that's going to be a new game for fans of "Desperate Housewives" in the weeks to come: "How Did They Hide Marcia's Pregnancy This Week?". LOL
Rumor has it, Bree will be gone for 5 episodes, but I suppose even the writers might not necessarily be sure what to do at this point.
I certainly do hope they find a way to shoot her scenes for the final episodes. "Desperate Housewives" without Bree Hodge is like bread without butter - dry.
Well, they better do it soon before she explodes come April. :)
At least they can probably incorporate her newfound weight gain to stress disorder from the marriage or something of that sort.
Who knows how the writers will deal with it. Or maybe, they will place her in a mental hospital like Orson's mom for 5 episodes.
Anything is a possibility with Bree.
Well, she's been to a mental hospital before. I bet that doctor she threw sand into his eyes (or whatever that was) is eager to get back at her.
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