The Daily Star Sunday in England is reporting the five ‘Desperate Housewives’ are demanding pay increases already after the surprise success of the ABC series. The network had not seen a hit since ‘Spin City’, and an hour-long hit in much longer than that, and the stars (Marcia Cross, Teri Hatcher, Felicity Huffman, Eva Longoria, and Nicolette Sheridan) are reportedly earning between $47,000 and $76,000 per episode. Not terrible numbers for us working stiffs, but far below the $1,800,000 per episode earned by the cast of ‘Friends’ in their final season.
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Pamela Anderson a Lying ‘Housewife’?
Last week Pamela Anderson had lamented her decision to turn down the role of Susan Mayer in ABC’s ‘Desperate Housewives’, a role that eventually went to Teri Hatcher. However, during a recent press tour the series creator, Marc Cherry, had this to say in response: “I’m sure she’s a very nice lady and talented in her own right, but she was definitely not on my radar for this particular series.” Oops.