By ROBIN MIZRAHI
The creator of Desperate
Housewives is organizing
a luxury retreat for
warring cast members,
hoping they will forgive and
forget their feuds before filming
starts on the new season.
The National Enquirer
learned of the peace attempt
as two of the five actresses
were snubbed in the Emmy
nominations.
Concerned over the bad blood
between Teri Hatcher, Marcia Cross,
Eva Longoria, Nicollette Sheridan
and Felicity Huffman, writer-producer
Marc Cherry has offered them
a weekend together in Palm Springs,
Cal. "Marc, who's considered the resident
guru for good behavior on the
set, wants to jump-start the new
filming with a positive vibe," said a
showbiz insider. "He hopes gathering
the cast at a relaxing, off-set site
will help them all work through the
stress and pressure of the all-important
second season."
Although the show was nominated
for 15 Emmys, Nicollette and Eva
failed to make the running for the
best actress award, which is sure to
create even more jealousy among
the women, who have already fallen
out over salaries, photo-shoots
and center-folds. The insider
said: "Who knows if everyone
will even be willing to
attend the getaway."
The retreat — meant to be a close
secret — will be held at The Lodge in
Rancho Mirage, two hours outside
L.A. In an attempt to get the stars to
bond, partners are not invited and
the women will be told they can't
leave the hotel for 48 hours.
"Marc feels the group needs low-key
down time together before the
chaos sets in," said the insider. "The
show is hot, everyone is making a lot
of money — but if the actresses hate
each other so much there's no chemistry
on the set, there's no way it's
going to last."
