The actor played teenage gardener, John Rowland, on the ABC series which ran for eight seasons from 2004 until 2012.
“I was fired from ‘ Desperate Housewives ,'” Jesse Metcalfe , who starred as hunky gardener John Rowland in Season 1 of the ABC series, said on Tuesday’s episode of Amanda Hirsch’sIn the show — which ran for eight seasons from 2004 until 2012 — Metcalfe, now 47, portrayed a teen who was having an affair with Eva Longoria’s character, Gabrielle Solis.
Jesse Metcalfe, seen above on Tuesday’s episode of the “Not Skinny But Not Fat” podcast, revealed he was fired from “Desperate Housewives” after Season 1.“After the first season they didn’t really know where else to take my storyline,” the actor recalled on the episode, pictured above.Why 'RHONY' star Carole Radziwill isn't in 'Love Story' despite close relationship with Kennedys“Our creator, Marc Cherry, was like, ‘This isn’t Desperate House Gardeners, This is Desperate Housewives, so unfortunately you’re not going to be a series regular moving forward on the show,'” Metcalfe said on the podcast. “At that time I had been offered ‘John Tucker Must Die’ from 20th Century Fox, so I was like, hey, cool, no big deal. I’m going to be a movie star.” “I was just kind of riding the wave, you know, because that show really broke me and I had everything coming at me and I was just enjoying it,” he recalled.Metcalfe starred in Season 1 of “Desperate Housewives” as teen gardener John Rowland, who engaged in an affair with Gabrielle Solis . Pictured above is Metcalfe and Longoria in the “Desperate Housewives” episode titled “Pretty Little Picture”.After he departed as a series regular, Metcalfe returned intermittently as a guest star in several episodes in later seasons.After he was let go from the ABC show, the actor was brought back as an intermittent guest star in several of the following seasons. Metcalfe’s performance as the steamy young gardener quickly catapulted the celebrity to heartthrob status and earned him three Teen Choice Award nominations in 2005 for TV actor, TV breakout performance and choice hottie.In 2021, Metcalfe revealed that breaking out as a sex symbol on “Desperate Housewives” left him feeling pressured toThe role pushed Metcalfe to heartthrob status immediately and served as the breakout role of his career.“Being a sex symbol is very much about the roles that you play and my roles put me up on a pedestal,” he told Vice’s i-D magazine at the time. “But my appearance was also criticized and picked apart by a lot of people in the media. Having your shirt off in every episode of ‘Housewives’ brought a lot of pressure.” “You have to stay in the best shape you can and then between projects, everyone expects you to stay in that shape 24/7, 365,” he continued. “That’s not realistic. That’s why paparazzi catch actors between projects looking ‘out of shape’ — they’re taking time off and that includes the gym.”19 lululemon ‘We Made Too Much’ finds worth buying this spring'Numb' Keith Urban 'stumped' by daughter Sunday's snub‘America’s Next Top Model’s’ Nigel Barker says he hasn’t spoken to Tyra Banks since damning documentaryDemi Moore uses this ‘must-have’ hair serum for ‘incredible shine and smoothness’More Page Six Style Jesse Metcalfe, seen above on Tuesday's episode of the"Not Skinny But Not Fat" podcast, revealed he was fired from"Desperate Housewives" after Season 1."After the first season they didn't really know where else to take my storyline," the actor recalled on the episode, pictured above.Metcalfe starred in Season 1 of"Desperate Housewives" as teen gardener John Rowland, who engaged in an affair with Gabrielle Solis . Pictured above is Metcalfe and Longoria in the"Desperate Housewives" episode titled"Pretty Little Picture".After he departed as a series regular, Metcalfe returned intermittently as a guest star in several episodes in later seasons.The ABC drama ran for eight seasons from 2004 until 2012.The role pushed Metcalfe to heartthrob status immediately and served as the breakout role of his career. Stream It Or Skip It: 'That Night' On Netflix, Where Sisters Cover For Each Other When One Of Them Runs Over Someone While On Vacation
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