Marc Cherry, the creator ofDesperate Housewives, is expressing his support forFelicity Huffmanamid the actress’ trial for thecollege admissions scandal.
The showrunner, 57, also recalled one particular memory shortly after the long-running ABC drama was picked up when he said Huffman did not feel as beautiful as herDesperate Housewivescostars at a press event.
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Cherry went on to explain that “people were commenting on how extraordinarily beautiful the cast was,” but Huffman was the only actress who had not previously modeled or played a “sexy vamp” before landing the role on the series.
“After the event feeling self-conscious, Felicity called her husband character actorWilliam H. Macyand said to him somewhat tearfully, ‘I feel like the ugliest one in the room,'” he wrote in the letter.
“Bill’s response? ‘I always feel like I’m the ugliest one in the room,'” Cherry continued. “He made Felicity laugh and see the ridiculousness of her insecurity. She told me, ‘That’s the last time I ever worried about comparing myself to my costars.'”
Marc Cherry with the stars ofDesperate Housewives.ABC/DANNY FELD
The actress — who shares daughters Sophia, 19, and Georgia, 17, with Macy — previouslytouched upon her insecurities in her own letter to the judge, where she described her “desperation to be a good mother” as one reason for why she participated in a plan fix her daughter’s SAT exams and facilitate her entries into good schools.
“From the moment my children were born I was worried that they got me as a Mother. I so desperately wanted to do right and was so deathly afraid of doing it wrong,” she wrote. “My own fears and lack of confidence, combined with a daughter who has learning disabilities often made me insecure and feel highly anxious from the beginning.”
“In my desperation to be a good mother, I talked myself into believing that all I was doing was giving my daughter a fair shot. I see the irony in that statement now because what I have done is the opposite of fair,” Huffman continued. “I have broken the law, deceived the educational community, betrayed my daughter, and failed my family.”
William H. Macy, Georgia Macy, Felicity Huffman, Sophia Macy.Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty
Besides discussing her insecurities, Cherry spoke about Huffman’s kindness on set in his letter — particularly when there was a “problematic cast member” on the show who ultimately decided she “would no longer speak to her fellow cast members.”
“Felicity still insisted on saying, ‘Good morning’ to this actress, even though she knew she wouldn’t get a response,” Cherry wrote. “I found out about this and asked Felicity about it. She smiled and said, ‘Just because that woman’s determined to be rude, doesn’t mean she can keep me from being polite.'”
Cherry wasn’t the only person fromDesperate Housewivesto pen a letter of support for Huffman amid the trial —Eva Longoriawas also among the 27 people whosubmitted a letter to the judge in supportof the actress.
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The mother of one reflected on the cast’s first table read, during which she sat alone, “scared and unsure,” but it was Huffman’s “gentle character and kind heart” that reassured Longoria.
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Through her attorneys, Huffman asked the judge on the case for one year of probation and community service instead.
The mother of two will be sentenced on Sept. 13.
source: people.com
