Becks lined up for gay Housewives role

Ex-Take That star Robbie Williams and David Beckham are reportedly set to star in Desperate Housewives as a gay couple.   

According to Contactmusic.com, the duo are show creator Marc Cherry's top choices to play the best friends of another gay couple - the latest characters to move into Wisteria Lane.   

Contactmusic.com quotes Cherry saying, "David and Robbie are perfect to star as the new neighbours' best friends; the gorgeous, eccentric couple flown over from Blighty.

"We haven't had that kind of wow for the wives since Jesse Metcalfe left and we want it to cause such a stir when they turn out to be together."

Williams and Beckham both currently reside in Los Angeles.

"David's keen, but though the obvious choice was to work with Tom Cruise, we wanted someone who matches him in height and well, Britishness, so Robbie is the one," Cherry added, reports Showbiz Spy.

"They're both funny, game for a laugh and ridiculously macho, so it should work wonderfully... the English are pitch-perfect for sending themselves up."

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