Gay character to exit Desperate Housewives

Desperate Housewives star Shawn Pyfrom, who plays Bree's gay son Andrew on the show, has announced he is leaving to pursue other interests.

The actor has however said that he may appear as an occasional guest star throughout the upcoming sixth season.

Andrew's character has not been as prominent in recent seasons after the he was outed in a swimming pool romp with then-boyfriend Justin (played by Ryan Carnes).

He was then featured often in the show as he and his Republican mother battled out their differences, with show creator Marc Cherry describing Andrew as a  “narcissistic sociopath” in an interview with USA Today as his war with Bree took several strange turns.

However, since mother and son's reconcilliation the character has been pushed to the background as the show focused on other characters.

The shows most recent season took advantage of a five-year “flash-forward” and the nationwide same-sex marriage debate with Andrew becoming engaged, and Bree, having finally accepted her son, offering to plan the wedding.

Andrew’s departure from Desperate Housewives doesn’t completely strip Wisteria Lane of gay characters. Lee McDermott (Kevin Rahm) and Bob Hunter (Tuc Watkins) remain in the show as a gay couple living on the lane.

Comments

[William Harding]

Hello,

I read a few of your posts and wanted to know if you would be interested in exchanging blogroll links?

[S Cornell]

Big weekend for gays

http://thinkpoint.wordpress.com/2009/10/10/big-weekend-for-homosexual-activists/

[microgaming]

Good article and quite a shame because I liked that actor a lot. I love desperate housewives but lately they are losing a bit the plot. The actor behind Andrew is very smart to jump out of the ship now. He has grown famous in this show and doesn’t want to stay here for more time. He is too young to stick to a role for too much time, wise idea for him.

[Masters Dissertation]

Whenever i see the post like your's i feel that there are helpful people who share information for the help of others, it must be helpful for other's. thanx and good job.