Drea de Matteo seems more suited to star on The Real Housewives of New Jersey than ABC’s hit show Desperate Housewives. But since they killed off Nicolette Sheridan they need a hook to keep their viewers.

According to EW, Drea will play the matriarch of a new Italian family and they are still searching for the perfect Italian Stallion to play her husband.

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