Desperate Housewives Go Wild

Take a peek at the private lives of the hit show's sexy cast. By Serena Kappes with Carrie Bell and Michael Fleeman

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BODY BEAUTIFUL

Her vixen role on Housewives is familiar territory for Sheridan, known for her hot-to-trot characters on '80s series Knots Landing and Paper Dolls. Yet Sheridan (in Malibu in August), 40, is more at ease with herself now. Earlier in her career, she says, "I felt like everybody was judging me, wanting something from me."