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Marcia Cross Was Really Pregnant, But Her Character Was Faking It

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When Cross told the producers of Desperate Housewives that she was pregnant, they had no idea how to incorporate it into the storyline. Thankfully, Cross’ character on the show was crazy, so they had a lot of options.

The writers ended up having Cross’ character fake being pregnant to raise her teenage daughter’s child. It looked realistic because Cross had a real-life baby belly.