Desperate Housewives Introduce Gay Couple  8/1/07

Desperate Housewives creator Marc Cherry is preparing to introduce a gay couple to the show - to argue with Teri Hatcher's character Susan.

Cherry reveals Wisteria Lane's new characters will not get along with neighbor Susan - a plotline he has based on his own life.

He says, "They will move into the old Applewhite house and one of the gay men will just have a fractious, hateful relationship with (Susan).

"And Susan wants to be so politically correct and show how open-minded she is and she puts her foot in her mouth instantly and it goes downhill from there.

"I'm basing it a little bit on my relationship with my neighbors."

But Cherry is yet to cast the roles, adding, "We just started writing the episodes so I probably won't start casting for another few weeks."