There goes the neighborhood! An ABC rep confirms that if Desperate Housewives allotment next

season, its casting will cover — as a alternation regular, no beneath — Vanessa Freakin’ Williams!

Series architect Marc Cherry told us ahead that he was searching for a new troublemaker to ample the

void larboard by the annihilation of Nicollette Sheridan’s Edie. And seriously, could he — or anyone — do any

better than the extra aforetime accepted as Ugly Betty‘s queen of mean, Wilhelmina?

Didn’t anticipate so.

Though added deets are at the moment scarce, TV Guide Magazine (which aboriginal bankrupt the news)  reports that her conniving appearance won’t be at the centermost of next season’s big mystery.