DESPERATE Housewives legend Teri Hatcher has landed a huge new UK role – and she’s even replacing her former co-star.
The actress, 61, who is best known for playing Susan Mayer on the smash hit noughties drama, will soon be treading the boards in the West End.
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It’s been announced that Teri will play the role of Miranda Priestly in The Devil Wears Prada, which is running at London’s Dominion Theatre.
The star is taking over from Vanessa Williams, who is stepping down from the part after a year-and-a-half.
The two women also used to be co-stars on Desperate Housewives, and worked together on the later seasons of the show.
Teri, who is also known for being a Bond Girl, will join the Elton John musical from October 20, and will be in the show until February 6, 2027.
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The actress made her musical theatre debut as Sally Bowles in the national tour of Sam Mendes’ revival of Cabaret, and also recently played Morticia Addams in The Addams Family.
Speaking to Hello! about her new West End role, Teri said: “I’ve experienced and grown so much, and I get to bring all of that into my Devil Wears Prada performance.
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“I feel like this is a gift for me, to arrive into a Teri Hatcher that I haven’t got to be yet, and I’m so excited for it.”
The New Adventures of Superman star then added: “You just know when you read the right script. It speaks to you like it’s yours and then it might meander around the universe, might take a little bit of time to make it happen for you, but you know it when you see it.
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“And I feel that way about Miranda. I think this is the right time in my life for me to bring the right qualities of my experience and my talent and my being to this show.”
Speaking about her relationship with the current leading lady, Teri said: “I obviously go way back with Vanessa, so she and I have communicated about it, and she’s been unbelievably supportive.
“Vanessa was supportive in terms of saying to the producers, ‘You’ll love her, she’s great, she works so hard’, and she’s encouraging me to make it my own and have a great time. She’s also going to tell me where to go to get things done while I’m in London.”
The musical adaptation of The Devil Wears Prada is based on the blockbuster 2006 film and Lauren Weisberger’s bestselling novel.
The noughties movie was a huge hit, and stars Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt and Stanley Tucci, who recently reprised their roles for the sequel.
The stage play, which features songs by music legend Sir Elton, again follows journalist Andy Sachs as she navigates the impossible demands of Runway magazine and its iconic editor-in-chief Miranda.