Just because Edie Britt has been killed off “Desperate Housewives,” that doesn’t mean Nicolette Sheridan is going away quietly.

In an interview with TV Guide, the actress blames the show’s producers, especially Marc Cherry, for her character’s demise. “Somebody up there really wanted her dead.

“I think that whoever Edie represented in Marc’s life was somebody he didn’t like. And he had a very difficult time distinguishing between fact and fiction.”

Meow!  Cherry blames the network’s demands for budget cuts, claiming someone had to go. He had decisions to make, and since Edie was never one of the four principal “Housewives,” she was expendable. He added. “What characters do I need to go forward? Edie’s already slept with most of the guys on the street and has caused about as many problems as she could.”

Only on a soap does a character get offed because there are no more cast members left for her to have sex with. Hey, what about Lynette’s twins? We know one of then digs cougars. Well, it’s too late now.

Nicolette Sheridan looked as sunny as the SoCal day on the set of “Desperate Housewives” in Glendale, CA. Will her character Edie figure out that her latest husband is a psycho before he does her in? We’ll have to wait for sweeps to learn that!

Talk about cutting it close! “Desperate Housewives” star Nicolette Sheridan picked up a few final gifts at the Beverly Glen Market in Beverly Hills. She’s certainly looking svelte and sexy in black sweater, miniskirt and boots. Wonder what lucky guy will be kissing her under the mistletoe?

Singer Michael Bolton is paying for two houses—but has no place to live. Page Six reports that his housing woes are due to his broken engagement to “Desperate Housewives” star Nicolette Sheridan. The couple jointly purchased a $4.4 million home in exclusive L.A. community Hidden Hills last May, then in August, Bolton put his East Coast home up for sale for $11 million and moved west to join his fiancee. Things went sour when she threw him out two days later. A source told Page Six:

“He’s basically homeless—and stuck with two houses. He and Nicollette split the Hidden Hills house, but she wants to stay there and not have him anywhere near it. She also doesn’t particularly want to pay him [for] his half and thinks he should just give [the house] to her. Michael’s kind of screwed He pulled up his longtime roots in Connecticut to live with her, and now she booted him. He’s got nowhere to go.”

Ouch! This is not the time to be trying to sell pricey real estate. Sounds like Bolton needs a hit record—fast.

I haven’t visited the women of Wisteria Lane for a couple of seasons now, but I still saw the footage from their recent episode when they fast forwarded five years ahead to see how the ladies are doing . Besides the fact that Gabrielle looked like crap, why wasn’t Edie in the scene? Has she moved from the neighborhood for good? Well, our photogs spotted Nicolette Sheridan shopping yesterday in Beverly Hills. She didn’t say much about Desperate Housewives, but then again, she doesn’t say much to photogs. Word is Nicolette will be taking a break from the show, but it hasn’t been confirmed. From what I remember, she’s the most fun character to watch, so I don’t know why they would let her go. Maybe she needed a break. Who knows. Either way, Nicolette still had time to shop away yesterday and I have more pics below that you can check out. Enjoy.

Though it’s true that celebs, like regular folks, can pretty much eat wherever they want to, if you didn’t want to be photographed, wouldn’t you stay away from places where there are tons of paps? I understand that the Ivy has a great selection of wonderful dishes, but there are also hundreds of other places Nicolette Sheridan could’ve ordered her salad (dressing on the side) from yesterday. So why do you look so annoyed, Nic? I’m sure pre-Desperate Housewives, Nicolette would’ve loved to get all this attention. But times have changed and now Nicolette can look as annoyed as Jessica Alba after leaving the Ivy. Good times for all.

It’s not usually the “accessory”you’d find Nicolette Sheridan toting around, but she’d gladly do it for a friend. Our photogs found the hottie Desperate Housewives star helping a friend out with her baby stroller while shopping on Robertson Boulevard. Nicolette doesn’t have any kids and her character on the show is childless, so this is really good practice for her, just in case. Nicolette is currently engaged to singer Michael Bolton and they haven’t set a date yet, but it doesn’t seem to faze her. No need to rush getting married, Nic! Who says you can’t be engaged forever? Anyway, I have more pics of Nicolette available below. Enjoy!

Eva Longoria Parker proudly walked the red carpet last night at the premiere of her first feature film, Over Her Dead Body. Desperate Housewives alums Nicolette Sheridan and Felicity Huffman came out to support Eva. Check out a few pictures from last night’s premiere.