We reported earlier this summer that former Sopranos actress Drea de Matteo was joining the cast of Desperate Housewives as Angie Bolen and many fans have been predicting that she will act as a replacement for the outgoing Edie Britt (Nicolette Sheridan).

However series creator Marc Cherry says that this is not the case and rather than being a sex siren like Edie, Drea’s character will be a more mysterious one.

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Just when you began to lament the demise of Edie Britt, fiesty Drea de Matteo joins the cast of Desperate Housewives.

Entertainment Weekly reports that the former Sopranos actress will be a series regular and play the matriarch of a new Italian family. Casting is underway for her landscape designer husband Nick Vitale and handsome son Dominic Vitale.