Rachael Ray: Rachael's Daytime Talkshow

Desperate Housewives' James Denton

Desperate Housewives' James Denton
Desperate Housewives' James Denton

When Rachael's kitchen sink gives her some trouble she calls in a very special plumber ... James Denton from Desperate Housewives! He's a handsome handyman on the show, but is he a handy guy around the house? "I am. I just finished a kitchen remodel that I did mostly myself," James says. "I'm pretty good at it. I do everything but electrical, anything that will kill me I hire out. I pay somebody to do the dangerous stuff."

He has a little less time for projects now that his hit ABC series is back. Rachael has met with a bunch of his leading ladies -- Nicollette Sheridan, Teri Hatcher and Marcia Cross -- and asks what it's like to work with these mega-stars. "It's great. It's the reason I have a job," he says. "So I'm thrilled to let them have the pressure and deal with the paparazzi and we just keep our heads down and try not to get killed off."

James spends much of his time on the set cavorting with Teri Hatcher, although he's faced some challenges getting in the mood for their love scenes. "We're outside all the time working on the street. The scene where Teri Hatcher was naked and fell in the bushes, that day there were two of us that were having the sniffing and sneezing because everything was blooming on Wisteria Lane," he says. "There's nothing sexier than allergies, allergies are so hot," he jokes re-enacting the discomfort of filming an intimate scene while his nose was dripping.

He's since found a new prescription remedy for his runny nose, and he's not the only one enjoying relief. "Nobody's happier than Teri Hatcher that I found Veramyst," he laughs.

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