When Shawn Pyfrom (aka Andrew, Bree Van De Kamp’s gay son) joined Desperate Housewives little did he know what a stir he would cause with gay men (and straight women) across the world. Sadly for us, having been relegated to, mostly, back-burner in the latest series, Pyfrom is packing his bags and heading out of Wysteria Lane…
Filling a gaping Sex In The City shaped gap in the gay must-see TV schedule of 2004, Desperate Housewives has gone on to acquire a huge gay following during it’s five series run. It was in series one that the high camp comedy-drama introduced its first gay character played by handsome 22 year old Pyfrom.
Initially in the closet, 16 year old Andrew’s raunchy poolside outing with his then-boyfriend Justin (Ryan Carnes) caused a wave of publicity making Desperate Housewives one of the very few American prime time network TV series to ever air a gay kiss.
Series creator Marc Cherry’s focus on the character has dwindled in recent seasons, however a brief return to main story line came for Pyfrom when writers capitalized on America’s recent and ongoing same-sex marriage debate, with Andrew getting engaged to his doctor boyfriend.
The 6th series of Desperate Housewives will be aired in September on ABC with People magazine reporting that Pyfrom may continue to make sporadic guest appearances while pursuing other interests. Gay couple Lee McDermott (Kevin Rahm) and Bob Hunter (Tuc Watkins) are expected to feature in the forthcoming series.
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