Nicollette Sheridan, 43, is sure talking herself out of future career opportunities, whatever that might have entailed before she trashed the guy who employed her for five years. The National Enquirer reported last month that Sheridan was so upset that her character, Edie, was killed off Desperate Housewives that she stripped her trailer of almost everything on her last day on the set. That account was probably accurate given the nasty things Sheridan recently said about Desperate Housewives creator Marc Cherry. She said that Cherry must have killed off her character Edie because she “represented [someone] in Marc’s life… he didn’t like.” Of course it had nothing to do with her lack of professionalism or inability to get along with her co-stars. She also bitched about the fact that she wasn’t promoted as much as the other stars, likening herself to a jewel that wasn’t properly polished.

“When the show started it was such a different beast,” she tells the new issue of TV Guide. “It was exciting and dangerous and funny and edgy and bizarre. It started feeling a little complacent, and that was very frustrating.”

When told of her character Edie Britt’s demise, “I said, ‘OK, sayonara. It’s been a great ride. Thank you,'” she tells the magazine.

She says she would’ve left sooner, but all the women were “contractually bound, so there was no way out on your own terms.”

Still, “[Killing off Edie] was a risky decision that could have devastating ramifications,” she warns creator Marc Cherry.

But, she adds, “Somebody up there really wanted her dead. I think 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.”

Sheridan also takes aim at Cherry for ignoring her, never adding her face to the opening credits and rarely speaking about her in interviews.

Says Sheridan, “When you have a jewel, why not polish it and put it out there for all to see?”

But Cherry insists Sheridan’s character was no longer relevant on the show.

“Edie’s already slept with most of the guys on the street and has caused about as many problems as she could,” he says.

Plus, “There has been tremendous pressure put on me to cut costs … the network is saying to all the shows, ‘The company is really hurting financially. You must find a way to produce these shows more cheaply,'” he says.

With Sheridan gone, the show will save an estimated $100-200,000 per episode, according to TV Guide.

Asked about Sheridan’s replacement, Cherry says, “We will find a new kind of sexiness coming through Wisteria Lane.”

“What I won’t do is cast another fortysomething sexy blonde,” he adds. “[Sheridan] performed the aging, neighborhood tramp better than anyone has ever done before.”

[From US Weekly]

What a backhanded compliment Cherry gave Sheridan, she “performed the aging, neighborhood tramp better than anyone has ever done before.”

Sheridan has only one voice role coming out and nothing lined up, according to IMDB, so she must have a lot of pent up animosity and nerve in order to burn bridges like this. It’s not like she has any hope of a romcom career to fall back on like fellow complainer Katherine Heigl.

Nicolette Sheridan is shown at the SAG Awards on 1/25/09. Credit: Juan Rico/Fame Pictures. She is shown below on 9/26/08. Credit: WENN.com