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Brenda Strong (Mary Alice Young) said recently that she feels lucky she doesn't have to sit in a makeup chair every time she goes to work, and that even though she's heard and not seen in most episodes she still gets to see the other castmembers.

"I don't show up on Saturday afternoon in my pajamas, although I think that everybody has the fantasy that I do!" she told TV Guide. "I do show up sometimes in my sweats, fresh from a hike or a yoga class. And I'm really privileged in that I don't have to sit in makeup and hair for two hours. I get to see everybody a lot more than people would imagine, just because there's so much press that we all do together. And socially, some of the girls and I have carried on above and beyond what's going on with the show. We have dinners together and showers.... Oh, I take that back. That's going to sound really wrong!," she laughed.

She also revealed some of the reasoning behind her character being recast, as Sheryl Lee originally landed the role of Mary Alice. "I don't know if it's even interesting news anymore, but ultimately what happened is, after the pilot was cast, they evaluated how everything was working, and their idea of the voice-over in a conceptual way was different than what they needed in the actual program. Initially, they wanted something that was a bit more ethereal and removed, and then when they saw how funny the show actually was, they realized they needed [something] a little bit more dynamic. They actually loved her and what she did, it just didn't fit the show any more."

Strong will also appear in Help Me Help You, and she talked about her role on the show. "I have a recurring arc on the last four episodes of the season. I'm playing Linda, this fabulously dynamic woman who speaks five languages and adopted 12 children from all around the world, and is an ambassador and has written books ... she's this really accomplished woman who Ted [Danson]'s character, Bill, is absolutely intrigued by—and at the same time threatened by."

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