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Jesse Metcalfe Talks About Pressure to Stay Fit During His 'Desperate Housewives' Days
24.12.2021 - 08:43 / justjared.com
Jesse Metcalfe is opening up about his days as heartthrob John Rowland on the hit ABC series Desperate Housewives and the pressure he felt to remain fit, even when he wasn’t filming.
The actor, now 43, played the constantly shirtless gardener during the first six seasons of the show, which began in 2004.
Click inside to find out what he had to say…
In an interview with i-D, Jesse was asked, “You were positioned as this perfect ideation of masculinity. How did that affect your body image, or
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