Vanessa Williams begins filming 'Desperate Housewives', says her character 'worth watching'

07/20/2010 by Allison Acevedo

Vanessa Williams has begun filming her part on Desperate Housewives and says the team behind the hit ABC show guarantees her new character will be "worth watching".

"I've had one day," Williams told OnTheRedCarpet.com. "I did my arrival and I hope it's funny and I hope I fit in with the girls, because they're embraced me with open arms."

Williams, an actress and singer, is said to play Renee Filmore-Jones, Lynette's old college acquaintance. Desperate Housewives season seven premieres on September 26 on ABC, which confirmed Williams' role in May, saying she would portray "a housewife who's sure to shake things up in the neighborhood and wreak havoc in the lives of the women of Wisteria Lane."

Cast member James Denton had told OnTheRedCarpet.com last week that Williams would make a huge addition to the show.

Brian Austin Green, perhaps best known in recent days as the new husband of actress Megan Fox and who has starred in shows such as Beverly Hills, 90210 and Smallville, has also been confirmed to appear in the upcoming seventh season of Desperate Housewives.

Check out the interview with Vanessa Williams, carried out by reporter Chris Balish at the recent premiere for the film The Dry Land, which stars the actress' former Ugly Betty co-star America Ferrera and opens on July 30: