PLAYBOY - DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES TO POSE FOR PLAYBOY?

Bosses at PLAYBOY are reportedly eyeing a fresh set of women to strip for the magazine - the cast of new hit US TV show DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES.

TERI HATCHER, NICOLETTE SHERIDAN, FELICITY HUFFMAN, MARCIA CROSS and EVA LONGORIA have been catapulted to the top of America's celebrity ladder since their racy show debuted in the autumn (04), and sources say the screen stars are being pursued to pose nude.

According to IN TOUCH WEEKLY, the beauties have been offered more than $2 million (GBP1 million) each to shed their clothes for a pictorial - but only if all five agree to pose.

While sources claim the actresses are considering the offer, a representative at Playboy notes, "We never comment on stars we are pursuing."