Some of My Best Friends
Cherry featured several actors on "Housewives" with whom he had previously worked. Mark Moses, who played Paul Young, and Harriet Sansom Harris, who played Felicia Tilman, were both cast members of "The 5 Mrs. Buchanans". In season three, Cherry cast former boss Dixie Carter in the role of Gloria Hodge, Orson's unhinged mother. Actor Alec Mapa, who appeared in "Some of My Best Friends", appeared on ""Housewives" in a recurring role as Gabrielle's stylist.