Desperate Housewives' Star Marcia Cross Is Aging Like Fine Wine & These Pics Prove It

Viewers love to wonder what the stars of their old favorite TV shows and movies are up to today. For starters, if you were a fan of the '80s classic "The Breakfast Club", you've probably wondered what Ally Sheedy looks like these days. If "Desperate Housewives" was more your thing in the early aughts, you'll definitely want to know that Marcia Cross, who portrayed the iconic Bree Van de Kamp, is aging like fine wine since her days on the show. In many ways, the actor looks exactly the same as she did all those years ago, and we're dying to know what's in her beauty routine that keeps her looking so youthful.

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The photo on the left was taken in 2005, while the photo on the right was taken in 2024. As you can see, Cross looks incredible and her skin is still flawless. While an incredible aesthetician could be behind her luminous and youthful complexion, a former makeup artist at the "Desperate Housewives" set, Sherilyn Stetz, told How to Be a Redhead in 2013 that Cross "goes above and beyond to protect her skin from the sun." This is a key element to keep a healthy skin over the years, so Cross knows exactly what she's doing. Stetz also revealed Cross' foundation for a flawless base at the time, "When I worked on the show, we used Armani Hydra Glow Foundation. It looks luminous on everyone!"

You can tell from the above photos that Marcia Cross has had a glow-up in later years in life, much like it happened to Nicole Kidman on her stunning beauty evolution. Cross even walked the Vetements' FW 2024 runway looking as luminous as ever. Still, the actor has also opened up about the pressures women in Hollywood face once they reach a certain age. In 2023, she spoke to the French outlet Le Parisien and said, "We shouldn't all look alike, with plumped lips and a perfect chin." Cross then admitted, "There's pressure to not age. I almost got a facelift recently because I feel like everyone else is doing it. I changed my mind, but maybe I'll do it someday." All the quotes have been machine-translated into English. 

It's disheartening to hear that Cross felt pressured into plastic surgery, but she also said that she still feels good about herself despite the unrealistic beauty standards Hollywood imposes on women. "It can take a lifetime to get there," she continued. "Men continue to work as they age, but for women it's increasingly complicated." Either way, we're still dying to know more about her beauty routine because she looks like the kind of celeb in her 60s who could look stunning without makeup — there's no doubt the actor continues to look better and better with age. Sadly, she has remained pretty mum about her skincare favorites, but maybe we'll learn more in the future.