The buzz is that 'Desperate Housewives' star Teri Hatcher is the latest celeb to be diagnosed with swine flu after 'Backstreet Boys' singer Brian Littrell and 'Harry Potter' actor Rupert Grint.

Apparently according to reports, she has brought production on the hit TV show to a standstill.

According to reports, the cast and crew on the set of the drama have been put on high alert after Hatcher notified show producers she had been diagnosed with the virus known as H1N1.

Washington, Oct 29 : ‘Desperate Housewives’ star Teri Hatcher has been reportedly diagnosed with swine flu.

According to TVGuideMagazine. com, the production on the hit TV show has come to a standstill after Hatcher notified the producers that doctors have established that she’s been attacked by the H1N1 virus.

The actress’ illness might halt the show’s Christmas special episode.

Hatcher was due to join all of her co-stars to shoot an important Christmas episode said to involve a small plane crash.

TERI HATCHER put a Hollywood spin on the humble garage sale - raising $20,000 (£13,300) by auctioning off a range of top prizes at her home.

The Desperate Housewives star held the sale in the garden of her property in Studio City, California to raise cash for children's charities in Los Angeles.

Hatcher charged potential buyers $50 (£35) each on the door, before they could peruse the sale items - which included a pair of boots signed by co-star Eva Longoria Parker, purses and trips to Disney World.

Melbourne, June 11 : Actress Teri Hatcher left an elderly gentleman facing disappointment after turning down his offer of marriage at the opening of her animated film Coraline in Sydney.

The Desperate Housewives star made the revelation while stunning the crowd in a grey Zac Posen dress matched with patent red peep-toe heels at the Sydney Film Festival opening.

Melbourne, June 1 : Actress Teri Hatcher has turned into an evil mother for her new animated film.

The ''Desperate Housewives'' star has revealed that voicing the role of a sinister mother in Coraline almost had her stumped because she''s not the same in reality.

"That maybe was the hardest voice for me to honestly find,'''' the Daily Telegraph quoted Hatcher, who has an 11-year-old daughter, Emerson, as saying.

Washington, May 16 : Actress Teri Hatcher is tutoring her daughter on how to gamble to help sharpen the 11-year-old's math skills.

The Desperate Housewives star, an enthusiastic horse-racing fan, revealed she had begun taking little Emerson to meetings to challenge her on betting equations.

The 44-year-old claimed the sport was lending a helping hand in teaching the youngster how to add and subtract.

Washington, Apr 20 : Desperate Housewives star Teri Hatcher has presented her co-star Nicollette Sheridan with a self made scrapbook as a reminder of the time they spent together.

Sheridan, who played Wisteria Lane''s resident man-eater Edie Britt, had recently quit the show.

Her co-stars paid her tribute during a panel discussion about the show at the Paley Centre for Media in Los Angeles, where Hatcher revealed details of her gift.

Washington, Feb 27: Teri Hatcher has confessed that she "had fun" during an on-screen kiss with Desperate Housewives co-star Eva Longoria Parker.

"I did not kiss her. She kissed me. We had fun," Us magazine quoted her, as saying over the weekend at an Oscar bash.

As for their co-star Nicollette Sheridan bidding the show adieu, Hatcher said: "I haven''t said goodbye yet. She is still working."

Washington, Dec 13: Actress Teri Hatcher has received an apology from the skin care company, which had sued her for endorsing a rival product.

The Skin care company Hydroderm has apologized to the ‘Desperate Housewives’ star and has withdrawn the lawsuit.

"Teri Hatcher is a woman of the highest integrity. We sincerely apologize for the adverse publicity resulting from our lawsuit," People quoted Hydroderm spokesperson Joshua McCleary as saying.