Jesse Metcalfe recently opened up about the brief duration of his role on the popular TV series, Desperate Housewives.

This week, the 47-year-old actor appeared on the podcast Not Skinny But Not Fat, where he reminisced about the beginnings of his acting career.

“I was let go from Desperate Housewives,” Metcalfe shared with host Amanda Hirsch, referring to his standout role. “After the first season, the writers struggled to find new directions for my character’s storyline.”

Metcalfe portrayed John Rowland, a gardener entangled in an affair with Gabrielle Solis, played by Eva Longoria.

On the podcast, he revealed, “Our creator, Marc Cherry, explained, ‘This isn’t Desperate House Gardeners. This is Desperate Housewives, so unfortunately, you won’t continue as a series regular on the show.'”

As a result, Metcalfe made occasional appearances on the series.

Jesse Metcalfe has revealed why his time on the primetime series Desperate Housewives was short-lived

Metcalfe played John Rowland, a gardener with whom Eva Longoria’s character Gabrielle Solis was having an affair; pictured in 2004 

‘At that time I had been offered [the lead role in] John Tucker Must Die from 20th Century Fox, so I was like, hey, cool, no big deal. I’m going to be a movie star,’ he recalled.

The revelation comes after last August Metcalfe opened up to People magazine about getting his big break on Desperate Housewives.

‘I was just kind of riding the wave, you know, because that show really broke me and I had everything coming at me and I was just enjoying it,’ he recalled.

In addition to Longoria, the series starred Teri Hatcher, Felicity Huffman, Marcia Cross, and Nicollette Sheridan.

The cast was plagued by reports of behind-the-scenes drama during its eight-season run.

However, the actor said he was not privy to any contention.

‘I was oblivious to it, basically, you know, because I was just so thrilled to be on a show and just so in the moment,’ he said.

The Hollywood hunk added, ‘I was just happy to have a job. I went through an entire pilot season, I didn’t book anything, and I tested for Desperate Housewives, which was a recast, right at the end of that pilot season and ended up booking it.’ 

The 47-year-old actor was a guest on the Not Skinny But Not Fat podcast this week, where he looked back on the early days of his career

‘I was fired from Desperate Housewives,’ Metcalfe told podcast host Amanda Hirsch. ‘After the first season they didn’t really know where else to take my storyline’ 

The drama series starred Longoria, Teri Hatcher, Felicity Huffman, Marcia Cross, and Nicollette Sheridan

Elsewhere on the Not Skinny But Not Fat episode, Metcalfe got candid about his relationship with Helene Immel, who goes by the professional name Lenachka.

The couple has been together for two and a half years and the actor gushed that the romance is ‘going really good.’

‘I certainly haven’t dated for my career,’ he explained about dating women who are not famous.

He noted about his love life, ‘I’ve been very luck in love. I’ve had a lot of incredible women love me and support me in my life, but this one’s the best one.’

Last July his ex fling Scheana Shay published her memoir My Good Side and wrote about their brief connection.

When the former Vanderpump Rules personality dated the actor in 2007, she said ‘it felt like I was living a real-life fantasy with this guy I’d watched on TV and in movies for years.’

‘It’s always nice when people speak highly of you,’ he later told Us Weekly about Shay’s kind words.