Washington (ANI): '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.

The actress has joined a growing list of celebrity stars who have been crippled by the swine flu - Backstreet Boys singer Brian Littrell and Harry Potter actor Rupert Grint have both contracted the virus.