GOOD news girls... former Desperate Housewives stud Jesse Metcalfe is rumoured to be replacing Daniel Radcliffe when his run in Peter Schaffer's play Equus ends.

The star is expected to take on the role of a young man who has an erotic fixation with horses, in a play that has received rave reviews from many critics.

If he gets the part Jesse, who is currently dating Girls Aloud singer Nadine Coyle, will have to strip on stage.

The news comes less than a month after Jesse checked himself into rehab for alcohol problems.