Desperate Housewives child star looks completely unrecognisable 17 years after starring on hit ABC show

A child star from Desperate Housewives looks completely unrecognizable 17 years after starring in the hit show.

Mason Vale Cotton, now 22, starred in the ABC soap as a child and now looks very different from his iconic role.

He played the role of MJ Delfino, the son of Susan Mayer and Mike Delfino, from 2008 to 2012.

Desperate Housewives ran no fewer than eight series from 2004 and followed the close-knit group of women who lived on Wisteria Lane. The series came to an end in 2012.

In recent snaps of the actor on his Instagram account, where he has around 10,000 followers, Mason looks a lot more mature.

A Desperate Housewives child star looks completely unrecognizable 17 years after starring in the hit show

Mason Vale Cotton, now 22, starred in the ABC soap as a child and now looks very different from his iconic role

Mason Vale Cotton, now 22, starred in the ABC soap as a child and now looks very different from his iconic role

Mason, who last posted in April, still has his signature blonde hairstyle, but now has some facial hair.

In one black and white photo, Mason held a cigarette and posed for the camera in a sultry manner, looking worlds away from his Desperate Housewives character.

He also shared several loved-up snaps with his girlfriend, whom he has been with for over a year.

He was born on June 25, 2002, in San Diego, California, and began acting with an uncredited role in the 2006 television special A Dennis the Menace Christmas.

After leaving Desperate Housewives, he continued his career as a child actor on the AMC drama series Mad Men as Bobby Draper, a role that earned him a nomination at the 2016 Screen Actors Guild Awards.

It comes after Vanessa Williams hinted at a Desperate Housewives reunion while discussing the iconic series at the Pride of Britain Awards.

The American actress, 61, admitted that “it would be difficult to recreate the same magic” for a reboot, but she would certainly be open to reuniting with the main cast.

Vanessa played the role of Renee Perry in the hit ABC series alongside Teri Hatcher, Marcia Cross, Felicity Huffman and Eva Longoria.

In recent photos of the actor on his Instagram account, where he has around 10,000 followers, Mason looks a lot more mature

In recent photos of the actor on his Instagram account, where he has around 10,000 followers, Mason looks a lot more mature

He also shared several loved-up snaps with his girlfriend, whom he has been with for over a year

He also shared several loved-up snaps with his girlfriend, whom he has been with for over a year

He played the role of MJ Delfino, the son of Susan Mayer and Mike Delfino, from 2008 to 2012

He played the role of MJ Delfino, the son of Susan Mayer and Mike Delfino, from 2008 to 2012

It comes after Vanessa Williams hinted at a Desperate Housewives reunion while discussing the iconic series at the Pride of Britain Awards

It comes after Vanessa Williams hinted at a Desperate Housewives reunion while discussing the iconic series at the Pride of Britain Awards

Speaking to MailOnline, she said: ‘There could possibly be a Desperate Housewives reunion, I’m not sure if there will be a reboot because it was so great and it’s encapsulated in time that it’s hard to remember the same to recreate magic.

“But believe me, if everyone says they’ll do it, I’m sure we’ll make it happen.”

Vanessa further revealed that a reunion could come sooner than fans expect as she contacted her former co-stars to invite them to her opening night at the Devil Wears Prada on the West End later this year.

She continued, “I do speak to the girls, I also spoke to Teri Hatcher last week and I invited her to the opening on December 1st. She’s not available, but we’ll see if any other girls show up.”