So, I ran into the very funny actor Leslie Jordan at the post office this morning and we just started jabbering away. My first question to him was about Delta Burke who is currently getting treatment for depression and obsessive-compulsive disorder.

“She’s doing really, really well,” Leslie told me. He has been getting regular updates from writer-director Del Shores who speaks with Delta every day apparently.

Delta, the former beauty queen turned comedy star (“Designing Women,” “Popular”), had been set to co-star with Leslie in the TV series version of Shores’ cult hit film “Sordid Lives.”

“She told Del that she just didn’t think she’d be up to it,” Leslie said of Delta, who has been replaced by Caroline Reah.

Delta has gone through hard times before, including a near-nervous breakdown during the run of “Designing Women.” But this beautiful Southern belle has always re-emerged better than ever.
Leslie said the actress wanted to keep things quiet was TMZ.come was tipped off and her treatment became public on Wednesday.

For some reason, I decided to tell Leslie that the funniest scene in the series finale of “Will & Grace” (he had a recurring role as the nemesis of Megan Mullally’s during the show’s run) was when the diminutive actor’s character literally was got caught in a gust of win that blew out a high-rise window to his death.
“You are the second person to tell me that this morning!” Leslie said.

Then he shared this fun anecdote: for the classic scene, he was lifted off of the ground and into the air by a device that did it with such ferocity that it literally lifted him right out of his shoes. His only regret is that a shot of his abandoned shoes, left on the floor, did not make the final cut.

I think that woulda been a hoot!