Eva Longoria discovered it “onerous” being married to an athlete.
Eva Longoria was beforehand married to an NBA star
The 50-year-old actress was married to NBA star Tony Parker between 2007 and 2011, and Eva now admits that she did not take pleasure in being generally known as a “WAG”.
Talking in Victoria Beckham’s new Netflix documentary, Eva defined: “I didn’t know what a ‘WAG’ was.
“I bear in mind seeing in a press clipping that I used to be a WAG and I used to be like, ‘What the f*** is that?'”
On the time, Eva felt a duty to help Tony via his sporting profession. Nonetheless, she additionally pushed again towards stereotypes of so-called WAGs.
The actress – who’s now married to producer Jose Baston – mentioned: “It’s onerous once you’re married to an athlete as a result of the world idolises them. There’s an assumption that goes with being a spouse or a girlfriend is that you simply’re a gold digger, you don’t have a job, you simply need to look fairly and spend cash.
“It was like, ‘Ugh how will you have a job?’ Your job is to help your husband.”
In the meantime, Eva beforehand claimed that she at all times thought she’d change into successful in Hollywood.
The actress has loved a vastly profitable profession, starring in reveals corresponding to Determined Housewives and Solely Murders within the Constructing, and Eva revealed that she by no means doubted her personal expertise.
The brunette magnificence informed Byrdie: “After I take a look at the longevity I’ve had on this trade, it is smart to me.
“After all, I’ll work as onerous as I can at no matter I do, and it simply occurs to be on this trade. I knew I might achieve success as a result of I used to be surrounded by profitable ladies – my mom, sisters, and aunts had been impartial, sturdy, good, and charitable. They had been all the things I needed to be.”
Eva’s self-belief has truly helped her to navigate the pitfalls of Hollywood.
She defined: “I bear in mind the primary time I used to be on a billboard and any individual mentioned to me, ‘Oh my god, who would have thought?’ And I mentioned, ‘Me. I believed it. I dreamt it’. In case you do not champion your self, who else goes to? That unwavering perception in your self will take you to this point.”
