Celebrities pose at Power of Women luncheon

Actress and honoree Eva Longoria poses at Variety's 3rd Annual Power of Women luncheon in Beverly Hills, California September 23, 2011

Eva Longoria's Swiss home

Eva Longoria Parker has bought a third home in Switzerland.

The 'Desperate Housewives' actress and her husband Tony Parker have splashed out on a luxury apartment overlooking Lake Geneva and the basketball player was taken with the property as soon as he saw it.

He said: "It has the most beautiful view that I've ever had the opportunity to see.

"Being very near to the international Geneva is the ideal conjunction of tranquil countryside and urban life, perfect for my holiday."

The couple - who also have homes in Los Angeles and San Antonio, where Tony plays basketball - are believed to have splashed out $8 million on the two-bedroom apartment, which is part of the old Du Parc hotel and will be ready by 2012.

While she has just bought a home in Switzerland, Eva has previously revealed she would like to move to France when she retires from acting because it's where Tony grew up.

"I feel at home when I go there. So for me to actually be there is always a joy.

"I have been learning a lot of French and I cook a lot of French food."

Victoria Beckham and Eva Longoria Parker in a new ad campaign

Here's Victoria Beckham cracking a smile and breaking into a giggling fit as she stars with pal, Eva Longoria Parker, in a new ad campaign. Posh drops her trademark pout as the pair team up in a promo for LG Fashion Touch phones. She is seen talking into a phone before the showbiz friends burst out laughing.The ad promises Victoria and Eva "Like you've never seen them." It declares: "Friends. Fashion. Fabulous."

Eva Longoria's Desperate sex life

'Desperate Housewives' is affecting Eva Longoria Parker's sex life.

The actress admits she and husband Tony Parker can only get steamy between the sheets at weekends because of her filming schedule in Hollywood and his commitments to his basketball team the San Antonio Spurs, who are based in Texas.

She told Joy magazine: "I work three to four days per week. And then I fly to Texas to spend a long weekend with Tony. So we only have sex during the weekend."

Eva and Tony's lovemaking time is further reduced by her interests away from the US TV show.

The 34-year-old actress has set up her own production company and owns a Hollywood restaurant Beso, which serves Mexican food, and admits she hates not being busy.

She added: "I can never sit still and must always be doing something. I founded my own production company. We have already developed three TV shows and are currently working on two film projects. At the same time Tony and I are building a house in San Antonio and this takes a very long time. Luckily, I inherited my mother's multi-tasking gene. But you have to set priorities!"

Despite her hectic life, Eva is happy being a wife and does anything she can to please Tony.

She said: "I love being married. I'm part of something bigger and more important now. The marriage gives me so much more than my job. Tony and I feel incredibly connected. I love being a housewife. It's great fun. I cook, clean and sew. I even wash Tony's laundry."

'Housewives' actress Eva Longoria back to school

U.S. actress Eva Longoria, wife of French player Tony Parker takes photos during the EuroBasket 2009, European Basketball Championships match for 5th and 6th place between France and Croatia in Katowice Sunday, Sept. 20, 2009.

Eva Longoria Parker says she is going back to school to learn about her Mexican roots.

The 34-year-old "Desperate Housewives" actress says she will enroll in a master's program in Chicano studies and political science.

In its Mexico edition released Wednesday, Hola magazine quoted Longoria as saying that she wants to "learn more about the history of the country we come from." She didn't say what university she will attend.

Longoria says she also is polishing her Spanish. The Texas native's family is originally from the northern Mexican city of Monterrey.

The actress was in Mexico City last month to take on a Spanish-speaking role for the first time in a Mexican film about kidnapping titled "Days of Grace."

Eva Longoria Desperate for Vegas restaurant

Eva Longoria-Parker is planning to open a new Beso restaurant in Las Vegas.

The 'Desperate Housewives' actress-turned-restaurateur will unveil the new branch of her popular Hollywood-based Mexican eatery - a favourite with celebrities - on New Year's Eve 2010.

Eva said: "Vegas has the most energy in the world. It's a foodie city, which is great for us because of our menu. "Everything we offer is pretty unique. Nobody in Vegas has anything similar. I'm a big fan of the art of cuisine. I love to cook and I love to entertain, so I feel like this is just an extension of me."

While the menu will be the same as the original Beso, Eva revealed there will be drinks and special dishes inspired by the US gambling capital, as well as an upstairs lounge called 'Eve'.

Eva, 34, is also planning to expand her business further with a chain of Besitos - mini-versions of her restaurants - in airports.

She added: "We just signed the contract for the first airport and it's in Los Angeles so we're really excited." Describing Beso as like her second home, Eva also revealed her husband, basketball player Tony Parker, is a big fan of the food.

She said: "Tony would eat there morning, noon and night if it was open! His favourite dishes are the tortilla soup, the chilli rub skirt steak and the Vera Cruz corn".

Eva Longoria and husband watch at French Open tennis tournament

U.S. actress Eva Longoria (L) and her husband NBA basketball player Tony Parker watch the men's final between Roger Federer of Switzerland and Robin Soderling of Sweden at the French Open tennis tournament at Roland Garros in Paris June 7, 2009.

Eva and Tony on beach vacation

Hollywood actress Eva Longoria and herbasketball star hunsband Tony Parker were pictured spending their vacation on a beach, June 2nd.

Eva Longoria Parker and her husband arrive for the screening of the film at 62nd Cannes Film

Actress Eva Longoria Parker of the series "Desperate Housewives" and her husband Tony Parker arrive for the screening of the film "Bright Star" by director Jane Campion at the 62nd Cannes Film Festival May 15, 2009. Twenty films compete for the prestigious Palme d'Or which will be awarded on May 24.

Eva Longoria Parker the People En Espanol's "50 Most Beautiful" event in NY

Actress Eva Longoria Parker arrives at the People En Espanol's "50 Most Beautiful" event in New York May 13, 2009.

`Desperate Housewives' death draws no crowd

Eva Longoria, a cast member of "Desperate Housewives" arrives at The Paley Center for Media's Paleyfest 09 in Los Angeles, Saturday, April 18, 2009.

The death of Edie Britt didn't draw much of a crowd to ABC's "Desperate Housewives."

Sunday's episode of the comic soap, where Nicollette Sheridan's memorable character was killed off via electrocution when her car hit a power pole, was seen by 13.9 million people on Sunday, according to Nielsen Media Research.

That's good for a Top 10 showing, but smaller than the 15.2 million original episodes have averaged this season. "Desperate Housewives" has been off the air with original episodes for a month, and ABC says the serial often takes awhile to build up steam when it returns.

ABC has debuted an unusual amount of new programs in recent weeks, almost like a fall season, with similarly mixed results. The new product is partly a reflection of last year's Hollywood writers strike, which delayed production of many series, and partly a test-drive of new shows that might make the fall schedule.

Of the new shows, the Bob Saget comedy "Surviving Suburbia" seems the best bet to return. It had a bigger audience than anything on ABC except for "Desperate Housewives" and "Dancing With the Stars" last week.

The quirky cop drama "The Unusuals" and the remake "Cupid" had virtually the same sized audience — just over 6 million — but ABC executives are said to be much higher on "The Unusuals."

The drama "Castle" did better, but is on the bubble. ABC has already pulled the comedy "In the Motherhood" off the air and, since its audience was roughly the same last week, "Better Off Ted" may be better off dead.

CBS won the week with an average of 9.9 million viewers (6.3 rating, 11 share). Fox had 9.3 million viewers (5.5, 9), but easily won among its prized 18-to-49-year-old audience. ABC had 7.5 million viewers (4.8, 8), NBC had 6.3 million (4.0, 7), My Network TV had 1.6 million and the CW had 1.5 million (both 1.0, 2) and ION Television had 620,000 (0.4, 1).

Among the Spanish-language networks, Univision had 3.9 million viewers (2.0 rating, 3 share), Telemundo had 11.4 million (0.6, 1), Telefutura had 720,000 (0.4, 1) and Azteca had 180,000 (0.1, 0).

NBC's "Nightly News" topped the evening newscasts with an average of 8.4 million viewers (5.6, 12). ABC's "World News" was second with 8 million (5.4, 11) and the "CBS Evening News" had 5.9 million viewers (4, 8).

A ratings point represents 1,145,000 households, or 1 percent of the nation's estimated 114.5 million TV homes. The share is the percentage of in-use televisions tuned to a given show.

For the week of April 13-19, the top 10 shows, their networks and viewerships: "American Idol" (Tuesday), Fox, 24.38 million; "American Idol" (Wednesday), Fox, 24.11 million; "Dancing with the Stars," ABC, 19.46 million; "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation," CBS, 15.72 million; "Dancing with the Stars Results," ABC, 15.24 million; "Two and a Half Men," CBS, 15.03 million; "Desperate Housewives," ABC, 13.85 million; "NCIS," CBS, 13.56 million; "CSI: Miami," CBS, 15.03 million; "Without a Trace," CBS, 13.23 million.

'Housewives' cast gathers to bid Sheridan adieu

The cast of 'Desperate Housewives' arrive at The Paley Center for Media's Paleyfest 09 in Los Angeles, Saturday, April 18, 2009. From left are : Teri Hatcher, Eva Longoria, and Marc Cherry.

For the cast and crew of "Desperate Housewives," it was a Saturday afternoon of warm hellos and bittersweet goodbyes, as they greeted an auditorium filled with cheering fans but also bid adieu to one of the show's leading original cast members.

Nicollette Sheridan, who plays Wisteria Lane's saucy "Edie," makes her final appearance as a series regular on the episode airing Sunday.

Co-star Teri Hatcher, whose sweet "Susan" was often at odds with Edie, got misty-eyed when recalling the filming of Sheridan's final episode.

"I made a scrapbook as my sort of parting gift, and it reminded me of how great those two characters were together," she said.

Excepting Sheridan, most of the "Housewives" principals participated in a panel discussion on the show as part of the two-week PaleyFest, an annual festival celebrating television held by The Paley Center for Media.

Sheridan's relationship with "Housewives" creator Marc Cherry has been described by some as contentious. Sheridan was recently quoted in "TV Guide" as saying she felt "Housewives'" writers were unjustly ignoring Edie.

But cast mates Saturday said Sheridan's last days on the set were amiable and professional.

"Her attitude made them completely bearable," noted actor James Denton, whose plumber "Mike" was the longtime object of Edie's affections. "It could have been tough and sad, but she was so great.

Denton noted that Sheridan made a point to thank the show's writers and cast, who were gathered at the table-read of the script for the first episode that she will not be in.

"She said, 'While you're all together, I'm here to say thank you for everything. You guys are great. You guys are awesome,'" Denton related. "She walked out of the room and Felicity (Huffman) looked at me and said, 'classy,' and it sure was."

Veteran character actor Kathryn Joosten, a two-time Emmy winner for her portrayal of nosey neighbor "Mrs. McCluskey," said she would miss Sheridan.

'Dark Knight' wins stunt prize at SAG Awards

Eva Longoria Parker arrives at the 15th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday, Jan. 25, 2009, in Los Angeles.

"The Dark Knight" won the Screen Actors Guild Award for best movie stunt ensemble on Sunday, while "Heroes" took the same prize for television.

The honors were announced on the red carpet arrivals area before the SAG Awards, one of Hollywood's last big ceremonies on the road to the Feb. 22 Academy Awards, whose nominations have lined up to make the SAG honors a real prelude to the Oscars.

Just three days before the SAG Awards, the Oscar acting categories came out virtually in sync with the guild picks, with 18 out of 20 performers competing for the same prizes at both shows.

The lead-acting categories are almost identical for the two ceremonies, with the same people in the running. The only difference: Kate Winslet is nominated as best actress by SAG for "Revolutionary Road," while Oscar voters picked her in that category for her other 2008 drama, "The Reader."

Among other lead-acting nominees for SAG and the Oscars: Meryl Streep for "Doubt"; Anne Hathaway for "Rachel Getting Married"; Sean Penn for "Milk"; Mickey Rourke for "The Wrestler"; and a Hollywood power couple, Brad Pitt for "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" and Angelina Jolie for "Changeling."

The two supporting categories each have only one difference between the two shows. For supporting actress at SAG, Winslet was nominated for "The Reader," but her slot at the Oscars was taken by Marisa Tomei for "The Wrestler." Dev Patel of "Slumdog Millionaire" had a SAG supporting-actor nomination, but he missed out at the Oscars; Michael Shannon of "Revolutionary Road" grabbed a spot instead.

SAG supporting-actress nominee Taraji P. Henson, who's also nominated for an Oscar for her work in "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," was among the first stars to arrive. Henson signed autographs for fans and posed for photos before talking to media on the red carpet.

"The fans are why I am who I am," Henson said. "If I don't show love to the fans, they won't show love to me."

The late Heath Ledger loomed large at last year's ceremony, his death coming just five days before the SAG Awards. Actors spoke reverently of him, and Daniel Day-Lewis dedicated his best-actor win for "There Will Be Blood" to Ledger.

This time, Ledger is viewed as a near lock to win the supporting-actor honor for his ferocious reinvention of Batman villain the Joker in "The Dark Knight."

Other SAG supporting-actor contenders include Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams and Viola Davis for "Doubt"; Robert Downey Jr. for "Tropic Thunder"; Penelope Cruz for "Vicky Cristina Barcelona"; and Josh Brolin for "Milk."

Nominated for overall cast performance are four of the five best-picture Oscar contenders: "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," "Frost/Nixon," "Milk" and "Slumdog Millionaire." The fifth SAG cast nomination went to "Doubt," while "The Reader" has the fifth Oscar best-picture spot.
While individual categories at SAG are a solid forecast for who might win at the Academy Awards, the overall-cast category has a spotty record at predicting the Oscars.

"No Country for Old Men" won at both SAG and the Oscars last year. But winners in those categories have lined up at both shows just six out of 13 years since SAG added the cast honor.

Airing live on TNT and TBS, the 15th annual SAG Awards will include a lifetime-achievement honor for James Earl Jones.

Stars shine at Screen Actors Guild Awards

Actress Eva Longoria Parker and her husband NBA player Tony Parker (background) arrive at the 15th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles, California January 25, 2009.

Jolie, Diaz and other celebs at 66th annual Golden Globe awards

Actress Eva Longoria arrives at the 66th annual Golden Globe awards in Beverly Hills, California January 11, 2009.

Eva Longoria's cheat hate

Actress Eva Longoria poses at the premiere of the movie "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" at the Mann's Village theatre in Westwood, California December 8, 2008.

Eva Longoria will always try to expose cheating men.

The 'Desperate Housewives' actress says she would not hesitate to uncover anyone she witnesses getting close to a person who isn't their partner.

When asked how she would break the news, Eva said: "I'd tell her. I would probably take a picture with my camera phone first. It's tough, because sometimes people kill the messenger. But I think the truth always comes out, regardless of who tells us."

Eva - who is married to basketball player Tony Parker - has also given tips on how women should go about finding the perfect partner.

She added: "Just get out there and meet people. I think sometimes women are stuck in a type. I've never dated the same type. I fall in love with personalities, and they come in different packages."

Eva, 33, also says in her relationship she is a doting wife, adding to America's Glamour magazine: "I'm really a very fifties housewife. I love having dinner ready and making sure Tony's clothes are ironed and he's packed and ready when he goes on road trips.

"I'm the gardener, I definitely nurture. Tony is the flower. But there are times when Tony takes care of me in an emotional sense. But I love to take care of him."

Eva Longoria says she is gardener in marriage

Eva Longoria says she is the "gardener" in her marriage.

The 'Desperate Housewives' actress, who is married to basketball star Tony Parker, describes her husband as a "flower" she looks after.

She explained: "I'm the gardener, I definitely nurture. Tony is the flower. But there are times when Tony takes care of me in an emotional sense. But I love to take care of him. I'm really a very 50s housewife.

"I love having dinner ready and making sure his clothes are ironed and that he's packed and ready when he goes on road trips."

Eva, who wed Tony in a romantic ceremony in France in 2007, admits she works hard to ensure her marriage is successful but the couple sometimes struggle to balance their hectic work schedules with spending time together.

The 33-year-old beauty added to America's Glamour magazine: "Marriage is a commitment, so you always have to work at it. For us, just juggling schedules is the biggest obstacle we have, and we don't even really have a problem with that either.

"I take it day by day. Tony and I would love to be together forever. But the only way you get to forever is one day at a time."

Eva Longoria at 8th Annual "El Sueno De Esperanza"

Actress Eva Longoria Parker arrives at the Padres Contra El Cancer's 8th Annual "El Sueno De Esperanza" at the Hollywood & Highland Center Grand Ballroom on October 7, 2008 in Hollywood, California.

Actress Eva Longoria Parker arrives at the Padres Contra El Cancer's 8th Annual "El Sueno De Esperanza" at the Hollywood & Highland Center Grand Ballroom on October 7, 2008 in Hollywood, California.

Eva Longoria: I'm not pregnant, just fat

Eva Longoria has denied rumors she is pregnant, insisting she is "just fat." The "Desperate Housewives" actress - who plays Gabrielle Solis in the hit U.S. TV show - has scoffed at the rumors she is expecting her first child with husband Tony Parker and claims she has just put on weight.

Eva Longoria Parker. Eva Longoria has denied rumors she is pregnant, insisting she is "just fat."

When asked if she is pregnant, Eva replied: "No, I'm just fat!" "Desperate Housewives" creator Marc Cherry recently revealed 33-year-old Eva is trying to conceive.

Marc said: "Eva is desperately trying to get pregnant with Tony. After they phone their doctor, she promised me I will be the next call!"

The new "Desperate Housewives" series is giving Eva the opportunity to practice her mothering skills. Set five years in the future, Eva's character is now a mother of two.

Marc added: "Gaby is having a very tough time being the mother of two overweight, hyperactive children. But Eva is having a marvelous time playing her!"

Eva Longoria's baby bump

Eva Longoria's baby bump

Eva Longoria has sparked rumors she is pregnant.

The "Desperate Housewives" star -- who is married to basketball player Tony Parker - showed off a possible baby bump in a tight pink dress at the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) Fashion Awards in Los Angeles on Monday night (June 2).

Actress Eva Longoria arrives with her husband Tony Parker to attend the Council of Fashion Designers of America annual awards ceremony in New York June 2, 2008.

Eva has made no secret of her desire to start a family with the San Antonio Spurs star in the future.

She said last year: "Tony and I would love to have kids." The 33-year-old actress would not be the first star to keep her pregnancy under wraps. Angelina Jolie, who is expecting twins with partner Brad Pitt, refused to confirm the happy news until she was promoting her new movie "Kung Fu Panda" at the Cannes Film Festival in France last month, despite displaying her obviously pregnant figure in variety of tent-like dresses.

Eva's publicist refused to comment on pregnancy rumors, saying: "We do not talk about clients' personal lives."