{"id":68101,"date":"2025-04-07T13:34:03","date_gmt":"2025-04-07T17:34:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/?p=68101"},"modified":"2025-04-28T13:36:19","modified_gmt":"2025-04-28T17:36:19","slug":"eva-longoria-gets-candid-about-her-hit-2004-show-desperate-housewives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/eva-longoria-gets-candid-about-her-hit-2004-show-desperate-housewives\/68101\/","title":{"rendered":"Eva Longoria gets candid about her hit 2004 show, Desperate Housewives"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Desperate Housewives<\/em> was one of the biggest shows of the early 2000s, starring four women navigating the ups and downs of their lives. The show played a key role in making Eva Longoria a global star, thanks to her standout role as Gabrielle \u2018Gabby\u2019 Solis. Fans became captivated not only by her character but by the entire group of women and the drama that unfolded in their suburban neighborhood.<\/p>\n<p>With the show\u2019s lasting popularity, there\u2019s been ongoing speculation about a potential reboot, possibly reuniting the original cast. Longoria, reflecting on the series\u2019 enduring legacy, shared her excitement and pride in <em>Desperate Housewives<\/em>\u2018 impact. In an interview with <em>Stellar Magazine<\/em>, she expressed her readiness to jump back into the role, saying, \u201cI would be the first person\u201d to sign on if a reboot happened. She\u2019s particularly proud of the way the show contributed to the rise of female-led dramas.<\/p>\n<p>She also revealed how meaningful it is to be recognized as Gabby even years after the show ended. \u201cI love that, when I\u2019m anywhere in the world, people go: \u2018Gabby!\u2019\u201d she said. \u201cI actually take a lot of pride in that. To me, it\u2019s just reflective of the impact it had.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Looking back at the height of the show\u2019s popularity, Longoria recalled an unforgettable moment during a trip to London when fans gathered outside her hotel just to catch a glimpse of her. She was so surprised by the attention that she joked, \u201cIs Bono here?\u201d But to her shock, the fans were there for her. \u201cI couldn\u2019t believe they would even know me, because I\u2019d never been to London,\u201d she said, calling the experience both \u201cweird and great.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The iconic show, which ran for eight seasons on ABC, captivated audiences worldwide. While discussions about a reboot have surfaced over the years, nothing official has been confirmed yet. However, the love for the series\u2014and especially Longoria\u2019s character Gabby\u2014remains strong.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Desperate Housewives was one of the biggest shows of the early 2000s, starring four women navigating the ups and downs\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":294,"featured_media":68102,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[67],"tags":[13550],"class_list":["post-68101","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrity-news","tag-eva-longoria"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68101","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/294"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=68101"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68101\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/68102"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=68101"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=68101"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=68101"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}