Eva Longoria: “I grew up feeling very unattractive”
Eva Longoria has revealed she grew up feeling “very unattractive”. The ‘Desperate Housewives’ actress — who’s married to San Antonio Spurs star Tony Parker — said:
“I grew up feeling very unattractive and I was probably the least attractive member of my family (…) I felt my sisters were so much more beautiful and I was the one girl who was darker skinned whereas they were much fairer.”
The actress, who was voted No. 10 in COED Magazine Online’s list of Top 20 Sexiest Athlete Wives of 2007, added to Britain’s Heat magazine:
“So I was really worried about my appearance and it wasn’t until much later that I kind of blossomed. But in other ways I’m glad I didn’t stand out as being pretty when I was growing up, because it made me that much more focused on my studies (…) I had a few guys chasing me at university, I suppose but it took me a while to get comfortable with that kind of attention.”
Eva, 33, who plays the feisty character of Gabrielle Solis in the ABC television series, added:
“I guess I became very competitive about my looks and after I won one competition I started getting into it (…) I would earn money and prizes and it was a great boost to my ego because of all the time as a teenager that I felt ugly.”
- Source: Show Biz Spy
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