- Eva Longoria is looking back at Desperate Housewives
- The actress honored the show’s 20th anniversary with a special tribute on Instagram
- Longoria portrayed model-turned-housewife Gabrielle Solis on the show throughout its 180-episode run from 2004 to 2012
Eva Longoria is reminiscing on her time on Wisteria Lane!
On Thursday, Oct. 3, the actress, 49, shared a look back at her time on Desperate Housewives on the 20th anniversary of the show’s debut.
“20 years of Desperate Housewives!! I get so emotional thinking about how this show changed everything for me. So many memories, so many episodes (we used to film 24 episodes a season back then!), and so many iconic outfits,” she wrote alongside the post, which featured behind-the-scenes shots from filming.
“Everything I know about filmmaking and TV I learned on that show. I’m so grateful for my forever mentor, Marc Cherry, and for the women who took me under their wing and showed me the way💖💖 #DesperateHousewives.”
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Longoria played Gabrielle Solis, a former model-turned-housewife who begins an affair with her gardener (played by Jesse Metcalfe) when she grows frustrated in her marriage.
When asked if she’d ever come back for a reboot of the beloved primetime series, Longoria told ET Canada, “Of course! Who wouldn’t do it?”
“I loved Gabby Solis. I miss Gabby Solis,” Longoria said. “I would always love to be in Gabby’s shoes again.”
In June, Longoria reflected on Desperate Housewives’ legacy during an appearance on Today with Hoda and Jenna.
“It was a decade of my life and it was the No. 1 show in the world, so I just remember the first time I went to London … and there was a big crowd of people outside the hotel,” she recalled. “And I was like, ‘Gosh, who’s here? Is Bono here? Somebody important must be here!’ And the driver was like, ‘You.’ And I was like, ‘No, somebody like, big. Like a big deal!’ ”
“And he didn’t understand that I didn’t understand the global reach of that show at the time where there was no streaming,” she explained.
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