Eva Longoria Says She ‘Used to Steal’ Teri Hatcher’s ‘Desperate Housewives’ Wardrobe: ‘More My Vibe’

Eva Longoria couldn’t resist coveting a few items from the on-set wardrobe of her Desperate Housewives costar Teri Hatcher.

“I used to steal Teri Hatcher’s clothes,” Longoria, 49, quipped during an interview with The Sunday Times published on Sunday, February 23. “Gaby had crazy outfits and I didn’t want any of them.”

She added, “When the show wrapped, I went into Teri’s closet because she didn’t want anything and it was all cashmere sweaters, which was much more my vibe.”

Desperate Housewives aired for eight seasons from 2004 to 2012 and followed the dramatic lives of a group of neighbors after one of their pals mysteriously died. Longoria portrayed Gabrielle “Gaby” Solis” opposite Hatcher’s Susan Meyer. The Emmy-winning drama was rounded out by Felicity Huffman, Marcia Cross, Nicollette Sheridan, Dana Delany, Vanessa Williams and Brenda Strong.

According to Longoria, she “didn’t fall in love with fashion” while appearing on Desperate Housewives.

“They would put clothes on me and I was like, ‘Meh,’” Longoria recalled in Sunday’s profile. “There was a lot of leopard print. I’m about classic styles and comfort, so I tend to be a little more muted in my style.”

While it’s been more than a decade since Desperate Housewives wrapped, Longoria has remained tight with her former Wisteria Lane neighbors.

“I talk to Felicity all the time. I talk to Marcia a lot. But the one probably I talk to most is Ricardo [Antonio Chavira, who played] my husband. And Jesse [Metcalfe],” Longoria told the Daily Mail in September 2024.

Several of the stars also shared advice with Longoria when she was pregnant with her son, Santiago. (Longoria shares her son, now 6, with husband José Bastón.)

“Oh my gosh, Marcia and Felicity have given me advice,” Longoria exclusively told Us Weekly in March 2018. “We talk a lot. They’re always supportive and amazing moms.”

In addition to Hatcher’s set style, Longoria also sought fashion inspiration from her relatives and pals like Victoria Beckham.

“[I admire] my mom, my aunt and my sisters. I never had to look far for an example of what a woman should be,” Longoria told The Times. “I had really great role models in my family. My aunt was well-traveled and always wore a scarf and perfume. She was — and is — so glamorous. That’s what I wanted to be like.”

Longoria also called Beckham, 50, her “style icon” in the profile, teasing, “I aspire to be like her one day, and I never will.”