Eva Longoria, 51, Crushes the Red Carpet in Revealing Gold Dress
Eva Longoria knows how to set the red carpet on fire with a hot outfit.
The actress, producer, and businesswoman, 51, who played Gabrielle Solis on the ABC hit series Desperate Housewives from 2004 to 2012, has gone on to notable roles, ranging from Devious Maids to Only Murders in the Building. But she crushed the red carpet competition at Lights On Women's Worth during the 79th Cannes Film Festival on May 22 in Cannes, France. In a plunging gold dress that shimmered in front of the cameras, the brunette beauty showed off her famous curves and captured the attention of everyone on the scene.
Looking Back on Her Pre-Housewives Hairstyles
Last year, Longoria had a laugh reflecting on the hairstyle she started with on the fan-favorite series.
"I get Desperate Housewives, and they said ‘Your hair is too dense for camera,'" Longoria recalled in a TikTok interview with People, in which she was shown a throwback photo of herself right before the series began. "So they made me highlight it. This was the highlights, and I was freaking out because I had never had highlights in my life."
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While Longoria previously starred on The Young and the Restless from 2001 to 2003, she was relatively unknown to the rest of the world when she first co-starred with Teri Hatcher, Marcia Cross, Felicity Huffman, and Nicollette Sheridan on the fan-favorite series.
Looking at the throwback photo, which featured the actress sporting a slinky black dress with voluminous hair, Longoria laughed at how done up she was.
"It's my pageant hair! Look at that," Longoria joked, noting the high volume of her ‘do. "This was the first photoshoot we did on Wisteria Lane. They just needed quick photos of us, literally for PR purposes, and they just pulled me off to the side and I took this. I think I even did my own makeup. Hair and makeup. Obviously, I did my own hair and makeup!"
"We did this weird pilot I didn't think anybody would watch," Longoria noted.
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This story was originally published May 23, 2026 at 12:47 PM.