Eva Longoria recently opened up about how difficult it was for her to marry an athlete and said she never liked being labeled a ‘WAG’.
The 50-year-old actress was married to NBA star Tony Parker from 2007 to 2011.
In Victoria Beckham’s new Netflix documentary, Eva admitted she initially had no idea what the term meant.
“I didn’t know what a ‘WAG’ was,” she said. “I remember seeing in a newspaper clipping that I was a WAG and I was like, ‘What the fuck is that?'”
The actress and film producer said it was a challenge living in a marriage where the world revered her husband.
However, the star went on to say that there was often a stereotype that athletes’ wives didn’t work or were only after money. “It’s hard when you’re married to an athlete because the world idolizes them.”
“There’s an assumption that comes with being a wife or a girlfriend: You’re a gold digger, you don’t have a job, you just want to look pretty and spend money,” she explained.
“It was like, ‘Ugh, how can you have a job? Your job is to support your husband.'”
Eva is now married to producer Jose Baston and has built an impressive career in Hollywood, starring in hit shows such as Desperate Housewives and Only Murders in the Building and said she always believed in her own success.
“When I look at the longevity I’ve had in this industry, it makes sense to me,” she told Byrdie.
“I knew I would be successful because I was surrounded by successful women.”
