{"id":228539,"date":"2024-07-04T17:12:26","date_gmt":"2024-07-04T17:12:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newhampshiredigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/04\/eva-longoria-says-she-and-meryl-streep-are-cousins\/"},"modified":"2024-07-04T17:12:26","modified_gmt":"2024-07-04T17:12:26","slug":"eva-longoria-says-she-and-meryl-streep-are-cousins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newhampshiredigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/04\/eva-longoria-says-she-and-meryl-streep-are-cousins\/","title":{"rendered":"Eva Longoria Says She and Meryl Streep Are Cousins"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3652199\" style=\"width: 150px;\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<div class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom:149.85714285714%;\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-3652199\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/eva-longoria.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\" alt=\"Eva Longoria Says She and Meryl Streep \u2018Are Cousins\u2019\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1499\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/eva-longoria.jpg?w=200&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/eva-longoria.jpg?w=300&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/eva-longoria.jpg?w=400&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/eva-longoria.jpg?w=600&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/eva-longoria.jpg?w=700&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 700w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/eva-longoria.jpg?w=800&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/eva-longoria.jpg?w=900&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 900w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/eva-longoria.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/eva-longoria.jpg?w=1200&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) calc(100vw - 6em), (max-width: 1000px) 80vw, 1000px\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption\"><br \/>\n Eva Longoria.<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Carlos Alvarez\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/shows\/only-murders-in-the-building\/\"><em>Only Murders in the Building<\/em><\/a> was something of a family reunion for season 4 newcomer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=usmagazine.com+Eva+Longoria&amp;oq=usmagazine.com+Eva+Longoria&amp;gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIGCAEQRRg8MgYIAhBFGDwyBggDEEUYPDIGCAQQRRg8MgYIBRBFGDwyBggGEAUYLDIGCAcQBRgs0gEIMjMyM2oxajmoAgCwAgA&amp;sourceid=chrome&amp;ie=UTF-8\"><strong>Eva Longoria<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Longoria told <a href=\"https:\/\/extratv.com\/2024\/06\/27\/why-eva-longoria-and-meryl-streep-call-each-other-cousin-exclusive\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Extra<\/em><\/a> in an interview published on June 27 that she and <em>Only Murders<\/em> costar \u2014 and three-time Oscar winner \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/meryl-streep\/\"><strong>Meryl Streep<\/strong><\/a> are related and even called each other \u201ccousin\u201d on set.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMeryl and I are cousins. We both did the Dr. Gates DNA show and Meryl and I shared a relative,\u201d Longoria said, referring to the 2010 PBS docuseries <em>Faces of America<\/em> hosted by <strong>Henry Louis Gates Jr.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cYears later, I saw her at an event and my friend\u2019s like, \u2018Go tell her you\u2019re cousins.\u2019 I\u2019m like, \u2018No, I\u2019m not telling Meryl Streep we\u2019re cousins.\u2019 Then I hear, \u2018Cousin!\u2019 and I turned around and it\u2019s Meryl,\u201d Longoria continued.<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/only-murders-in-the-building-season-4-everything-to-know\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Everything-to-Know-About-Season-4-of-Hulu-s-Only-Murders-in-the-Building-222.jpg?crop=0px%2C133px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Everything to Know About Season 4 of Hulu s Only Murders in the Building 222\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Everything-to-Know-About-Season-4-of-Hulu-s-Only-Murders-in-the-Building-222.jpg?quality=86&amp;strip=all\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/only-murders-in-the-building-season-4-everything-to-know\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Everything to Know About Season 4 of Hulu\u2019s \u2018Only Murders in the Building\u2019<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tOnly Murders in the Building keeps viewers guessing with surprising twists and turns \u2014 including the shocking murder which sets the scene for season 4. During the season 3 finale, which aired in October 2023, focused on Mabel (Selena Gomez), Charles (Steve Martin) and Oliver\u2019s (Martin Short) attempts to catch Ben Glenroy\u2019s (Paul Rudd) killer. [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/shows\/desperate-housewives\/\"><em>Desperate Housewives<\/em><\/a> star added, \u201cTo do <em>Murders in the Building<\/em> together was really, really fun, and to call each other \u2018cousin.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3652200\" style=\"width: 150px;\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<div class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom:150%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-3652200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/meryl-streep.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\" alt=\"Eva Longoria Says She and Meryl Streep \u2018Are Cousins\u2019\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/meryl-streep.jpg?w=200&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/meryl-streep.jpg?w=300&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/meryl-streep.jpg?w=400&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/meryl-streep.jpg?w=600&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/meryl-streep.jpg?w=700&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 700w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/meryl-streep.jpg?w=800&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/meryl-streep.jpg?w=900&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 900w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/meryl-streep.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/meryl-streep.jpg?w=1200&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) calc(100vw - 6em), (max-width: 1000px) 80vw, 1000px\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption\"><br \/>\n Meryl Streep.<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Pascal Le Segretain\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Longoria, 49, also spoke about her surprising Hollywood family connection in an interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/dujour.com\/culture\/eva-longoria-land-of-women\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>DuJour<\/em><\/a> magazine last month.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe actually call each other \u2018cousin,\u2019\u201d Longoria said. \u201cWe\u2019ll say, \u2018How are you, cousin?\u2019 and \u2018I\u2019m good, cousin.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In fact, during the first table read for <em>Only Murders<\/em> season 4, Longoria said Streep, 75, introduced her as her cousin to the bewilderment of the show\u2019s star-studded cast, including <strong>Selena Gomez<\/strong> and <strong>Zach Galifianakis<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe tells the story and everyone\u2019s so confused because I\u2019m the most Latina person in the industry and she\u2019s Meryl Streep,\u201d Longoria told <em>DuJour<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/pictures\/summer-tv-preview-2024-inside-must-watch-new-and-returning-shows\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Summer-TV-Preview-2024.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C988px%2C559px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Summer TV Preview 2024\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Summer-TV-Preview-2024.jpg?quality=86&amp;strip=all\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/pictures\/summer-tv-preview-2024-inside-must-watch-new-and-returning-shows\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Summer TV Preview 2024: Inside Must-Watch New and Returning Shows<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tSummer is officially upon Us and TV fans are in for some exciting content with shows such as The Bear and Only Murders in the Building. The Bear, which debuted on Hulu in June 2022, introduced viewers to The Beef restaurant, which was taken over by Carmy (Jeremy Allen White) following the death of his [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>As well as <em>Only Murders<\/em> season 4, Longoria is currently starring in Apple TV+\u2019s Spain-set comedy-drama <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/victoria-bazua-didnt-know-who-eva-longoria-was-before-land-of-women\/\"><em>Land of Women<\/em><\/a>. But this year also happens to mark the 20th anniversary of <em>Desperate Housewives<\/em>, the show that launched Longoria to international fame.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1949719\" style=\"width: 150px;\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<div class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom:92%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-1949719\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Marcia-Cross-Addresses-Desperate-Housewives-Revival-Rumors.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=55&amp;strip=all\" alt=\"Marcia Cross Addresses Desperate Housewives Revival Rumors\" width=\"1000\" height=\"921\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Marcia-Cross-Addresses-Desperate-Housewives-Revival-Rumors.jpg?w=200&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Marcia-Cross-Addresses-Desperate-Housewives-Revival-Rumors.jpg?w=300&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Marcia-Cross-Addresses-Desperate-Housewives-Revival-Rumors.jpg?w=400&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Marcia-Cross-Addresses-Desperate-Housewives-Revival-Rumors.jpg?w=600&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Marcia-Cross-Addresses-Desperate-Housewives-Revival-Rumors.jpg?w=700&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 700w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Marcia-Cross-Addresses-Desperate-Housewives-Revival-Rumors.jpg?w=800&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Marcia-Cross-Addresses-Desperate-Housewives-Revival-Rumors.jpg?w=900&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 900w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Marcia-Cross-Addresses-Desperate-Housewives-Revival-Rumors.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=55&amp;strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Marcia-Cross-Addresses-Desperate-Housewives-Revival-Rumors.jpg?w=1200&amp;quality=55&amp;strip=all 1200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Marcia-Cross-Addresses-Desperate-Housewives-Revival-Rumors.jpg?w=1400&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Marcia-Cross-Addresses-Desperate-Housewives-Revival-Rumors.jpg?w=1600&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Marcia-Cross-Addresses-Desperate-Housewives-Revival-Rumors.jpg?w=1800&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) calc(100vw - 6em), (max-width: 1000px) 80vw, 1000px\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption\"><br \/>\n Nicolette Sheridan, Felicity Huffman, Eva Longoria, Marcia Cross, Teri Hatcher onDesperate Housewives<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Moshe Brakha\/Abc-Tv\/Kobal\/Shutterstock<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Gabrielle Solis actress recently revealed she still shares a close bond with <strong>Felicity Huffman<\/strong> (Lynette Scavo), <strong>Marcia Cross<\/strong> (Bree Van de Kamp), <strong>Ricardo Antonio Chavira<\/strong> (Gabrielle\u2019s husband, Carlos Solis) and <strong>Jesse Metcalfe<\/strong> (Gabrielle\u2019s former underage lover, John Rowland).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI talk to Felicity all the time. I talk to Marcia a lot. But the one probably I talk to most is Ricardo, my husband. And Jesse,\u201d Longoria <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/eva-longoria-reveals-the-4-desperate-housewives-costars-shes-still-in-touch-with\/\">told the <em>Daily Mail<\/em> in June<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/eva-longoria-says-she-and-meryl-streep-are-related-meryl-and-i-are-cousins\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eva Longoria. Carlos Alvarez\/Getty Images Only Murders in the Building was something of a family reunion for season 4 newcomer Eva Longoria. Longoria told Extra<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":228540,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[168],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-228539","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newhampshiredigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/228539","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newhampshiredigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newhampshiredigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newhampshiredigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newhampshiredigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=228539"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newhampshiredigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/228539\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newhampshiredigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/228540"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newhampshiredigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=228539"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newhampshiredigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=228539"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newhampshiredigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=228539"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}