Eva Longoria, 50, says she does NOT mind aging as she poses in a bikini top
At 50, Eva Longoria is planning what she'll do for the next 50 years.
'I want to make other people's dreams come true,' she told to Byrdie magazine for their summer issue as she posed in a bikini top.
And she is happy with where she is at these days.
'I don't mind aging,' said the L'Oréal Paris spokeswoman. 'I just want to age well. I'm grateful to be able to move my body and work out, hike up a mountain, and play with my son. I'm trying to be as mobile as possible for as long as possible.'
The actress, who is at the Cannes Film Festival as a member of the jury, says she will get behind the camera again soon.
'This summer, I'll announce the next movie I'm directing,' she told the outlet. 'It's been four years since I directed Flamin' Hot because I was picky about what I wanted to do next.'
Longoria is gracing the cover of the magazine and posed for a sexy pictorial to go with the article.
Teasing her next project she said, 'This movie is a comedy, and the writer is someone I've been dying to work with. So I'll start prepping for that this summer and shooting in the fall. And then I'll be in Europe for the summer, spending time with my son on the beach.'
The Only Murders in the Building actress shares her son, Santiago, almost six, with her husband, José Bastón, 56.
It's been 25 years since Longoria got her first on screen gig as playing flight attendant #3 on Beverly Hills 90210.
Since then, the former beauty queen has won Alma awards for her portrayals of Latinas as Isabella Braña Williams in The Young and the Restless, and as Gabrielle Solis in Desperate Housewives.
The Texas native explained her road to success was built with intention.
'When I look at the longevity I've had in this industry, it makes sense to me,' the Land of Women star and producer said.
'Of course, I'm going to work as hard as I can at whatever I do, and it just happens to be in this industry. I knew I'd be successful because I was surrounded by successful women—my mother, sisters, and aunts were independent, strong, smart, and charitable. They were everything I wanted to be.'
'I remember the first time I was on a billboard and somebody said to me, "Oh my God, who would have thought?" And I said, "Me. I thought it. I dreamt it."'
'If you don't champion yourself, who else is going to? That unwavering belief in yourself will take you so far,' she advised.
'I remember the first time I was on set as an extra, and I wasn't fascinated by the actors, I was fascinated by the people behind the monitors who made the decisions,' she revealed.
'People think I'm an actor-turned-director, but I've always been a director-producer who fell into acting. I always wanted to have control of the project. I always wanted to create my own opportunities, not sit back and wait for one.'
Longoria said confidence in herself has been key. 'If you don't champion yourself, who else is going to? That unwavering belief in yourself will take you so far,' she advised
That includes providing more opportunities for the Latino community via her upcoming film and her role as co-founder of Hyphenate Media Group.
'Being Latina and being a woman, I knew we were going to have to create our own opportunities and not wait for the industry to open those doors for us. That was a big motivator for me.'
As she approaches the next 50 years, Longoria will make sure she makes decision with intention.
'When you're young, you should say "yes" to every opportunity, so you can decide what you want to do in life,' the People's Choice Award winner advised. 'Now that I'm 50, I'm prioritizing differently.'
'I definitely think more about what I want out in the world because my son is going to see it,' she explained.
'I think about whether he'd be proud of something or might be embarrassed. Even with old sexy photoshoots, I think, "Oh God, he's going to see this one day."'
As a result of this new focus, Longoria said, 'I'm curating my life to be very specific to what I want the next 50 years to look like.'
'I'm spending more time with my family, working less, and doing more of what I love. Being financially secure helps with those decisions, but I feel I've worked hard enough to say "no" now.'
What the Searching for Spain host is saying 'yes' to keeping up with her young son and enriching her relationships with family and friends.
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