Eva Longoria reveals that she and her family have moved outside the ‘dystopian’ United States

Eva Longoria has opened up about why she and her family have moved outside the United States.

In a recent interview, the 49-year-old revealed that she, her husband José Bastón and their six-year-old son Santiago split their time between living in Spain and Mexico City.

For the past few years, Longoria has worked on various miniseries for CNN with 2023’s Searching for Mexico and the next part entitled Searching for Spain. Despite being in these countries for work, the actress began to notice that Los Angeles was changing significantly enough that she no longer wanted to live there.

“I had my whole adult life here,” the Desperate Housewives actor said of California. “But even before (the pandemic) it was changing. The mood was different. And then Covid happened and it pushed it over the edge. Whether it’s the homelessness or the taxes, not that I want to pick on California — that just feels like this chapter of my life is done now.”

The director acknowledged that she is “privileged” to be able to move countries.

“I’m going to escape and go somewhere. Most Americans aren’t so lucky. They’re going to be stuck in this dystopian country, and my anxiety and sadness is for them,” she shared Marie Clarie.

On November 6, it was announced that Donald Trump had won a second term in the White House, beating his opponent, Kamala Harris. Longoria was one of the many celebrities who had supported Harris throughout her campaign, joining her and her Vice President-elect, Tim Walz, on the campaign trail.

After the election results, Longoria admitted that she was not surprised to see a Trump victory. “The shocking thing is not that he won,” she shared Marie Claire. “It’s that a convicted felon who spews so much hate could hold the highest office.”

In light of the loss, Longoria vowed to continue her activism. “I’d like to think our fight continues,” she said, noting that “if (Trump) keeps his promises (America) is going to be a scary place.”

Longoria isn’t the only one celebrity who has spoken out after the election result. Jamie Lee Curtis took to Instagram at the time and wrote about how much fear would be present throughout the country.

“Many fear that their rights will be impeded and denied. Many, minority groups and young people will be afraid. Gay and transgender people will be more afraid. We know that many women will now find it difficult to get the reproductive health care that they have need and deserve,” she wrote.

She then urged people to “wake up and fight for women and our children and their future,” adding: “Fight tyranny, one day at a time. One fight at a time. One protest at a time. That’s what it takes say being an American. That’s what it always meant and always will mean that regardless of the outcome.”