'How I was bullied for being ugly,' by Eva Longoria

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The star, who has emerged as a red carpet darling with a string of lucrative deals with cosmetic companies, says her nickname growing up was "ugly duckling".

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Hollywood makeover: Eva Longoria, at the LA premiere of her new film Over My Dead Body, says she was bullied over her looks while growing up in Texas; The actress in a 1993 highschool photo

Longoria, who is in the midst of a promotional blitz for her new film Over My Dead Body, said: "I was the darkest one of my family. I was the only one with black hair and the only one with dark skin.

"All my sisters were light blondes with hazel eyes. They used to call me ugly duckling.

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Teased: despite her sweet appearance, the star, pictured here the same year, says she was nicknamed 'ugly duckling'

The 32-year-old told Channel 4's Richard and Judy: "I grew up without being beautiful so I kind of relied on my personality and my character.

"I kind of developed a skill not to depend on anything superficial because I didn't have anything superficial to depend on."

Eva, who married US basketball star Tony Parker last year, is on a break from filming Desperate Housewives because of the writers' strike, but is gearing up to shoot a new comedy, Lower Learning, with Jason Biggs.

Red carpet darling: Eva dazzled in a pink frock as her new film made its Hollywood debut

Eva Longoria Parker poses with her parents Enrique and Ella at the Los Angeles film premiere of 'Over Her Dead Body' on Tuesday, she recently told how she was teased about her appearance as a child