SOMEONE needs to tell Eva Longoria that humblebragging doesn’t really work without a little humility.

The former Desperate Housewives star appears on the cover of the April issue of Hong Kong’s Prestige magazine, looking stunning as ever — but it’s what’s inside the magazine that’s really of interest.

In an interview titled ‘Eva Fever’, the magazine — which described her as “one of the most powerful and influential people in American entertainment” — devoted several thousand words to Longoria’s thoughts on, well, herself. Here’s a taste:

Don’t call her a sex symbol. Seriously guys, stop it

“I never thought of myself as a sex symbol. I just do the cover of magazines. I think it’s really unfair men or people in the world think you can’t be both — you can’t be a sex symbol and a serious businessperson. Who says I can’t be both? Who says I can’t do the cover of Maxim and run a production company?”

media_camera ”Can’t talk, being better than you” Picture: Getty Images

On being a complex spiritual entrepreneurial intellectual beauty

“Women are complex. Women are beautiful and intellectual and spiritual and social and entrepreneurial. They’re everything. And I think I’m a great example of that.”

Earning her Masters degree

“That is finally over. I got my degree last May. I completed it in three years, which is an amazing feat — an amazing accomplishment for me! I had always wanted to go back and get my master’s degree. And the fact that I did it while I was on a hit show and running around the world …”

Finding time to Have It All

“You have more time than you think. Everyone thinks, ‘I don’t have enough time.’ There’s a lot of wasted time in your day that you don’t realise. I’ve always utilised my time in the car, I’ve always utilised plane rides to catch up on my reading and return emails. I’ve always taken advantage of every single hour of the 24-hour day.”

Being an Amazing International Businesswoman

“I always mix business and pleasure. I went to Paris to shoot for L’Oreal, but of course while I was there I wanted to go to the Louvre. And I was in Mexico at a conference but while I was there I found time to go to the beach. I love cooking. I just flew in yesterday from Mexico City.” (No, we’re not sure why she threw in that random ‘I love cooking’ either)

Twitter: An important tool for social activism and ... airplane pillows

“I obviously don’t answer every tweet. But I tweet, I do it all. It’s a very interesting process. Actually, the airplane pillow that Brookstone used to make — my favourite airplane pillow — I tweeted Brookstone and I said, ‘Pleeeeeease make this pillow again!’ And they reached out to me. That’s how many people retweeted my tweet to Brookstone and they reached out to me and said, ‘We’d love to make it again.’ [laughs] It’s definitely an effective tool to get messages out, specifically with my philanthropy and my activism.”

CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR FABULOUS, AIRPLANE-PILLOW-FILLED LIFE, EVA LONGORIA.

media_camera Eva Longoria’s life is a healthy mix of business, pleasure and bragging. Picture: Getty

Originally published as Eva Longoria’s cringe-worthy mag brags