Former Desperate Housewives' star Eva Longoria has recalled how co-star Felicity Huffman protected her against bullying on the hugely successful show.
Longoria made the revelation while defending Huffmann as one of 27 individuals who wrote a letter of support to a judge on her behalf as she awaits sentencing for her role in the college admissions scandal.
"There was a time I was being bullied at work by a co-worker," Longoria wrote. "I dreaded the days I had to work with that person because it was pure torture.
"Until one day, Felicity told the bully 'enough' and it all stopped. Felicity could feel that I was riddled with anxiety even though I never complained or mentioned the abuse to anyone."
Huffman pleaded guilty earlier this year to committing fraud in connection with paying $15,000 for someone else to take the SAT exam in place of her and husband William H Macy’s older daughter.
Federal prosecutors have recommended that the judge sentence Huffman to a month in jail and fine her for $20,000. Her attorneys are asking Huffman instead be sentenced to a year of community service.
In her letter of support, Longoria also recalled how Huffman consoled her after she was the sole leading lady on Desperate Housewives not nominated for a Golden Globe after the show's memorable first season.
"I wasn’t devastated but the press made it a bigger deal than it was between the four of us actors and that did affect me a bit," she wrote.
"Felicity came to my trailer and said, ‘It’s just a piece of metal, that and $1.50 will get you a bus ticket.’
"She then proceeded to tell me how talented I was and how I never needed an award to know that. I know I would not have survived those ten years if it wasn’t for the friendship of Felicity."
