"Desperate Housewife" Eva Longoria and her
boyfriend, NBA star Tony Parker, have been the center
of wild rumors recently. But now, for the first time,
the couple is sitting down together to talk about their
big romance.

Longoria and Parker enjoyed each other's company Wednesday
night at the ABC Critics' Association Party in Hollywood,
where Longoria told us, "He plays a long season
and it interferes with a lot of my stuff I have here,
so it's nice to have him here."

"Her world is way crazier than my world,"
Parker added.

And Longoria sent out a personal message to those pesky
paparazzi: "You're ruining it for us!"

The couple was also eager to set one huge rumor straight:
they are not engaged. "The only ring that we have
is his championship ring," Longoria said. "I
have no ring."

However, Longoria is making sure that nothing gets lost
in translation between her and the French-speaking Parker,
so she's recently taken up learning French.

The actress also revealed that she's looking forward
to shedding her sexy TV image when her character Gabrielle
is pregnant next season on the ABC hit. "I don't
want to be in lingerie anymore," Longoria admitted.
"I'm tired of working out and trying to stay in
shape."

See how Eva changes shape on the next season of "Desperate
Housewives," which premieres on ABC September 25.