Eva Longoria fights back at claims she's a fake

Eva Longoria was guest of honour yesterday at an Auckland lunch attended by local celebrities. She is here to judge the Specsavers Spectacle Wearer of the Year 2015. 23 July 2015 Herald on Sunday Phot

American actress Eva Longoria has hit back at an Australian journalist who claimed her spectacle spruiking was based on a lie.

The 40-year-old "sexpot" was visiting Australia and New Zealand last week as part of a promotional event for Specsavers.

During her visit, the former Desperate Housewives star told the New Zealand Herald she started using reading glasses after noticing her eyesight dwindling while studying for her masters degree in 2013.

However, she did admit at the end of our video interview that the Collette Dinnigan frames she was wearing at that time weren't real.

"These are not my prescriptions," she told the Herald online during playful banter at the Auckland penthouse apartment.

This week a Fairfax columnist slammed Longoria, calling her a "serial offender when it comes to selling out".

Longoria hit back, penning an open letter to the journalist, explaining she only wore glasses for reading and had done so before she inked a deal with the budget eyewear brand.

"So unless you are in bed with me at night, or in the morning at my breakfast table reading the morning newspaper, then you probably wont find a 'paparazzi' shot of me," she wrote.

"Next time you want to write an article calling someone 'shameful' why don't you do your research because that is your responsibility as a 'journalist'.

"It sounds like maybe you need some glasses yourself."

The fiery feud continued this afternoon, after the columnist in question, Jenna Clarke, reportedly said the "story is blown out of proportion."

"Didn't appreciate her sticking her 7mil followers on to me."

Longoria shared the Tweet about the spat on her Facebook page, biting right back:
"Well Jenna I didn't appreciate you writing LIES! So think twice next time and maybe all these awesome people won't have a reason to tweet u!"

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