Eva Longoria loves coming to London to visit the city’s pubs.
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The Desperate Housewives actress is a big fan of traditional British drinking establishments and when she’s in the UK she tries to find time to have a couple of pints of beer.
Speaking at The Noble Gift Gala 2012, held at the ME Hotel on The Strand on Saturday night (10.12.12), Longoria said: “I love being in London, even though normally I have busy schedules that doesn’t allow me to enjoy the city that much.
“But sometimes I think of jumping out of the car and sitting in a pub for a while. Unfortunately, I came here to work and it’s been pretty busy so far.”
The event was hosted to raise funds in support of three charities: The Eva Longoria Foundation; Fight for Life and Caudwell Children.
Longoria spent time at University College Hospital on the Euston Road to see the work Fight For Life is doing to help children battling cancer and admits the visit was a humbling experience.
“We got to see the facilities and the new machine they purchased to facilitate radiotherapy treatments for children,” said longoria.
“That’s the main goal for this event, to keep on contributing on these causes in which we are all directly involved.
“I just felt really humble when I visited the kids at the hospital. I was so impressed about how strong and resilient they are. I think they truly define what strength involves.
“Although they were happy to see me there, it was them who lifted my spirits.
“I wanted to do this event in London, because this country is really generous and supportive of charities. Here there’s a strong sense of community that is admirable.”
Other guests included will.i.am, Mel B – who acted as Mistress of Ceremony – Ashley Roberts and Stooshe.
Black Eyed Peas star will.i.am was presented with the 2012 Noble Gift Humanitarian Award at the event for his outstanding contribution to charity.
Amongst his philanthropic activities, will.i.am created his i.am.angel Foundation to provide after-school tutoring and scholarships for disadvantaged young people seeking to attend university through his i.am College Track Programme.
His foundation operates the i.am.Home Fund to help prevent struggling families in the United States from losing their homes, while earlier this year the musician made a major contribution to The Prince’s Trust to support technology and computer skill development initiatives in east London.
