Eva Longoria Says She's Related to Meryl Streep, Reveals What They Called Each Other on 'Only Murders' Set

Eva Longoria opened up about being related to her Only Murders in the Building costar, Meryl Streep.

The 49-year-old Desperate Housewives actress revealed that a DNA test confirmed that they shared a relative in their past.

The stars have bonded over their shared history and even had a special way of referring to each other on set as a result!

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“Meryl and I are cousins. We both did the Dr. Gates DNA show and Meryl and I shared a relative,” she recalled during an interview with Extra. “Years later, I saw her at an event and my friend’s like, ‘Go tell her you’re cousins.’ I’m like, ‘No, I’m not telling Meryl Streep we’re cousins.’ Then I hear, ‘Cousin!’ and I turned around and it’s Meryl.”

She added that working together on Only Murders “was really, really fun.” While filming, they referred to each other as “Cousin.”

If you missed it, Eva recently revealed some costars that she is still in touch with. One name was notably missing.