United Kingdom, Nov. 3 -- Eva Longoria "loves her "failures".

The former Desperate Housewives star has recalled the "struggle" of her early days, where she struggled to make ends meet before making it big as an actress and insisted she doesn't regret going through hardship because it has made her more grateful for the life she has now.

She told The Sun newspaper: "I loved my struggle, I loved when I moved to Hollywood and had six dollars in my bank account.

"I love my failures, that's where you grow and learn.

"I was in the rat race and I was in auditions, and I was in corporate America and I was in many jobs at one time, and I struggled to pay my rent and I had a student loan and I went through that - and I would never change my expe...