Eva Longoria injured

Eva Longoria has been injured on the set of 'Desperate Housewives'.The actress - who plays saucy seductress Gabrielle Solis - had to be taken to hospital after she slipped and bruised her ribs on Thursday (05.10.06).Her publicist, Liza Anderson, said: "Eva slipped on one of the stairs coming out of her trailer. Nothing is broken, but her ribs are very bruised."Despite the injuries, the actress was back on set within a matter of hours.This is not the first time that Eva, 31, has hurt herself while shooting the hit US TV show.In August 2005, she had to be taken to hospital after being hit on the head by a piece of equipment.Meanwhile, Eva's boyfriend Tony Parker has denied the pair have split up.

The basketball star admitted the couple had been going through a rocky patch, but insisted they are still very much together.

He said: "Everything's fine. Couple stuff happened, but that's nothing. Everything is fine."

Rumours of a break-up circulated after Eva's publicist released a statement last Friday (29.09.06) stating the pair were going through "a difficult time".