London, Dec 31: American actress Eva Longoria Parker has scotched rumours of tension flying around on the set of Desperate Housewives, insisting that the cast are all her "dear friends".

Rumours had been going around that the stars, including Teri Hatcher, Marcia Cross, Nicollette Sheridan and Felicity Huffman, had been fighting amongst themselves.

However, 33-year-old Longoria Parker dismissed the rumours by saying that she felt "gifted" to be onset with the other actresses.

"The women on the show are dear friends of mine. It's been such a gift for me to be in their presence and learn not only from their acting abilities but from their life experiences," the Daily Express quoted her as telling Glamour magazine.

"If this were a show about four men, it wouldn't even be an issue," she added. (ANI)