Eva Longoria 'brushes up on her pole dancing'

Eva Longoria is learning to pole dance for a storyline on Desperate Housewives.

The actress has been practicing for her character, Gabrielle Solis’, sexy scenes in the forthcoming eighth series of the show at the S Factor gym in Los Angeles.

“Eva has been taking one-on-one sessions at S Factor,” a source said.

“She’s getting busy because her character has some pole dancing, striptease scenes on Desperate Housewives this season.”

The gym, run by Sheila Kelly, specializes in pole dancing workout classes and has long been a favorite of Eva’s costar Teri Hatcher.

Eva, 36, is no stranger to stripper poles however, and said in 2009 she had been gifted one by her former Baywatch star friend Carmen Electra, although she admitted she was out of practice.

“Carmen Electra has these stripper poles that she sells,” she said.

“She sent me one for Valentine’s Day and told me to have fun.

“So I set it up myself and it is supposed to fit any ceiling.

“I got on it to swing and, ‘Whack!’ I fell on the floor so I never really got good at it.”