Eva Longoria nails off-duty chic in an all-black ensemble as she goes sightseeing in Rome

She never fails to make a style statement at many a showbiz event.

But Eva Longoria proved she could nail off-duty chic just as well as she cut a stylish figure while out sightseeing in Rome Italy with a pal on Sunday.

The actress, 44, donned an all-black ensemble as she explored the Italian capital with friend and film producer Andrea Iervolino.

Opting for comfort for the trip, the star wore a black zip-up sports top with matching leggings, teaming them with black and white trainers.

Continuing the dark theme, the Desperate Housewives favourite added a plethora of accessories including a black sports cap, sunglasses, a chunky snood and a designer bum bag. 

Eva looked happy and relaxed as she strolled around and soaked up the sun in Rome.

Their trip was them take in the Trevi Fountain, the Spanish Step, and St. James’s Church, where Eva reportedly stopped and said a prayer.

Eva’s outing comes after she offered some strong words amid the growing backlash to Jeanine Cummins’ much-anticipated novel, American Dirt, at Emily’s List Brunch and Panel Discussion Defining Women in Los Angeles.

Being a active and visible philanthropist, it made perfect sense that she was among the high-profile speakers at Tuesday’s Emily’s List event, which aims to help elect more pro-choice Democratic women to public office.

While on a panel she addressed the controversy surrounding by agreeing with many Latinx authors and activists who believe the book misrepresents the experience of migrants and reinforces harmful stereotypes.

The novel follows a Mexican woman and her son who are forced to leave their middle-class life behind because of the drug cartel and migrate to the US undocumented.

‘I have not read the book. I will not read the book,’ Longoria said during Tuesday’s Emily’s List panel discussion.

‘It’s just parallel and synonymous with what’s happening in entertainment, what’s happening in government. The gatekeepers of the industries do not reflect the people and the consumers that they serve. That’s the problem.’

Longoria continued, ‘There’s a bidding war over this book, which means all the publishers wanted this book. And they wanted some sort of way in to a different community. The problem with that is that the publishing industry is 80% white, from agents to editors and publicists.’

Initially, the novel got the endorsement of Oprah Winfrey, who made it one of her famous book club picks.

In the days following the initial criticism of American Dirt, the author decided to cancel her book tour and Winfrey, herself, backtracked a bit.

‘It’s clear that we need to have a different kind of conversation about American Dirt,’ the famed talk show host and media mogul wrote in Instagram in response to the backlash.