Hollywood actress despondent over Trump victory feels 'anxiety' for people stuck in America

But she didn't.

"I'm privileged," she acknowledged. "I get to escape and go somewhere. Most Americans aren't so lucky. They're going to be stuck in this dystopian country, and my anxiety and sadness is for them."

Despite Trump being named President-elect, the element of shock has dwindled for Longoria, who retreated to her bed when Trump was first elected in 2016. "I've never been depressed in my life," she remembered of that time. "It was like, 'Does my vote really matter? Am I really making a difference?'" she said. "I was so untethered to the core of what I believe because I truly believed in my soul that the best person wins. And then that happened, and I was like, 'Oh, wait. The best person doesn't win.'"

Longoria noted in the interview that she lived in the U.S. for her "whole adult life."