Eva Longoria Parker The mystery surrounding Eva Longoria's shock weight gain continues.

There was word of babies, but could it be the Desperate Housewives star has just  become fat?

Now, don't blame us - we're not the ones who suggested it...

Eva's Houswives co-star Felicity Huffman has been bandying around the F-word.

Addressing the wealth of baby gossip surrounding Eva's rapidly changing fig, Felicity told People:

"She's just fat, that's all there is to it."Felicity Huffman

This might seem mean on the face of it - but Eva herself has admitted she's piled on the pounds lately, insisting it's all for for the sake of her Housewives character, Gabrielle Solis, who will apparently become more frumpy in the next series.

Far from quelling our suspicions about Eva's weight gain, however, Felicity's comment has actually fuelled the ever-developing question mark.

After all, if your mate had just become fat, why would you feel the need to jump in and highlight it to the press?

Decide for yourself what's going on in our gallery of Eva's transforming body below.