The couple in Paris, October 8, 2006.
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CelebNews@Usmagazine.com! - Eva Longoria and Tony Parker Engaged

Actress Eva Longoria and her boyfriend of two years, basketball player Tony Parker, are engaged.

"I am thrilled to announce that Eva Longoria and Tony Parker, who have been dating steadily for two years, are officially engaged,” Longoria’s rep tells Us. “Tony flew into Los Angeles last night after his game and surprised Eva at her home as she got off work. The proposal was romantic and perfect.”

The pair met for the first time in the locker room after a Spurs’ game in November 2004. They briefly split in September but reconciled the following month when Longoria met up with her beau for a romantic weekend in Paris.

Longoria, 31, plays the feisty model Gabriel on the ABC dramedy Desperate Housewives, but has recently branched out into feature films with roles in Harsh Times and The Sentinel.

Parker, 24, who was born in Belgium and raised in France, is a point guard for the San Antonio Spurs.

Last year, Longoria, 31, told Us Weekly that the couple wasn’t ready to tie the knot. “We’re just totally happy where we’re at right now," she said. "No, we’re actually very clear about when we want to be engaged, and if we want to be engaged, and when the wedding is and it’s nowhere in 2006."

In fact, the actress’ rep tells Us that the couple plans to wed in France in the summer of 2007 in what they describe as a "big, happy ceremony with lots of family and friends."

This will be the first marriage for Parker. Longoria was married for two years to General Hospital's Tyler Christopher before they divorced in 2002.

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