You have been on the cobbles as Evelyn now for just over 2 years and have really developed. Do you feel she has mellowed?
We have seen a few more nuances in her palette but she still has no discernible membrane between her brain and her lips. Fortunately she can take it as well as give it out.
She still has her prickly moments but you get the impression that she would fight to the death or her family, would you agree that she loves being part of this family?
She was pretty irredeemably unpleasant when she first met Tyrone and Fizz and she has perhaps now, become redeemably unpleasant through her humour and her grudging loyalty to the family she has acquired.
She seems very settled in Weatherfield. Which people do you feel she would consider her friends and who do you enjoy working with?
She had a good knockabout time with Claudia and she has a soft spot for Roy. They are both outside the spectrum somewhat and she ‘gets‘ his wallflower intelligence. She likes facts as he does and is curious about issues. She likes Nina in Roy’s Rolls for her commitment to causes. If there’s a queue for a punch up, Evelyn’s in there, elbows pointing outwards. Dev is a great sparring partner. I’d love to see more their feuding . He relies on her and she knows it. She prefers men generally to women but Eileen might be good for a few brandies and her jaw in’t snug.
Would you be friends with Evelyn?
I probably wouldn’t be friends with Evelyn but I’d give her a run for her money at Scrabble.
What are her feelings for Arthur? She was very wary of him at first but now she has agreed to go away with him.
She has strong feelings for Arthur and gives him plenty of slack because she knows her predilection for emasculating men who fancy her. When he lets her down she is hurt. It has taken a lot to let her guard down enough to even consider any intimacy. She’s actually dead scared to get her vest off, as she hasn’t considered what’s underneath for twenty years!
How does she feel when he reacts very badly to her idea that they go away for a month instead of a weekend?
She hates feeling hurt because it makes her weak so she lashes out defensively.” Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.’
We aren’t giving away Arthur’s secret but she must feel very upset when she finds out he has been lying to her and deceiving her all along. Do you think they can get past this?
When he reveals why he’s been deceiving her she chooses to send him packing. To save herself from feeling pain, now or in the future. She could forgive him- his dilemma is so credible and understandable- but she closes up the fortress gates. As she always has.
The public have really taken to Evelyn, have you been surprised about the reaction and the fact that she is seen as a classic Corrie battleaxe?
No the British public loves a battleaxe who doesn’t care whether she’s loved or loathed. Panto Dane, Hyacinth Bucket, Lady Bracknell- bring it on! It’s a way of fighting back in a male oriented world.
If Evelyn was your friend how do you think she would react to you becoming a Dame?
‘Dame? Dame my eye! She’ll be better as the back end of a cow on Wigan Pier.’
Glenda Young
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2 comments:
Why can’t anybody have a normal relationship on Corrie? There always has to be some hidden issue or secret to spoil things.
Yes, it's annoying. Arthur's secret could be a wife with dementia or a terminal illness, but that's been done before. If it's Arthur who is ill, I can't see Evelyn being so cruel as to abandon him. They make a great couple. Paul Copley is a brilliant actor and probably won't want to be in Corrie for ever.
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