The grandmother of Mr Gallant, Evie is an exquisite woman used to the finer things in life thanks to her marriage to a Hollywood film producer and her friendship with Natalie Woods.
Evie’s lifestyle of wealth and greed is clear in her appearance: a beautiful octogenarian, Evie has large, professionally styled brown hair and dresses herself in expensive clothes and beautiful jewellery.
When we first meet Evie, she is complaining to her maid, Esmerelda, that she burned the champagne by leaving it in the freezer for too long, ( a nod to Joan Collins role as Alexis Carrington in Dynasty) but Esmerelda tells her that it is the end of the world and leaves. When her grandson, Gallant arrives and tells Evie that they need to go as a missle is about hit Los Angeles. Evie seems unphased, saying that it is probably fake news and going to call Donald Trump, but Gallant tells her the threat is real and and forces her to leave
Evie is adept at seeming blissfully unaware of anything distasteful but is canny enough to know how to play the game in order to survive …her concern at no stewardess on the flight to safety , let alone a fruit cup hides a ruthlessness which will later be revealed in her character.
Naturally, when settled into outpost three she is made a purple , after all shes attended the Oscars darling and have we mentioned her best friend Natalie Wood ?
At dinner, Evie enjoys the stew containing the remains of Stu .When others recoil in disgust as they find human bones in the meat, Evie says that she doesn’t care what it is and that it’s divine and full of fiber, vying to finish every last drop. When called a monster for continuing to eat the stew after they all realised what it was, but she affirms that it was chicken, not human, meat showing a side of her that is willing to delude even herself if that s what it takes to survive.
Her ruthlessness rears its head when she is willing to sacrifice her own grandson for going against the rules of no copulation in order to secure her place in Michaels sanctuary ..however , she wasn’t planning on Gallant s repressed hatred towards her nor Micheals devilry and ends up stabbed to death by Gallant under a glimmer spell.
Lorraine A Life Less Ordinary 