Eva de Wolffe is a recurring fictional character

Fictional character

A character is the representation of a person in a narrative work of art . Derived from the ancient Greek word kharaktêr , the earliest use in English, in this sense, dates from the Restoration, although it became widely used after its appearance in Tom Jones in 1749. From this, the sense of...

 on ITV

ITV

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 drama, Footballers' Wives

Footballers' Wives

Footballers' Wives is a British television drama surrounding the fictional Premier League Association football club Earls Park F.C., its players, and their wives. It was broadcast on the ITV network from 8 January 2002 to 14 April 2006...

. She is played by English actress Joan Collins

Joan Collins

Joan Henrietta Collins, OBE , is an English actress, author, and columnist. Born in Paddington and raised in Maida Vale, Collins grew up during the Second World War. At the age of nine, she made her stage debut in A Doll's House and after attending school, she was classically trained as an actress...

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Character history

Eva de Wolffe is a 70 year old publisher, introduced at Heathrow Airport in the middle of the fifth series. Tanya Turner has just arrived back from South America and asks Eva her relationship to Paulo, whom she spent a romantic moment with on the plane. When Eva says partner, Tanya assumes business partner, however Eva and Paulo are lovers. However, it is later seen that Eva is controlling and domineering and uses psychological torture in order to keep control of Paulo, reminding him of his orphan past, and how she saved him when he was a child back in South America. Eva sees that Tanya has an interest in Paulo, and even bids 1 million pounds during a charity auction for a date with him in order to stop Tanya from winning. Later it is found that Eva is Paulo’s adoptive mother, when Tanya finds out she uncovers the truth, and manages to get Paulo to break up with Eva and move in with her. Eva is last seen persuading another young man, Klaus, to go to an Environmentalist Ball at the museum with her. He complies. It seems Eva has hypnotic powers over this man and many others, as she saved them from being orphans as well as Paulo during their childhoods.