Eve Myles
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Buzz Magazine | October 2018 | Carl Marsh
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With the breakthrough success of Keeping Faith, Eve Myles suddenly finds herself amidst mainstream success and a BAFTA Cymru nomination. Carl Marsh finds her in a talkative mood.
What is the biggest misconception the public has about you?
I’m very anti-social, haha! People think I am a bit of a wildcat but if I’m awake after 10pm at night, well, God help anybody the next day! I like pyjamas, a couch and a good film. I’m not a party girl, I’m a home bird. I guess it’s because I play some quite fiery characters, and I like to think of myself as a strong female as I am bringing up two females of my own, so I have got to be a lioness for my girls. Nothing worries me more than walking into room full of strangers, let’s put it like that!
So you don’t enjoy the attention that fame brings you?
Not in the slightest. It’s part of the job that I find very difficult to process. If I can get away with not walking down any red carpet, if I can get in through the back door, then that’s how I will get in. I have only been to two NTAs [National Television Awards] – the first one I managed to get dropped off at the back door, and it was the one where I was nominated for Best Actress. I was so nervous. The second time I was ‘made’ to go down the red carpet but I rushed through, like you probably wouldn’t have even seen me. I went through like the wind. The big event nights makes me a bit of an introvert.
Is it true that you nearly gave up acting before Keeping Faith?
Yes, like anyone who has done something for decades, as this is.....
What is the biggest misconception the public has about you?
I’m very anti-social, haha! People think I am a bit of a wildcat but if I’m awake after 10pm at night, well, God help anybody the next day! I like pyjamas, a couch and a good film. I’m not a party girl, I’m a home bird. I guess it’s because I play some quite fiery characters, and I like to think of myself as a strong female as I am bringing up two females of my own, so I have got to be a lioness for my girls. Nothing worries me more than walking into room full of strangers, let’s put it like that!
So you don’t enjoy the attention that fame brings you?
Not in the slightest. It’s part of the job that I find very difficult to process. If I can get away with not walking down any red carpet, if I can get in through the back door, then that’s how I will get in. I have only been to two NTAs [National Television Awards] – the first one I managed to get dropped off at the back door, and it was the one where I was nominated for Best Actress. I was so nervous. The second time I was ‘made’ to go down the red carpet but I rushed through, like you probably wouldn’t have even seen me. I went through like the wind. The big event nights makes me a bit of an introvert.
Is it true that you nearly gave up acting before Keeping Faith?
Yes, like anyone who has done something for decades, as this is.....
