
Without Celia, Evelyn focused on her career she married another actor, Rex North, in an agreement to advance both of their careers. Evelyn and Celia broke up, and Evelyn terminated the pregnancy. However, when Evelyn found out that she was pregnant and told Celia, Celia was furious that Evelyn went so far as having sex with Mick. The plan worked, and after Evelyn and Mick's marriage was annulled, it seemed that Evelyn and Celia were safe. To that end, when it seemed like they might be outed, Evelyn schemed to arrange a quickie marriage with singer Mick Riva. However, Evelyn was insistent that their relationship be kept completely secret. The divorce with Don had significant repercussions for Evelyn, and temporarily set back the progress of her career, but her blossoming relationship to Celia made Evelyn feel truly happy. Evelyn abruptly learned both that Celia was a lesbian, and that Don was unfaithful to her, on the same night, and realized she wanted to end her marriage, and explore her attraction to Celia. Although they were ostensibly rivals, Evelyn and Celia became close friends. Hiding her abusive marriage, and watching her career grow, Evelyn was cast alongside a beautiful young actress named Celia St. Harry is the only person Evelyn truly trusts he confides to her that he is a gay man, but must keep his true identity hidden. Evelyn fell in love with and married fellow actor Don Adler, but that relationship quickly became abusive. She divorced Ernie in order to capitalize on her reputation as a young and single rising star. Evelyn quickly began to establish an acting career, showing that she was willing to do whatever was necessary to achieve fortune and fame. Once she was in LA, Evelyn quickly attracted the attention of studio executive and producer Harry Cameron, because she was charismatic and exceptionally beautiful. In the 1950s, as a teenager, Evelyn married an acquaintance named Ernie Diaz because he was about to move to Los Angeles. Evelyn is a Cuban-American woman who grew up in poverty in New York City, but dreamed of becoming a famous actress, and escaping from her abusive father. Monique hopes to leverage this opportunity to establish her own career growth hearing about Evelyn's love life also helps Monique to process the end of her own marriage, as she has recently separated from her husband.Įvelyn narrates her life story to Monique over a number of weeks, alluding to how she wants to reveal the truth before the end of her life. Evelyn has famously been married 7 times. Monique is surprised and confused when Evelyn selects her to write a tell-all biography, in which Evelyn is going to provide insights into her life and her complicated romantic history. The novel is narrated by Monique Grant, a New York City journalist in her mid-30s, with sections of embedded narrative in which Evelyn Hugo, a famous actress, tells the story of her life.
