Tyldesley later said in May 2012 that Eva's glamorous lifestyle can be "straining", and that she enjoys time off work to wear normal and more comfortable clothes.

Laura Armstrong from The People described Eva as a "fit barmaid" and later added that "her shifts at Nick's Bistro seem like a stroll in a Manchester park".

Nick finds Kylie Platt (Paula Lane) in a strip club and helps by booking a hotel room for the night as she cannot collect her son, Max, until the morning.

Upon reading a text from Kylie, thanking him for the previous night, Eva announces publicly that Nick is cheating on her after ruining a big occasion in the Bistro and costing him a lot of business.

Eva suspects Stella's boyfriend Karl Munro (John Michie) is having an affair with Sunita Alahan (Shobna Gulati), and warns them that she knows what is going on.

After Peter returns from Los Angeles, Eva makes a false booking at the Bistro, so Nick misses Simon Barlow's (Alex Bain) nativity play.

Karl rushes in to save Stella and they escape but fire fighter, Toni Griffiths (Tara Moran), is killed.

Eva returns to Weatherfield later that month, and is shocked to discover that The Rovers is up for sale, and Stella is now a cleaner at the Bistro, and is angry at Leanne for letting her do this.

While the Price family discuss what to do about Owen Armstrong (Ian Puleston-Davies) suing Stella for the work done on The Rovers, Gloria makes a shock announcement.

After Nick and David are involved in a horrific car accident, Eva and Leanne finally make amends and eventually become close.

During a karaoke night at The Rovers to celebrate Roy Cropper's (David Neilson) birthday, Eva goes to Jason's house for a drink and they sleep together.

Eva attends Lily's christening with Stella and Gloria and the family comfort Leanne when she discovers that Kylie and Nick slept together on Christmas Day 2012.

Eva is promoted at work when she shows good computer skills and replaces Michelle as Carla's personal assistant.

Eva helps organize her farewell party and wave goodbye to Gloria and Dennis Tanner (Philip Lowrie), as they leave.

Eva accompanies Kylie to her childhood estate to meet Max's biological father, Callum Logan (Sean Ward).

However, he struggles to make a commitment and has a drunken one-night stand with Maria Connor (Samia Longchambon) and is wracked with guilt.

After Maria is sentenced to twelve months imprisonment for marrying Pablo Duarte (Shai Matheson) so he can stay in the country, Eva looks out for her and her son, Liam Connor Jr. (Charlie Wrenshall).

In January 2017, she confronts Aidan, thinking that he is having an affair with Alya Nazir (Sair Khan), after Jenny Bradley (Sally Ann Matthews) stirs up trouble.

As she is about to show Leanne the result of the test, a text message from Maria flashes on the television saying how much she wants to see Aidan again.

Eva plots her revenge on Aidan with Adam Barlow (Sam Robertson) after he sees them kiss, continuing the lie that she is pregnant and appoints Maria as head bridesmaid, sending her on numerous errands whilst acting as her best friend.

Aidan's father Johnny Connor (Richard Hawley) reports Eva to the police where she angrily vows to Adam that she intends to take him to prison with her.

[8] During an interview with Digital Spy, Tyldesley revealed that there had been a lot of competition for the role of Eva and that she felt "incredibly lucky" to have secured the part.

[11] In May 2012, Tyldesley commented that Eva's glamorous lifestyle can be "straining" and she enjoys time off work so she can wear normal and more comfortable clothes.

"[18] Speaking to Soaplife, Tyldesley explains Eva's motions when Stella starts to show a significant amount of interest in Leanne.

"[23] In July 2015, it was reported by the Mirror that Eva who was currently on a hiatus at the time due to Tyldesley's maternity leave, would embark on a relationship with newcomer Aidan Connor played by Shayne Ward upon her return to the street later in the year.

After their one-night stand, Maria decides to end her relationship with Luke Britton (Dean Fagan), which makes Aidan think she really is in love with him and will tell his Eva all about the fling.

[6][7] Kate White of Inside Soap praised the character, saying "Sexy, sassy and often a proper bitch, Eva's by far the most interesting girl in Weatherfield right now.

[13] Laura Armstrong from The People described Eva as a "fit barmaid" and later added that "her shifts at Nick's Bistro seem like a stroll in a Manchester park".

[34] She made the viewer-voted shortlist for the "Sexiest Female" award,[35] but lost out to Natalie J. Robb, who portrays Moira Dingle in Emmerdale.

[39] For her portrayal of Eva, Tyldesley was nominated for Best Soap Actor (Female) at the 2018 Digital Spy Reader Awards; she came in sixth place with 7.8% of the total vote.