[1] With the outbreak of the Second World War, Eva's family moved to South Africa, where they worked with the Boswell Circus.

After a few years in South Africa during which she got married, Eve was offered a temporary contract to work with a band in the United Kingdom.

[1] Starting in March 1952, she toured for several months with comedian Derek Roy in a musical revue "Happy-Go-Lucky", before flying to Korea to entertain the armed forces.

[3] She was given her own radio show on the BBC's Light programme called "Time to Dream" in October, 1953,[4] and she appeared in the 1953 Royal Variety Performance at the London Coliseum.

[1] Boswell played alongside Tommy Cooper in "Happy and Glorious" and later with him in pantomime in 1954 in "Humpty Dumpty" at the Dudley Hippodrome.