Her father, William Henshall, was a well-known show business impresario, and her mother, born Evelyn Taylor, was a music hall artiste.

During the 1930s, Eve Henshall worked as a foil to comedian Sid Field, credited as "Sue Brett", before becoming part of a comedy and tap-dancing act.

Among their early clients were novelty whistler Des Lane, comedians Mike and Bernie Winters, and rock and roll singer Jackie Dennis.

Her other management clients included composer John Barry,[1] singers Val Doonican, Jackie Trent, and Peter Gordeno,[5] and Ready Steady Go!

With the encouragement of Eve Taylor, Adam Faith's successful early records were compositions by John Barry and lyricist Johnny Worth.

The song was written for Sandie Shaw by Les Reed and Gordon Mills, and was rejected by Eve Taylor, based on hearing the demo version, as sung by Tom Jones.

In the 1997 UK Channel 4 series BritGirls, during the episode focussing on Shaw, Faith described Taylor as "emotionally violent" and said she would threaten to end her clients' careers if they did not accept her demands.