How Eve Brought Early 2000s Swagger to the Small Screen for Queens

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.TheRealEve, the hip-hop-icon-turned-actress, plays a very similar role to her life in a new ABCNetwork show.

is a case study in smart casting. The series follows the members of a fictional early 2000s girl group, Nasty Bitches, as they attempt a comeback, and each band member is played by someone who navigated fame and Hollywood in that era. Eve stars alongside Naturi Naughton, Brandy, and Nadine Velázquez.

. Since then, she’s carved out a varied career that has included everything from serving as a host onto hosting the podcast ‘Constantly Evolving’ on BBC. Still, after meeting with series creator Zahir McGhee, she was eager to join the show. “His energy and enthusiasm were incredible,” she says. “There are slight parallels between Brianna and myself, but ultimately it's a work of fiction and when I read the script, I just fell in love with it and the characters.

“She has that rap alter-ego, but the world she exists in now is completely removed from that,” says Eve. “She’s focused on her children and family, so fame has been pushed to the side. Still, she hadn’t forgotten those years when her group was the biggest in the world.

 

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