Tilly Evans is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, played by Lucy Dixon.
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Shortly afterwards, Hollyoaks producers announced that Dixon's character, Tilly Evans, would be introduced to the show along with two other new characters, Maddie Morrison and Jono, during a special storyline set and shot in Abersoch.
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Dixon noted that while Tilly Evans was not always the centre of attention, she did not mind and enjoyed looking on from the sidelines.
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Tilly Evans often plays the role of the agony aunt, especially to her best friends George Smith and Maddie Morrison.
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Tilly Evans believed that they were both generous and saw the good in the people around them.
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Tilly Evans is a studious character and loves to read, which has rubbed off on Dixon.
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Tilly Evans told Elizabeth Horsfall from AGENT2 Magazine that her character's style is quirky and edgy.
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The actress hoped that viewers would be able to relate to Tilly Evans, especially as she does not make a big issue out of the fact that she is a lesbian.
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Tilly Evans explained that while Esther wants it to go on, Tilly is a realist, who always knew it was not going to happen.
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Dixon said that Tilly Evans eventually realises that she has been giving Esther mixed signals and had been unaware of much she had hurt her.
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The actress believed that Tilly Evans genuinely liked Esther and would not want to jeopardise the friendship they share.
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When Jen turns down Neil Cooper's advances, Tilly Evans become curious and decides to find out more about her.
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However, when Tilly Evans sees Jen in the village, she agrees to put her revision on hold to visit the beach with her.
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Tilly Evans decides not to correct Jen's assumption, but she later sees Jen with her headmistress and she is gutted when she realises that Jen is going to be a teacher at the college.
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Susan Hill from the Daily Star reported that Tilly Evans would try to avoid Jen instead of facing up to the problem.
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Tilly Evans said that the shoot took a whole afternoon and she was really proud of it.
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Tilly Evans begins a friendship with Jason Costello, supporting him through him wanting hormone blockers.
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Tilly Evans becomes upset that she is not getting the grades she wanted.
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Tilly Evans goes on a night out to a gay bar to try and enjoy herself.
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Tilly Evans meets an art teacher at an exhibition and they go on a date.
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Tilly Evans becomes trapped in a storage cupboard during a fire when she hides from Jen.
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Tilly Evans is upset by their break up and is arrested for stealing Ash Kane's motor scooter.
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However, Tilly Evans later denounces Maddie's actions before Maddie dies in a bus crash.
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Jen forces Tilly Evans to keep quiet about it to conceal their relationship.
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Tilly Evans is excluded, but she vows to clear her name and exposes their relationship to the school.
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Tilly Evans begins spending more time with Esther when she helps her out with an assignment.
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Tilly Evans confronts Esther, who admits that she has romantic feelings for Tilly and they kiss.
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