Aging Hollywood movie icon Evelyn Hugo is finally ready to tell the truth about her glamorous and scandalous life. When she chooses unknown magazine reporter Monique Grant to write her biography, Monique is determined to use this opportunity to jumpstart her career.

Summoned to Evelyn’s luxurious apartment, Monique listens as the actress recounts her story: from making her way to Los Angeles in the 1950s to her decision to leave show business in the 1980s, and the seven husbands she met along the way. As Evelyn unspools a tale of ruthless ambition, unexpected friendship, and a great forbidden love, Monique begins to feel a real connection to the legendary star. However, as the narrative reaches its conclusion, it becomes clear that Evelyn’s life intersects with Monique’s own in tragic and irreversible ways.