Tell Me Lies fans are eager to know more about the actor who plays new character Alex
*Warning: This article contains spoilers for Tell Me Lies Season 3.*
The third season of Tell Me Lies has introduced a new character, Alex, who has quickly become a talking point among viewers. The popular drama made its return on January 13, with three brand-new episodes.
As in previous seasons, the narrative continues to follow the tumultuous relationship between Stephen DeMarco (Jackson White) and Lucy Albright (Grace Van Patten), along with their circle of friends at Baird College.
In the first episode, we meet Alex, the university’s go-to drug dealer, when Wrigley (Spencer House) asks Molly (Katherine Hughes) about where he can find some MDMA.
Later, Pippa (Sonia Mena) and Bree (Cat Missal) meet Alex in his car to make the purchase, but Bree feels a sense of familiarity towards him.
The connection between Bree and Alex becomes clearer in the second episode, as the ‘Puswas’ reach out to him for anti-anxiety medication for Lucy.
Upon arrival, Alex helps Lucy manage her panic attack by tapping his fingers on her wrist, a technique previously taught to the group by Bree during their first year, reports the Manchester Evening News.
As the story unfolds, it is revealed that Alex is Bree’s former foster brother. He recognised her but was unsure if she was intentionally ignoring him.
While the former ‘siblings’ seemed to share a close relationship, it appears they also have a troubled history. Bree told Lucy later in the programme that she first met Alex at a troubled foster home.
As fans wait for more details about their family history, they’re keen to learn more about rising star Costa D’Angelo.
Who is Costa D’Angelo?
D’Angelo is an Italian-Australian actor who completed his bachelor’s degree in acting at the Victorian College of the Arts in 2022. He started pursuing his passion for performing at just 12 years old, whilst working as a child model.
In a 2023 interview with the Casting Guild of Australia, the TV star disclosed that his first audition tape was for Angelina Jolie’s war drama, Unbroken.
Reflecting on the audition experience, he said: “I remember I got through one round and they said ‘We’d love to see you again’ and then another round. And a few months [went] by and they said ‘It’s between you and another kid for this role in Angelina Jolie’s film.'”
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However, he didn’t secure the role. “I was devastated because trust me I told everyone that I was going to be in a movie and it didn’t end up happening. But from there, I think I just fell in love with it and thought ‘You know what, I need to give this a crack now,'” D’Angelo admitted.
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Prior to Tell Me Lies, D’Angelo had stints in Australia’s much-loved soap opera Neighbours and the sci-fi thriller Crazy Fun Park.
The young actor is slated to play Young Adam Trask in the forthcoming Netflix limited series, East of Eden, and has landed the role of Owen Boone in the streaming giant’s hockey series produced by Shawn Levy.
James Corden’s sister, Ruth, has shared the secrets to her incredible weight loss after shedding an impressive nine stone after admitting to ‘losing control’ over her eating
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James Corden’s sister Ruth has lifted the lid on her jaw-dropping weight loss journey. The 43-year-old left her followers stunned last month when she shared before and after snaps of herself after dropping an astonishing nine stone.
Ruth, who has admitted to using Ozempic to help her shed the weight, has now reflected on her new lifestyle, after admitting to ‘losing control’ over her eating before changing her mindset two years ago.
Taking to Instagram, looking back on how far she’s come, sharing striking snaps of herself, taken two years apart, Ruth said she began her weight loss journey alone before seeking help from Dr Sophia Khalique in London.
She explained: “I got to my biggest two years ago. I was a dress size 28. I was ballooning by the second. I didn’t have any control over my eating or my lifestyle. Bizarrely in February 2024 I just decided to lose weight.
“A lot of people ask me, “what was the catalyst?” and I honestly can’t tell you. I was having some problems with my blood pressure, so maybe there was some subconscious fear around that.”
Explaining she kicked off her new lifestyle in 2024 doing just 10 minutes of exercise a day, she continued: “I embarked on eating less in February 2024 and committed to doing ten minutes of exercise a day.’
“For those of us that are fat, or live in bigger bodies, I am going to use the language fat in this, because that’s what I’m comfortable with.’
“Being fat, going to see medical professional is something that became very frightening actually. A lot of the time when you go see a healthcare professional everything comes back to your weight.”
Admitting getting supporting for ‘being fat’ wasn’t something on her radar, Ruth said she bumped into Dr Khalique on a night out.
She continued: “I have a long-standing joke with my dad that I could go with Tonsillitis and the GP would tell me it’s because I’m fat. So, getting help and support from them around that wasn’t really on my radar.
“I was just plugging away at it going about it myself. I bumped into Dr Sophia Khalique on a night out and spoke to her about my hormones and fertility struggles.”
Ruth explained how Dr Khalique spoke to her from a ‘human level’ while she supported her and came to the conclusion, after a number of tests, that Ozempic, a drug for diabetes, being used for weight loss, would be a good option for her.
The proud podcaster is continuing to keep fit as she revealed she’s taking part in the 75 Hard challenge, where alcohol and unhealthy food are replaced by daily workouts for 75 days.
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Captioning herself going for a run on New Year’s Day, Ruth wrote: “75 hard has not left my head. Wasn’t gonna do this run but I put on my shoes and did it.”
Katie Price shared a number of telling posts on social media amid claims she has split up from younger partner JJ Slater after two years together
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Katie Price left subtle clues she is quickly moving on from JJ Slater. The duo are said to have split in recent days with reports suggesting Katie couldn’t see a future with the former MAFS star.
And now the former glamour model, 47, has left a number of defiant statements on her social media channels hinting she is ready for a fresh start. The mum-of-five reposted quotes on her Instagram Stories.
The first from a page titled Self Determined Women read: “When I care, I care hard. When I don’t give a f***, I really don’t give a f***.” It was the start of a number of posts by Katie as she left cryptic messages about her relationship status.
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The next posted said: “Real intimacy isn’t built in bedrooms but in conversations where your raw thoughts, fears, and truths are met with love, patience, and a desire to understand.”
As she continued, she then shared another quote by Mystics Truth, saying “A woman who has healed many traumas on her own and still keeps her heart pure, isn’t a woman. She’s an alchemist. She’s magic.”
While neither Katie nor JJ have made any public comment regarding their relationship, experts suggest their breakdown may have been less about drama and more about deeper differences in life stage and expectations as the pair battled their age gap.
According to International Wellness and Relationship Coach Teresha Young, age-gap relationships can absolutely work – but on one strict condition that both must adhere to.
“Age gap relationships can absolutely work when both people are aligned in what they want from life and how they show up emotionally,” Teresha explains. “They don’t automatically end relationships. At the same time, they can highlight differences around lifestyle, maturity, and future plans if those areas aren’t fully aligned.”
Despite facing apparent relationship woes, Katie recently posted her new “kissable” lips – and revealed she has more surgery planned. She was loving life with her “new kissable lips” as she shared a new snap.
And she also revealed she is looking forward to getting a Brazilian Butt Lift (BBL) next week. But she isn’t stopping there. Katie confessed to another surgery in the pipeline too.
Earlier, she also revealed plans to treat Harvey to his first pint – in Las Vegas. Harvey, 23, is now old enough to live it up in America and enjoy a beer, Katie told him during a YouTube clip as they discussed the year ahead.
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In the footage, she asks her son about the year ahead: “You’ll be 24. You are such a man. I think we need to take you to nightclubs this year. Do you know I could take you to Vegas?”
She went on: “You’re old enough. I could take you anywhere now. You’re 24, you’ll be 24. Do you want to try your first beer?”
Richard Keys’ controversial past as he’s seen after ‘crass’ tribute to Gabby Logan’s dad – The Mirror
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BBC sports presenter Gabby Logan was dealt with family heartbreak when she found out her dad had passed away whilst she was hosting Match of the Day, and ex-Sky Sports host Richard Keys caused huge upset with his tribute
Who is Richard Keys and what did he say?
Richard Keys is a former Sky Sports presenter, who caused a stir when he paid tribute to Gabby Logan’s dad Terry Yorath, a former footballer, when he passed away earlier this week.
In his initial post, he said: “Sad to hear the news of Terry Yorath’s passing. He was a warrior & won fans over wherever he played. He was great for us at Coventry & the reason I got Gabby a job at Sky. I had no idea who she was when we met, but I knew her dad. RIP Terry. Your daughter did you proud.” Numerous names from the sporting world hit out after the statement.
He was then smiling broadly and in high spirits as he left a breakfast at London’s Claridge’s Hotel with GB News broadcaster Eamonn Holmes – just days after furious fellow presenter Laura Woods branded him a “t**t”.
But this is not the first time Richard and Gabby have been at the centre of a public feud. Back in 2022 he threatened Logan with “libel action” after she wrote about an encounter with him and former Sky Sports pundit Andy Gray in her memoir, The First Half. In the tome, she claimed Keys and Gray made “cruel” comments around her during a flight in 2005.
But Gabby is not the only star to have come to blows with Richard. In 2024, Jamie Redknapp also found himself in the firing line, as the sports pundit took aim at him, not for the first time, in a savage social media post.
The pundit also sparked controversy in 2023 when he married Lucie Rose, a woman reported to be a friend of his daughter, Jemma, following the demise of his 36-year marriage to his first wife, Julia – though that she was his daughter’s friend is something Keys has always denied.
In January 2011, Keys and colleague Andy Gray left Sky Sports after making derogatory comments about female assistant referee Sian Massey. He said later: “Prehistoric banter isn’t acceptable in the modern world. I accept that. We failed to change when the world has changed.”
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Where the stars of one of the Square’s most iconic families are now after the family’s figurehead Derek Martin sadly died.
Few families made as big an impact on Albert Square as the Slaters. And they had big shoes to fill back at the turn of the Millennium, replacing EastEnders’ mighty Di Marcos. Charlie Slater and his three girls Kat, Lynne, Little Mo and grandaughter Zoe (the other Slaters came later) made a huge impact from the start.
Ahead of the new series of After The Floor, the actress tells of what’s in store for fans, her joy at getting ‘meatier’ roles, and opens up about dealing with grief after loss
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Just 14 when she cut her teeth on Byker Grove, alongside Ant and Dec, Jill Halfpenny has since played a soap opera seductresses in both Corrie and EastEnders, she’s won Strictly and become a stalwart of gritty TV dramas. Currently starring in the thriller, Girl Taken, on streaming channel Paramount TV+, she is also returning to ITV mystery drama After The Flood for a second series on Sunday (18 Jan) playing DS Sam Bradley. And she will be starring alongside another former soap actress, Sally Lindsay, in a new thriller Number One Fan, coming soon on 5.
On playing the detective, Jill, 50, says: “I liked the cast, so when they asked me to join it was a really easy yes. I didn’t even have to think about it. Sam comes across as someone who is very easy to talk to and very warm and approachable, but I’m not sure whether that’s exactly who she is.
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“She’s been doing it for so long she knows how to be affable and how to play the game and how to fit into a new team. She might ask people about their lives, but they might not find much out about hers – she’s one of those people.”
The second series picks up with newly promoted detective Jo Marshall (Sophie Rundell) juggling a new baby and childcare arrangements with her estranged ex Pat (Matt Stokoe) and her mum – councillor Molly (Lorraine Ashbourne) – while at the same time trying to expose her corrupt boss, Sergeant Phil Mackie (Nicholas Gleaves).
The first episode of the six-part thriller opens with Jo, clearly baffled when a dead body is found in strange circumstances on the moors. DS Bradley, newly transferred to the area, joins her in trying to solve the murder. Jill says: “I’m often cast as the ‘everywoman’. I tend to play characters that are quite grounded and no-nonsense.
“I can identify with that. I don’t come with a lot of bells and whistles. I’m straight to the point. Maybe that’s just who I am, maybe that’s how I was brought up, but I like people who are really direct. It makes me feel comfortable.”
Fans of Jill’s will remember her from early roles like Coronation Street, which she joined in 1999 as nurse Rebecca Hopkins, whose affair with Martin Platt ended his marriage to Gail, and EastEnders (2002) when she played Kate Mitchell, an undercover policewoman introduced as a honeytrap for Phil Mitchell, whose cover was blown when she fell in love and married him.
But the actress, who won Strictly’s second series in 2004 and has starred in dramas like Waterloo Road, Wild at Heart, Three Girls and The Long Shadow, says until a decade ago a lot of her roles were “dull.” She says: “It gets quite dull when you’re a young 20 year-old, playing the secretary, or the girl in the village. That gets quite boring after a while.
“You do find yourself in your mid to late 20s, where you’re like ‘come on! Give me something!’ It’s a fact that it’s a bit harder for women, because there are less parts, so you find yourself competing for the good stuff. When I went to drama school, I really believed that I was going to be given all these amazing opportunities when I left and I was going to be able to play a girl from a council estate and then go on to play a Russian princess and then a Spanish dancer.
“Then I left drama school and people went ‘oh, no, no, no!’ We all get typecast into a certain type of role, so it’s lovely when somebody says ‘do you fancy playing something like this’ and it’s something different. Thankfully, as time has gone on, I’ve been given more to do and in the last ten years, people have started to write more interestingly for women, which has been great.
“I’m getting meatier roles, because writers are allowed to tell stories from the point of view of the woman and being allowed to tell stories that are a bit messier and more complex. So, the woman is not just the person that’s with the lead character.” In the last four years Jill has done brilliantly, appearing in gripping TV dramas including The Feud, The Holiday, The Drowning and The Cuckoo.
But while her professional life couldn’t be better, away from the cameras she has been through the mill. In 2017, her life was turned upside down when her partner Matt Janes, 43, died after suffering a heart attack at the gym. His death also triggered tragic memories of her father Colin’s death, aged 36, also after a heart attack, during a game of five-a-side football.
She shared her experiences of loss and grieving in her memoir, A Life Reimagined, published last year. She says: “I didn’t write the last page and think ‘oh my God, that’s better,’ because I was re-visiting a lot of feelings. “But my whole philosophy is not to run away from grief – to be brave enough to cry and stay in the discomfort. So, I talked about how I felt and I hope that helped some people.
“One of the reasons why we struggle when we lose people is because we don’t talk about the fact that we’re going to lose people – ‘shut up, don’t talk about that, no point in talking about it until they’re gone.’ Well, there is actually. It’s called preparation. What made me decide to write it was that I’d read a huge number of books about grief when I lost my partner. They were brilliant, but a lot of them were written from a professional’s point of view.
“I would have loved to have heard from a normal person who had lost someone and was speaking from a very personal point of view about how they dealt with it and what they went through. Even things like what you do when someone dies. All the paperwork, how you book a funeral. It’s all shrouded in secrecy. No-one knows until it’s happening to them. They’re like: ‘why didn’t anyone tell me this?’ It’s because we don’t talk about it.”
Now living by the sea in her native North East with her 17 year-old son Harvey, from her previous marriage to actor Craig Conway, she is dating marketing manager Ian McAllister. They met in 2023 and she says she is in a good place. She says: “You think about all of the years and all the pain and the tears and then suddenly I’m here today and I feel good.
“Life isn’t perfect, but I’m happy to be where I’m at. Life is random. I lost my dad and then I lost my partner. I’ve lost friends and other members of the family. It’s just a natural cycle of life. For some reason we have it in our heads that we should all live to a ripe old age, but some of us don’t. It’s not that it’s ok, but there’s no comfort for me in being angry or wishing it was different.
“The only comfort for me is acceptance. Then I can open my eyes and think there might be other things now. Because when you’re still angry you close yourself off to a life that could possibly be waiting for you.”
*After the Flood returns on Sunday, 18th January, airing weekly on Sundays and Mondays on ITV. All episodes are available on ITVX
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