After news broke about their surprise romance, Tell Me Lies‘ Spencer House and Sonia Mena made rare comments about their relationship off set.
House, 33, and Mena, 28, reflected on the many costar relationships between Tell Me Lies costars during an exclusive joint interview with Us Weekly at Clarins’ Sugar & Shine Galentine’s Affair in Los Angeles on Thursday, January 29.
“It doesn’t make any sense,” Mena said before quipping, “Since the relationships on screen are only terrifying. We’re very different than the people we play.”
Mena and House, who play onscreen couple Pippa and Wrigley, respectively, credited casting director Lauren Grey. They emphasized, nonetheless, that they couldn’t be more separate from the characters they portray on the hit Hulu series.
“We’re obviously very different. Once you spend a lot time with the people you’re employed with — a spark happens,” he noted. “But there’s a line between us and work.”
Based on Carola Lovering‘s novel of the identical name, Tell Me Lies follows the messy relationship between college students Lucy (Grace Van Patten) and Stephen (Jackson White). Offscreen, Van Patten and White sparked romance rumors after season 1 premiered in 2022. Branden Cook, meanwhile, recently got engaged to Katherine Hughes, who plays his character Evan’s love interest.
News broke earlier this month that Mena and House have been dating for several years after meeting on set. They grew closer after their characters were paired off for the show’s three-season run — although Pippa and Wrigley have since appeared to grow apart on screen.
“We work a lot but then we don’t spend as much time together [on set]. But we still hang around quite a bit” Mena noted to Us, before telling House, “I miss doing scenes with you. But then it also made those that we got to do this far more fun.”
House agreed that there was “less” content between Wrigley and Pippa, adding, “[But] we shoot lots of scenes at the identical time — on a unique block schedule. So in between shots, you may just walk over to the subsequent set and say, ‘Hi.’”
Season 3, which premiered in January, surprised viewers by hinting at a romance between Wrigley and Bree (Cat Missal). House previously told Us that he “loved” adding a brand new component to his character’s backstory.
“This was essentially the most fun I’ve had in any season. It’s because Wrigley got to have an arc that had an upwards trajectory,” he shared. “The primary two were spirals, which was good in its own way.”
House continued: “But for me — as someone who’s shown as much as work day-after-day embodying that — it was nice to do an upwards trajectory. That was meaningful and nice.”
Now that production on Tell Me Lies has wrapped, House and Mena have more time to spend together. Valentine’s Day, nonetheless, will look a little bit different for the low-key couple this yr.
“We hope that we’re in the identical city,” he told Us on the Clarins’ Galentine’s Day event, which highlighted the brand’s iconic Lip Perfector. “I’m planning something but it surely’s going to be before or after Valentine’s Day. Every once in a while, I’ll do a little bit surprise.”
Latest episodes of Tell Me Lies premiere Tuesdays on Hulu.