Tell Me Lies’ Spencer House, Sonia Mena breaks silence on their romance
After news broke of their surprising romance, Tell me lies‘ Spencer House And Sonia Mena made rare comments about their relationship.
House, 33, and Mena, 28, reflected on the numerous costar relationships between them Tell me lies costars during an exclusive joint interview with We weekly at Clarins’ Sugar & Shine Galentine’s Affair in Los Angeles on Thursday, January 29.
“It doesn’t make any sense,” Mena said before joking, “Because the relationships on screen are just terrifying. We’re very different from the people we play.”
Mena and House, who play Pippa and Wrigley on screen respectively, were the casting director’s credits Lauren Gray. However, they emphasized that they couldn’t be more separate from the characters they portray on the hit Hulu series.
“We’re obviously very different. When you spend so much time with the people you work with, there’s a spark,” he noted. “But there is a boundary between us and the work.”
Based on Carola LovingThe novel of the same name, Tell Me Lies, follows the messy relationship between college student Lucy (Grace Van Patten) and Stephen (Jackson White). Off-screen, Van Patten and White sparked romance rumors after season 1 premiered in 2022. Branden Cookmeanwhile, recently engaged Katherine Hugheswho plays his character Evan’s love interest.
Earlier this month, news broke that Mena and House have been dating for several years after meeting on set. They grew closer after their characters were paired across the show’s three seasons – although Pippa and Wrigley have since seemed to grow apart on screen.
“We work so much, but don’t spend that much time together [on set]. But we still hang out a lot,” Mena noted Usbefore telling House, “I miss doing scenes with you. But it also made the scenes we had to do a lot more fun.”
House agreed that there was “less” substance between Wrigley and Pippa, adding: “[But] we shoot many scenes at the same time – on a different block schedule. So between takes you can just walk to the next set and say ‘Hello’.”
Season 3, which premiered in January, surprised viewers by hinting at a romance between Wrigley and Bree (Cat Missal). House told earlier Us which he “loved” to add a new component to his character’s backstory.
“This was the most fun I’ve had in any season. It’s because Wrigley had to have an arc that had an upward trajectory,” he said. “The first two were spirals, which was good in its own way.”
House continued, “But for me – as someone who shows up to work every day and embodies that – it was fun to be on an upward trajectory. That was meaningful and fun.”
Now that production is underway Tell me lies is wrapped up, House and Mena have more time to spend together. However, Valentine’s Day will look a little different for the low-key couple this year.
“We hope we’re in the same city,” he told us at Clarins’ Galentine’s Day event, which spotlighted the brand’s iconic Lip Perfector. “I’m planning something, but it will be before or after Valentine’s Day. Every now and then I’ll do a little surprise.”
New episodes of Tell me lies premiering Tuesday on Hulu.
