We love it when the someone completely random joins the cast of Made in Chelsea.
Remember when L.A girlie Stephanie Pratt, most famous for her stint on The Hills, joined the show as Spencer Matthews love interest and ended up becoming BFF's with Lucy Watson? Steph was so popular she ended up sticking around for over three years.
Another American who stole the hearts of the MIC viewers, was Alik Alfus; the straight-talking New Yorker who dated Louise Thompson.
Who is Alik Alfus?
Alik is a business owner and artist from New York. He is best known from his time on Made In Chelsea where he was in a long term relationship with Louise Thompson.
He also took part in Celebs Go Dating in 2018.
How old is Alik Alfus?
Alik is 31 years old. He was born on 25th November 1988, making him a Sagittarius.
When happened when Alik Alfus was on Made in Chelsea?
Alik joined Made In Chelsea in 2014 as part of Made in Chelsea: NYC. He immediately hit it off with Louise Thompson and they ended the series agreeing to try and keep the relationship going long-distance. Due to this, Alik appeared regularly on the show for the next two years, starting from series 8.
Alik left Made In Chelsea following the breakdown of his relationship with Louise back in 2016, during Made In Chelsea South of France. He moved back to New York and while he appeared briefly in series 14 and went on to join the cast again in 2018, he has not appeared on the show since.
What happened between Alik Alfus and Louise Thompson?
Alik and Louise Thompson first met in New York during Made In Chelsea: New York in 2014. Whilst the two hit it off instantly and were together for around two years, they both struggled with their relationship being long distance. They were pretty solid for the most part, but their relationship eventually hit a rough patch, causing Louise to fly to New York to try and salvage their relationship, obviously it didn't really work out.
Louise came back to the Chelsea shortly after and got very close (very quickly) to her personal trainer Ryan Libbey. Things really came to a head during Made In Chelsea South of France in 2018, when Alik flew over to France to win Louise back. Louise explained she just didn't love him any more (ouch) and Alik reluctantly flew back to New York.
Louise then wasn't happy when Alik returned to London during series 14 of the show. He even got into a confrontation with her new man Ryan, causing Louise to tell him to stay out of her life (double ouch). When he properly rejoined the show in series 15 there were a few awkward moments, but for the most part the drama seemed to end there.
Who is Alik Alfus' dad?
Aliks' dad is Mitchell Alfus also known as the leather king of New York. He is the owner of Libra Leather who else happened to make an appearance of The Kardashians TV show. Mitch bumped into Kim at a restaurant and asked for a pic, fans on TikTok knew STRAIGHT away who he was.
"Having a highly productive day off and just spotted an unlikely TV crossover - #madeinchelsea’s Alik’s dad Mitch Alfus getting a selfie with Kim on #TheKardashians."
What is Alik Alfus' job?
Alik is a co-owner of the textiles company Libra Leather with his dad and sister. It is a family owned business and Alik serves as the vice-president. The company sources exotic and luxurious skins from around the world.
Is Alik Alfus in a relationship?
Alik is currently in a relationship with Charlotte Andrea and has been for three years.
Does Alik Alfus have Instagram?
He does - follow him @al_alfus.
Check out: 11 things you didn't know about Made in Chelsea
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The initial idea came from LA based The Hills. Spencer Matthews was pals with Spencer Pratt and Brody Jenner and, he told Closer Online in 2017, "We didn't have anything like that in the UK. "We pitched basically the same as [producer of The Hills and The City] Adam DiVello's idea over here to star in our own show in London."The crossover later made itself known when Spencer Pratt's sister Stephanie arrived in Chelsea in 2013 and started dating Spencer.
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Spencer and Hugo Taylor were involved in the casting process. According to Spenny, the two of them first pitched the idea as The Big Smoke and even filmed a pilot, but it wasn't initially commissioned. When bigwig producers later showed an interest, it was to be called Chelsea Girls, but Spencer and Hugo requested the name be changed and what we know as Made in Chelsea was born.
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Not all scenes are as they seem - Spencer told Closer that they'd often end up filming scenes set in clubs at night in the early morning based on availability of the venue. A bit awkward, no?
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As a result, while the alcohol on set is real, usually if they're filming early scenes they'll "be on the waters". If it's an explosive night time scene though and the producers were after extra drama, then drinking "was encouraged".
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Remember THIS iconic fight? Even in the first series' "some of the fights were more real than others". According to Spenny, "Some of the time you'll take the other side in an argument otherwise there's no scene – the arguments are real but your opinion may not be real."
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He also said that, "In order to prolong drama they would dilute a side of the argument. "Sometimes it was very clear from the beginning who was right and who was wrong – sometimes simple discussions would drag on over the course of a series, for the purpose of entertainment."
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The cast don't know if they're going abroad until just 24 hours in advance. James Taylor told Closer that producers would wait til the last possible minute to film reactions to the news of a holiday, "otherwise it would be acting". And Habbs admitted that Canada (in 2018) was the weirdest trip because "there were two separate groups of friends".
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Lizzo was in Made in Chelsea.Yep, In 2014, Lizzo featured on stage in a gig scene in the show. If that wasn't weird enough (and it's not exactly a secret any more), what's even stranger is that during gig and club scenes there's actually no music played. Extras have revealed that most scenes are filmed in silence so that the mics can pick up dialogue of the main cast.
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Mark-Francis Vandelli and Victoria Baker-Harber are the most "high maintenance" cast members in MiC history, and Mark even said he didn't know and "couldn't care less" about who else was on the show in 2016. "I have invited many of the cast to parties in my house but you can tell there is a distinction between my friends and them, and they don't really make any effort to integrate," he told Digital Spy. "They don't gel. What you must understand is that we don't interact or socialise with any of the other cast," he continued. "Or really ever see them. Occasionally Binky, who I'm always happy to see.""[But] Toff's very smart and she can speak to anyone about anything, she's intelligent and forthcoming."
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When superstar DJ Tom Zanetti briefly filmed scenes for MiC, after meeting his girlfriend Sophie Hermann on Celeb Go Dating, he spoke out about how 'set up' the show was. "In a way, yes, it is set up. They'll set up an amazing setting and a backdrop and then you're given a topic to discuss."That doesn't discredit it at all. It was set up but, then you've got to film it so many times from so many different angles. And then, you get the wides, and then you get the pretties and then you get this and that."
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In 2019, current cast members James Taylor and Sophie 'Habbs' Habboo told Closer that, much like in the Love Island villa, producers are more involved than you think. "Producers make you say things you don't necessarily want to say," said James Taylor. "There's a definite hierarchy and there's 'different rules' for the older cast and the newbies."Habbs agreed, "You forget they're not your friends and so you tell them your deepest darkest secrets and suddenly everyone knows them."