Mario Falcone

Mario Lorenzo Falcone (born 21 February 1988) is an English television personality. He is best known for starring as himself in the ITV2 semi-reality programme The Only Way Is Essex.

The Only Way Is Essex

Falcone made his debut appearance on The Only Way Is Essex during the third series in 2011 and stayed until the fifteenth series. He was suspended for promoting slimming pills on social media.

Celebrity Big Brother

On 22 August 2013, Falcone entered the Celebrity Big Brother house, competing in the twelfth series. He was the third TOWIE cast member to appear on the show, following Amy Childs in 2011 and Kirk Norcross in 2012. On 13 September, he finished fifth and left the house with fellow housemate and sixth place Vicky Entwistle.

Personal life

Raised in Shenfield, Essex, Falcone is half-Italian, half-Argentine. He is the brother of author Giovanna Fletcher, who is the wife of McFly's Tom Fletcher. Falcone was previously engaged to Lucy Mecklenburgh; they split in 2012. In November 2018 Mario Falcone’s fiancée Becky Miesner gave birth to their first child Parker Jax. Mario Falcone has been rumoured to have cheated on his fiancée Becky with Jessica Wright, also from TOWIE, and according to close sources, the pair have shared a secret relationship for a number of years.