Personal Life
During his time on The Bill as a PC, Alex met his wife Sarah when she worked as a make-up artist on the show. They married on 20 June 2009 after several years together at the Queen's House in Greenwich. They live in Penarth, South Wales with their two children, Flora and Jack.
He is very close friends with his former co-stars Roberta Taylor and René Zagger. Taylor is like a second mother to him and is even grandmother by proxy to his children. Zagger is his best friend and they have known each other since they were 15 and 16; they also shared a flat when they were both on The Bill as PCs. Zagger and Scott Maslen were his best men at his wedding.
He is a West Ham supporter and enjoys programmes such as CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and Doctor Who. He is also left-handed and has admitted that, following an incident in Blackpool, he has a fear of snakes.
He undertakes local charity work and is the patron for the St Thomas' Lupus Trust. On 24 March 2007, he took part in The Weakest Link and won £9,450, which he donated to Essex based charity "Kids in Need", which grants wishes for underprivileged, sick and terminally ill children.
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