- WARNING: CONTAINS SPOILERS
He stars in Netflix’s new cult show Buying London as the director of a rival agency.
But few people have noticed that Alex Bourne – the co-founder of agency London House, is actually S Club star Rachel Stevens’ ex-husband.
Alex, 47, who was married to his childhood sweetheart Rachel, 46, for 12 years, until they split in 2022, makes no mention of his ex-wife on the show.
They share two daughters together and Rachel is now in a relationship with Dancing On Ice professional Brendyn Hatfield, 37.
Following in the footsteps of Selling Sunset, Buying London is the latest offering which gives nosy viewers the chance to look inside incredible British mansions.
Daniel Daggers and his team of agents at DDRE Global ‘set out to conquer the super prime high-end real estate market, from the prestigious streets of Mayfair to the exclusive enclaves of Holland Park’.
Alex Bourne, star of Netflix’s new cult show Buying London – is S Club singer Rachel Stevens’ ex-husband – the pair were married for 12 years until 2022
Alex and Rachel were childhood sweethearts and have two children together – their split is an amicable one (pictured in March 2018)
Rachel said of their split; It’s been the biggest decision to make in our lives, obviously, with our kids’ – pictured together in 2011
Alex features in the show as a slightly ruthless rival of protagonist Daniel, 44, who owns property, DDRE Global.
During the show, Alex tries to poach real estate advisor Lauren Christy from Daniel but lies to him about his motives when he confronts him about it.
The show is constructed reality and in actual fact, Alex is one of Daniel’s oldest friends.
But despite this, their competing business interests crop up in the show.
Rachel addressed her split from Alex spoke to The Sun following her split from Alex.
She said: ‘It’s very hard to articulate the feelings, because there are so many. It’s been really painful, really sad. It’s been the biggest decision to make in our lives, obviously, with our kids.
‘I worried about the girls having the experience I had. We’ve had some amazing advice on how to speak to them. They know how much we love them and we are not going anywhere.
‘Our split is very amicable and that’s really helping. It’s only the last two weeks that we’ve not been living together. That was definitely difficult. We’re doing it with love and respect, but it’s a process. It’s taken a lot of navigating. We are going to mess up and make mistakes. But we are acknowledging that to them, and I feel so lucky.’
Rachel has now struck up a romance with Brendyn, who she was partnered with on the ITV show (pictured in February 2022)
