Mario Lorenzo Falcone is an English television personality and tailor. He is known for his appearances in the reality programme ''

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''.

Career

Falcone made his debut appearance on ''

'' during the

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in 2011 and stayed until the sixteenth series, before returning for the nineteenth series and departing again after the twenty-first series. He was suspended for promoting slimming pills on social media. On 22 August 2013, Falcone entered the ''

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'' 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

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Personal life

Brought up in

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, Falcone is English of Italian descent. He has two sisters: Giorgina and author

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, who is the wife of

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. Falcone was previously engaged to

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; they split in 2012.

Filmography

References

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