There is a reason the onscreen chemistry between Matthew Le Nevez and Ella Scott Lynch is so sizzling – the pair used to be an item!
Images of the actors looking cosy at mutual friend Kate Ritchie’s 21st birthday have surfaced, revealing the former couple’s hush-hush dalliance.
Meanwhile, questions are being raised as to whether their roles as onscreen lovers could have reignited an old flame.
When New Idea spoke with Ella – who plays Peter’s wife Bev – the 34-year-old admitted the pair have known each other for years, but didn’t elaborate on how well.
‘I’ve known Matt for quite a long time,’ she states.
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