We don’t have an official release date for Tell Me Lies season 3 (sorry!), but I can tell you this: The show’s stars, Grace Van Patten and Jackson White, are still thriving IRL. Based on Carola Lovering’s novel of the same name, the Hulu series follows the twisty, toxic love story between Lucy Albright and Stephen DeMarco—which is, thankfully, nothing like the very sweet, very real love that has blossomed between Grace and Jackson.
Since hard-launching their relationship on Instagram soon after the premiere of season one, the two actors have kept their romance pretty private…so private, in fact, that you may not have even realized they were dating. However! During a recent interview with Elle, Grace confirmed that she and her “real-life boyfriend” Jackson are still going strong.
Let’s take a moment to review their cute showmance from the beginning, shall we?
September 2022
Tell Me Lies premieres on Hulu, and it isn’t long before dating rumors start circulating about the two leads. Tbh, Grace and Jackson don’t do much to dispel the rumors.
During an episode of the Not Skinny But Not Fat podcast, Jackson teases the possibility of an off-screen romance, confessing that he has “a huge crush” on his costar. “All I’m saying is that I’m obsessed with her because she’s fucking amazing,” he gushes.
He goes on to add, “She is the fucking coolest, most grounded, amazing person IRL that you’ll ever meet.”
Grace, for her part, plays it a lil more coy. When asked by Entertainment Tonight about her real-life relationship with Jackson, she says, “Fans should just leave it up for mystery, keep it fun. Who knows?”
November 2022
Grace and Jackson show up at the CFDA Fashion Awards looking veeeeery coupley:
And in case there is any lingering doubt about where they stand, Jackson shares photo booth pics from the event on his Instagram Story, with an emoji strategically placed over what looks like a photo of them kissing:
The next day, Jackson posts a cheeky photo of himself and Grace touching tongues to his grid with the caption, “if we kiss can we get a s2 @hulu.”
Side note: Grace posted the same pic on her own IG that same day, captioning it, “…just in the lick of time.” Love a coordinated hard-launch.
March 2023
The two hit up the Vanity Fair Oscar Party together looking chic as hell.
May 2023
Jackson drops this cute selfie on IG, along with a video of Grace in a go-kart. The caption: “Florida couple steals go cart trophy from 9 year old birthday boy.”
September 2023
The couple is spotted at Paris Fashion Week and gets snapped at the Hermès show.
January 2024
Actor Katey Sagal (who, fun fact, is Jackson’s mom both on the show and in real life) appears on the Broad Ideas podcast and reveals that Grace and Jackson have been dating “since the audition”—which is way longer than people thought!
According to her: “They have been [dating] for two years.” In-ter-est-ing!
August 2024
During an interview with Only Natural Diamonds, Grace provides rare insight into her relationship with Jackson, talking about how well they work together both onscreen and off.
“I love working with him not just because he’s my boyfriend but because he’s so talented and giving and present,” she says.
Not long after, she and Jackson are spotted at the US Open looking v cute and in love.
September 2024
Ahead of the season 2 premiere of Tell Me Lies, Grace admits to People how “trippy” it is to work with Jackson “because we are together in real life, and he knows me better than anyone.”
She also makes it clear that she and Jackson are *very* different IRL than their onscreen counterparts. “We’re wildly different,” she says, “thank goodness.”
August 2025
During an interview with Elle, Grace talks about filming season 3 with her “real-life boyfriend,” noting, “With us, there’s no block; it’s just full taking each other in, because that’s what we’re used to.”
Oh, and she reveals that she and Jackson started dating before he even officially landed the role of Stephen. “We didn’t know what was going to be more complicated—if he did get the part or if he didn’t—but we didn’t care,” she explains. “We just couldn’t help it.”
Later in the month, he joins her at the premiere of The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox.
Season 3 can’t get here soon enough!!
