Were Piper And Alex Together In Real Life? A Look At The Cast’S Relationships

You’re probably wondering if Alex Vause and Piper Chapman, the characters from *Orange Is the New Black*, were actually together in real life. Well, here’s the deal: Alex Vause is based on Piper Kerman’s real-life ex-girlfriend.

Piper Kerman wrote the book *Orange Is the New Black: My Year in a Women’s Prison* which the Netflix series is based on. While Piper was in prison, she wrote about her experiences, including her past relationship with a woman named Nora Jansen.

Nora Jansen is the real-life inspiration for the character Alex Vause. They met in the 1990s and were involved in a drug smuggling operation. Piper served a year in prison for her role in the operation, while Nora served much longer.

Even though the character Alex Vause is loosely based on Nora Jansen, the Netflix series took some liberties with the story. In the show, Alex Vause and Piper Chapman have a much more intense and complicated relationship than Piper Kerman and Nora Jansen did in real life.

The show’s creators, Jenji Kohan and Tara Herrmann, wanted to explore the complexities of female relationships and the impact of prison on those relationships. They also wanted to create a character who would be both a love interest and a source of conflict for Piper. Alex Vause perfectly fits that bill in the show.