Alexander's personal story inspired a wave of donations to Mencap.

The Traitors finalist Alexander Dragonetti has responded to the wave of admiration that’s come his way since appearing on the reality show.

Ever since his debut in the first episode of the Bafta-winning reality show, Alexander has become something of a heartthrob among viewers, which only intensified as the weeks wore on.

By the time last week’s final rolled around, a quick search for the former diplomat’s name on social media brought up all manner of thirst posts – which he was asked about during a recent interview with Cosmopolitan.

Responding to one specific post on X which described him as having “rom-com energy”, Alexander quipped: “I don’t really feel like it’s my decision whether I have rom-com energy, I suppose, I’ll leave that for others........

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