Piper’s Ex
In her 2013 TED talk, Piper Kerman spoke of the prison system and her own experience. She went into the people from her life who inspired characters on the show. So, yes she spoke of her former lover. Apparently, confronting her ex in prison helped her confront her past, metaphorically and literally. The real life Alex (played by Laura Prepon on the show) is based on the heroin dealer, Catherine ‘Cleary’ Wolters. Clearly had been working for a Nigerian kingpin and then spent 65 months in prison.
Piper’s Ex
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