Death in Paradise star Ralf Little has had a high-profile love life, including a romance with Welsh presenter Lisa Rogers in 2000. The actor, known for roles in The Royle Family and Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps, played Detective Inspector Neville Parker in the BBC series from 2020 to 2024.
Romance with Welsh Presenter
Ralf dated Lisa Rogers in 2000. Lisa presented Channel 4's Scrapheap Challenge from 2002 to 2008 and also worked on The Big Breakfast and reality show The Block.
Ralf previously gushed over Lisa, saying: "I've never carried a picture of anyone in my wallet before. I feel like a right soft ha'p'orth. But isn't she [Lisa] gorgeous? I don't know how I managed to pull her. I keep looking at her, laughing and thinking I've pulled off a great trick. I'm under no illusion that she's out of my league."
The couple split in 2002. Years later, speaking to The Standard in 2012, Ralf recalled a memorable night out featuring Lisa: "I had a surprise party thrown for me by my ex [Lisa Rogers] on my last [22nd] birthday at the Met bar. Lisa took me for a meal at Nobu and then pretended to take me downstairs for a bit of a dance. All my friends and family came down from Manchester."
Engagement to Playwright
Ralf was previously engaged to American playwright Lindsey Ferrentino. They met in 2016 when he starred in one of her plays alongside Death in Paradise actor Kris Marshall.
Lindsey won the Kesselring Prize in 2016, an honour for "up-and-coming" playwrights. She later produced the critically acclaimed play Amy and the Orphans, reportedly being developed into a film for Netflix.
Speaking warmly about his fiancée in 2020, Ralf told the Mirror: "She's doing annoyingly well. If we were ever going to be a power couple I'd have to seriously up my game." He added: "Her career is exploding in a way that makes me both incredibly proud, and obscenely jealous."
By May 2024, reports emerged that the couple had parted ways, with media outlets noting Lindsey had been spotted without her engagement ring.
Heartbreaking Reason for Not Having Kids
Earlier this year, Ralf struggled to hold back tears as he revealed the reason behind his decision not to have children. On Will and Ralf Should Know Better, when asked "what's the worry about children," he said: "It's a lot of work, innit? I bought a bread maker once and I loved making that bread, but after a little whilst, I was like, I'll just unplug it and put it under the cupboard. You can't really do that with babies, can you?"
Asked what he was most afraid of, the ex-Death in Paradise star replied: "I've lived a lot of my life having a mentality where there's nothing I can't walk away from. It's actually terrifying to me, the idea of loving something so completely and irreversibly. I can't walk away from it intact. That's terrifying to me."
Death in Paradise is available to watch on BBC iPlayer.
