

Piper did not make artisanal bath soap for a living. If Kerman hooked up with anyone during her stay, she didn’t put it in the book. Kerman also admits that there wasn’t much sex in prison at all – lots of schoolgirl crushes, but nothing serious. As a matter of fact, they weren’t even in the same prison, and only time the two saw each other was during the two weeks they testified in a joint court case. In real life, Piper Kerman never hooked up with Alex (real name, Nora Jansen). (Of course, sometimes a guard was part of the illegal activity – we’re looking at you, Pornstache.) Facebook This goes the same for the other inmates –- on the show, there are a lot of sexual relationships in Litchfield - in the chapel, in bunks, in storage closets – anywhere inmates could find a spot without guards around.

On the show, Piper is reunited with her girlfriend-in-crime, Alex Vause (Laura Prepon), the flame between the two is relit, and things get very hot and serious before they sour on each other. This naturally leads us to Piper becoming romantically involved with any of her fellow inmates. In a 2015 interview with the Columbus Dispatch, Kerman confirmed that they’re happy, healthy, and she’s teaching writing classes at several women’s prisons in the Ohio area. Not only did she stay with him throughout her stay in Litchfield, but they’re still married. In real life, Piper was incredibly supportive of Larry’s feature article ( A Life to Live, This Side of the Bars, March 25, 2010). As you can imagine, the secretive Piper was furious with him, and it set the tone for their relationship while she was on the inside. On the show, her boyfriend Larry (Jason Biggs) wrote a New York Times article and was interviewed on a talk radio show about Piper. Piper did not break up with Larry to pursue a lesbian relationship while at Litchfield.
