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- ↑ "The 'Cheaters' Cast Are "Pretty Positive" About A Second Season". Bustle. 16 February 2022.
- ↑ Guyoncourt, Sally (19 November 2024). "Cheaters cast and season 2 episode guide as show returns to BBC". inews.co.uk. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
- ↑ Karpazli, Ertan (15 February 2022). "Jack Fox's famous family including actor cousin and relationship with movie star". MyLondon.
- ↑ "Cheaters review – as romcom coincidences go, this one's a whopper". the Guardian. 8 February 2022.
