About Characters
Lucy Charlotte Lovering - Lucy is the youngest of the group and not only her age but also her looks. She is a petite, sweet one who cares about others and loves fashion. Lucy firstly falls in love with Tony Costello, the older half-brother of Nesta and their relationship becomes on/off. Apart from Tony, she dates Daniel for a few weeks after she and Tony take a break then she dumps him when he becomes possessive. She also dates Teddy from America during school trip to Italy. She wants to be a designer when she grows up and already makes clothes for her friends. She was born on May 24 (the same birthday as her dad) and likes to make jokes. Lucy and Tony later develop a serious relationship and make the promise of being together when they reach 30 if they are not seeing other people. She has blonde hair with blue eyes and is the shortest of the group making her be mistaken of child. Lucy has two older brothers Steve and Lal who enjoys annoying her.
Isobel 'Izzie' Joanna Foster - Izzie is a dark-haired, tall girl who is into spiritual and astrology as well as soulmates. She is also into mediation and horoscopes which all the girls don't believe in. Izzie later becomes vegetarian and enjoys Lucy's life since her mother is very strict whilst her father has another wife and a baby son. She has an inspiration of becoming a singer/songwriter when she grows up and sings with the band King Noz. Izzie is the only one who is mostly single throughtout the series and is mostly anxious about her weight and height. She firstly goes out with Mark who she meets in Camden market but who ignores her then Ben from King Noz. She then goes out with Josh and starts drugs and smoking. Izzie was born on 26 January and there is a hint given in the 8th book of Truth, Dare, Kiss, Promise series that she may like one of the boys of the group called Mac. Also TJ and Cat, one of the characters of the TDKP and a friend of Mac's plan to set them up.
Nesta Suzanne Williams - Nesta is the opposite of the others. She is into fashion, is loved by every boy as she is very beautiful with her long, silky black hair and dark skin. Her father is an Italian director while her mother is a Jamaican TV presenter. She has an ambition of becoming a model then changes her mind at the end to become an actress. Nesta is sometimes thought to be shallow by her friends which bothers her a lot. She always pretends to be the movie heroine whenever they get into trouble. Nesta has an older half-brother Tony whom Lucy falls in love with. Although many boys have drooled over her, Nesta hadn't taken many seriously apart from Simon, Luke and later William whom she admits she falls in love with.
Theresa Joanne 'TJ' Watts - TJ feels lonely when her best friend Hannah moves to South Africa until Lucy slowly befriends her and she joins the group. Her parents are older than other parents being in their late 50's and she was a 'surprise baby' or 'a mistake' making her feel embarrassed. Her birthday is November 24. Her dad doesn't appreciate her bringing in friends as it causes him to always complain about the noise and TJ is usually aware of when and when not to bring her friends. Although she is smart, she is shy, especially around boys. She says that she turns into Noola, the alien girl when with attractive boys. TJ enjoys reading, devours books and writing: she becomes the co-editor of the school newspaper and aspires to be a journalist/novelist. She first dates Lucy's brother Steve, has a date with Ollie Axford and later sets on Luke whom she fell for when he was dating Nesta.
Tony Costello - Tony is Nesta's half-older brother and Lucy's first love. His mother passed away when he was only six months old so Nesta's mother has always been a mother to him. He is a player in the beginning having a different girl every week until he meets Lucy and everything changes for him. He develops strong feelings for her as she is the only girl that understands his inner feelings and doesn't drool over him like other girls do.. He is her first kiss and they have an on/off relationship with a promise that he makes to Lucy that if they reach 30 and are not in a relationship, they will get together.
Lucas 'Luke' De Biasi - Luke is a gorgeous boy that all the girls like hanging around. However; he doesn't have any feelings towards them whatsoever until Nesta comes along whom he becomes attracted to though only by her looks. He later falls in love with TJ which causes TJ and Nesta to apart due to him cheating on Nesta with TJ. She refuses to be with him when Nesta dumps him however the group bring them back to be together in the last book of the series.
Steve Lovering - Steve is Lucy's older brother and the first boyfriend of TJ Watts. He develops feelings for her when he helps her with the competition she is in in the fourth book. Although he likes TJ a lot, he becomes angry and hurt when she dumps him through email. Steve is later mentioned in the seventh book of the Truth, Dare, Kiss, Promise series Double Dare where he likes one of the lead characters and might have started going out with her as confirmed in the eight book of the series.
William Lewis - William is Luke's best friend whom Nesta meets during when she and Luke are dating. After Luke cheats on her, he and Nesta start becoming friends especially after she starts volunteering in a charity centre. Much to Nesta's horror, she starts to fall for him and attempts to ignore him however they start dating from the 11th book. In the final book of the series, they are said to be in a relationship.
Laurence 'Lal' Lovering - Lucy's fifteen year old brother who is a player and keeps a chart of girls he has kissed. He has a crush on Nesta who never notices him regardless of how much he tries as she prefers older boys. Lal loves teasing Lucy.
Marie Watts - TJ's 27 year old sister who has followed her parents' footsteps by becoming a doctor. She lives in Devon with her husband Stuart Collagan.
Paul Watts - TJ's older brother who has become a rebel by dropping out of medicine school after his first year as he wasn't interested. He works as a freelance painter and decorator much to the horror of his parents.
Thomas 'Tom' Foster - Izzie's three year old paternal half-brother who loves her and whom she sometimes babysits.
Mrs Lovering - Lucy's hipster mum whose lack of colour coordination embarasses Lucy. She works as a psychotherapist and often gives quotes to Lucy. Izzie likes her as they share common interests, which makes Lucy wonder if she is her real daughter. Lucy's friends love her as she is less strict than their parents.
Peter Lovering - Lucy's hipster dad who has long hair he puts into ponytail although he is going bald. He owns an organic, grocery shop and works part time as a musician/music teacher.
Laura Foster - Izzie's strict no non-sense attitude mum. She is always on her case and is married to an older man. She is a lawyer and once told Izzie how she used to attend a convent school where she didn't meet boys or misbehaved and had strict parents.
Mr Foster - Izzie's carefree dad who works as a university English lecturer and is divorced from her mum. He is closer to Izzie and often supports her when she has a fight with her mum.
Richard Watts - TJ's strict doctor dad who she calls Wrinkles along with her mum. He is in his 70s and often hates TJ bringing any friends home. He is workaholic and mostly forgets about his health.
Maureen Watts - TJ's mum who is in her late 50s at the beginning of the series and turns 60 by the end of the series. She is a GP and is known as the Wrinkles along with her husband by her children. She is less strict than her husband and is the one TJ often turns to when she has problems.
Angus or 'The Lodger' - Izzie's stepdad who she at the beginnig names The Lodger as she wasn't happy with her mother's remarriage. He and Izzie don't get along but later on tend to better understand each other.
Anne - Izzie's stepmother who is 12 years younger than Mr Foster. She met him as a mature student and Izzie gets along with her. She is currently a PhD student and has a son - Tom- with Mr Foster.
Mrs Williams Costello - Nesta's mother and Tony's stepmother. She is Jamaican and married Mr Costello when Tony was two years and raised him as her own. She works as a morning TV presenter and Nesta greets her from the TV every morning.
Matt Costello - Nesta and Tony's dad who is a film producer. He was firstly married to Tony's mum who died in a car accident when he was six. He had a sister Nadia who was killed when a drunk driver hit their car as she was coming back from a party with Mr De Biasi, Luke's father. This is the reason he continously refuses Tony from learning to drive.
Gianni De Biasi - Luke's dad and Mr Costello's childhood best friend. He had a crush on Nadia Costello and was devastated when she died in a car accident as they came back from a party. This affected their friendship and the two never spoke until Nesta and Luke started dating.
Mrs De Biasi - Luke's mum and childhood friend of Mr Costello. She is sweet, welcoming and is mostly seen working at the family restaurant.
Isobel 'Izzie' Joanna Foster - Izzie is a dark-haired, tall girl who is into spiritual and astrology as well as soulmates. She is also into mediation and horoscopes which all the girls don't believe in. Izzie later becomes vegetarian and enjoys Lucy's life since her mother is very strict whilst her father has another wife and a baby son. She has an inspiration of becoming a singer/songwriter when she grows up and sings with the band King Noz. Izzie is the only one who is mostly single throughtout the series and is mostly anxious about her weight and height. She firstly goes out with Mark who she meets in Camden market but who ignores her then Ben from King Noz. She then goes out with Josh and starts drugs and smoking. Izzie was born on 26 January and there is a hint given in the 8th book of Truth, Dare, Kiss, Promise series that she may like one of the boys of the group called Mac. Also TJ and Cat, one of the characters of the TDKP and a friend of Mac's plan to set them up.
Nesta Suzanne Williams - Nesta is the opposite of the others. She is into fashion, is loved by every boy as she is very beautiful with her long, silky black hair and dark skin. Her father is an Italian director while her mother is a Jamaican TV presenter. She has an ambition of becoming a model then changes her mind at the end to become an actress. Nesta is sometimes thought to be shallow by her friends which bothers her a lot. She always pretends to be the movie heroine whenever they get into trouble. Nesta has an older half-brother Tony whom Lucy falls in love with. Although many boys have drooled over her, Nesta hadn't taken many seriously apart from Simon, Luke and later William whom she admits she falls in love with.
Theresa Joanne 'TJ' Watts - TJ feels lonely when her best friend Hannah moves to South Africa until Lucy slowly befriends her and she joins the group. Her parents are older than other parents being in their late 50's and she was a 'surprise baby' or 'a mistake' making her feel embarrassed. Her birthday is November 24. Her dad doesn't appreciate her bringing in friends as it causes him to always complain about the noise and TJ is usually aware of when and when not to bring her friends. Although she is smart, she is shy, especially around boys. She says that she turns into Noola, the alien girl when with attractive boys. TJ enjoys reading, devours books and writing: she becomes the co-editor of the school newspaper and aspires to be a journalist/novelist. She first dates Lucy's brother Steve, has a date with Ollie Axford and later sets on Luke whom she fell for when he was dating Nesta.
Tony Costello - Tony is Nesta's half-older brother and Lucy's first love. His mother passed away when he was only six months old so Nesta's mother has always been a mother to him. He is a player in the beginning having a different girl every week until he meets Lucy and everything changes for him. He develops strong feelings for her as she is the only girl that understands his inner feelings and doesn't drool over him like other girls do.. He is her first kiss and they have an on/off relationship with a promise that he makes to Lucy that if they reach 30 and are not in a relationship, they will get together.
Lucas 'Luke' De Biasi - Luke is a gorgeous boy that all the girls like hanging around. However; he doesn't have any feelings towards them whatsoever until Nesta comes along whom he becomes attracted to though only by her looks. He later falls in love with TJ which causes TJ and Nesta to apart due to him cheating on Nesta with TJ. She refuses to be with him when Nesta dumps him however the group bring them back to be together in the last book of the series.
Steve Lovering - Steve is Lucy's older brother and the first boyfriend of TJ Watts. He develops feelings for her when he helps her with the competition she is in in the fourth book. Although he likes TJ a lot, he becomes angry and hurt when she dumps him through email. Steve is later mentioned in the seventh book of the Truth, Dare, Kiss, Promise series Double Dare where he likes one of the lead characters and might have started going out with her as confirmed in the eight book of the series.
William Lewis - William is Luke's best friend whom Nesta meets during when she and Luke are dating. After Luke cheats on her, he and Nesta start becoming friends especially after she starts volunteering in a charity centre. Much to Nesta's horror, she starts to fall for him and attempts to ignore him however they start dating from the 11th book. In the final book of the series, they are said to be in a relationship.
Laurence 'Lal' Lovering - Lucy's fifteen year old brother who is a player and keeps a chart of girls he has kissed. He has a crush on Nesta who never notices him regardless of how much he tries as she prefers older boys. Lal loves teasing Lucy.
Marie Watts - TJ's 27 year old sister who has followed her parents' footsteps by becoming a doctor. She lives in Devon with her husband Stuart Collagan.
Paul Watts - TJ's older brother who has become a rebel by dropping out of medicine school after his first year as he wasn't interested. He works as a freelance painter and decorator much to the horror of his parents.
Thomas 'Tom' Foster - Izzie's three year old paternal half-brother who loves her and whom she sometimes babysits.
Mrs Lovering - Lucy's hipster mum whose lack of colour coordination embarasses Lucy. She works as a psychotherapist and often gives quotes to Lucy. Izzie likes her as they share common interests, which makes Lucy wonder if she is her real daughter. Lucy's friends love her as she is less strict than their parents.
Peter Lovering - Lucy's hipster dad who has long hair he puts into ponytail although he is going bald. He owns an organic, grocery shop and works part time as a musician/music teacher.
Laura Foster - Izzie's strict no non-sense attitude mum. She is always on her case and is married to an older man. She is a lawyer and once told Izzie how she used to attend a convent school where she didn't meet boys or misbehaved and had strict parents.
Mr Foster - Izzie's carefree dad who works as a university English lecturer and is divorced from her mum. He is closer to Izzie and often supports her when she has a fight with her mum.
Richard Watts - TJ's strict doctor dad who she calls Wrinkles along with her mum. He is in his 70s and often hates TJ bringing any friends home. He is workaholic and mostly forgets about his health.
Maureen Watts - TJ's mum who is in her late 50s at the beginning of the series and turns 60 by the end of the series. She is a GP and is known as the Wrinkles along with her husband by her children. She is less strict than her husband and is the one TJ often turns to when she has problems.
Angus or 'The Lodger' - Izzie's stepdad who she at the beginnig names The Lodger as she wasn't happy with her mother's remarriage. He and Izzie don't get along but later on tend to better understand each other.
Anne - Izzie's stepmother who is 12 years younger than Mr Foster. She met him as a mature student and Izzie gets along with her. She is currently a PhD student and has a son - Tom- with Mr Foster.
Mrs Williams Costello - Nesta's mother and Tony's stepmother. She is Jamaican and married Mr Costello when Tony was two years and raised him as her own. She works as a morning TV presenter and Nesta greets her from the TV every morning.
Matt Costello - Nesta and Tony's dad who is a film producer. He was firstly married to Tony's mum who died in a car accident when he was six. He had a sister Nadia who was killed when a drunk driver hit their car as she was coming back from a party with Mr De Biasi, Luke's father. This is the reason he continously refuses Tony from learning to drive.
Gianni De Biasi - Luke's dad and Mr Costello's childhood best friend. He had a crush on Nadia Costello and was devastated when she died in a car accident as they came back from a party. This affected their friendship and the two never spoke until Nesta and Luke started dating.
Mrs De Biasi - Luke's mum and childhood friend of Mr Costello. She is sweet, welcoming and is mostly seen working at the family restaurant.