Elite

Elite Off-Camera: Sex, Splits & Scandals Hotter Than Any Las Encinas Party

The murders are fictional, but the mess? Oh, that’s very real. From co-stars-turned-exes to yacht make-outs with World Cup legends, Elite’s cast have been serving telenovela-level drama when the cameras stop rolling. Grab your uniform and your gossip goggles — we’re heading straight into the real Las Encinas.

Romance Rumors & Breakup Body Count

Jaime Lorente (Nano) & María Pedraza (Marina): from soulmates to soft-blocked.

The OG Elite/Money Heist crossover couple started dating in 2018 after playing love interests on both shows. By early 2021, the fairy tale was over: reports said they’d split after “more than two years” together, fans noticed they’d unfollowed each other, and most couple pics mysteriously vanished from Instagram . Nothing says “it’s dead” like the mutual delete.

Ester Expósito (Carla) & Álvaro Rico (Polo): the on‑screen royals who really dated.

The fandom didn’t imagine that chemistry. Spanish outlets reported the pair were together off-screen, taking trips (including a cozy getaway to Galicia) before things imploded in 2019. Álvaro eventually confirmed in an interview that he and Ester had had “a good relationship” but “we are no longer together” — essentially soft-launching their breakup .

Rumor mill: did cheating blow it up?

A YouTube drama video claims there was “insider drama” and unconfirmed cheating rumors involving Álvaro, Ester, and co-star Arón Piper (Ander) ^[3]. No one involved has publicly confirmed this, so consider it firmly in the “fans speculate / rumor has it” category — but the fandom has not let it go.

Yacht make-outs with Kylian Mbappé.

Post‑Elite, Ester seriously upgraded her dating pool. In 2026, she was photographed kissing French superstar Kylian Mbappé on a yacht in Ibiza. Pap shots showed the Elite actress (26) and the Real Madrid striker (27) cuddling and locking lips, “continuing to fuel romance rumors” after earlier being seen getting into the same car in Paris . From Las Encinas to Les Bleus — Carla really did leave for greener pastures.

Cast Feuds, Fan Fury & Casting Chaos

Season 4: the Great Cast Purge Meltdown.

When it became clear that fan favorites like Ester Expósito, Danna Paola, Álvaro Rico, Mina El Hammani and Jorge López would not be returning, fans went ballistic. A much‑upvoted Reddit thread dissected the “new cast in season 4” with people complaining that replacing the OGs would doom the show . Critics piled on: one review branded Season 4 “the most boring installment yet,” noting that many fans felt the show had lost its magic with the new line‑up .

Carla Díaz (Ari) vs. the nude‑scene machine.

Behind the scenes, gossip on Reddit claimed that Carla Díaz was given an even bigger storyline for Season 5, but that “her issue is her mouth” — fan shorthand for her reportedly saying she was uncomfortable with certain scenes that required full nudity . It didn’t turn into a public scandal, but it added fuel to ongoing debates about how sexualized Elite had become.

Anitta’s blink‑and‑you’ll‑miss‑it teacher era.

Brazilian pop queen Anitta joined Season 7 as a self‑defense teacher, but her cameo left many viewers confused. A Reddit thread bluntly titled “What was the point of Anitta?” questioned why she was cast, noting that “she’s not an actress” and barely promoted the role on her own Instagram . A Netflix stunt casting that didn’t quite land.

Leaks, Deleted Scenes & Off-Cut Chaos

The infamous Lu vs. Nadia fight that never aired.

Fans on Reddit discussed a deleted confrontation scene between Lu (Danna Paola) and Nadia (Mina El Hammani) that was reportedly shot but cut from the show. One fan recounted the missing moment as a serious blow‑up that would’ve dialed their rivalry up even further . To this day, people still beg Netflix to release it.

“Super hot” scenes locked behind rumor codes.

TikTok clips and gossip chatter claim there are “super hot” censored Elite scenes that were cut and can only be accessed through secret Netflix codes — an unconfirmed bit of fandom legend, but one that refuses to die . Whether it’s real or not, it perfectly fits Elite’s brand: even the deleted sex scenes have lore.

On-Screen Ships, Off-Screen Heat

Omar & Ander: too hot to be “just acting”?

While their characters were drowning in cheating storylines, the actors Omar Ayuso and Arón Piper were snapped together by paparazzi going for COVID tests in Madrid in 2020 . Lainey Gossip ran the pics under the very telling headline “Omar and Ander get tested,” leaning into the fandom’s favorite question: are they just co‑workers? Nothing has been confirmed, but the shipper fuel was premium.

Pol Granch (Phillipe) and his shadowy “controversy.”

When singer Pol Granch joined as Prince Phillipe, a Reddit thread titled “Pol granch (Philippe)'s controversy” dissected previous allegations and backlash surrounding him in Spanish media, with fans debating whether Netflix should’ve cast him at all . The specifics remain mostly in Spanish‑language circles, but the word “problematic” pops up a lot.

From Local Actors to Instagram Royalty

Netflix bragged about the cast’s follower explosion.

A Spanish article highlighted how Netflix literally presented the Elite cast’s Instagram stats to shareholders, boasting about the “incredible rise in followers” as proof of the show’s power . In other words, Las Encinas didn’t just create fictional rich kids — it minted real social‑media millionaires.