Mindy Kaling’s Cozy Snap With Ex BJ Novak Is Sparking Fresh Buzz About Their Relationship
Are they dating or are they just friends? Mindy Kaling is keeping fans guessing when it comes to her friendship (relationship??) with BJ Novak.
On July 13, she posted on her Instagram page about her weekend adventure with her former Office co-star. She shared that they visited her favorite Los Angeles restaurant, Meals by Genet, and then a viewing of the 1987 classic film, The Princess Bride. She revealed that it was “the first time” daughter Katherine (Kit), 7, and son Spencer, 4, had ever seen the movie. She also has a daughter, Anne, who is too young to watch the movie.
“It was even better than when I saw it in 1987. I hate when people say the phrase it’s a perfect movie,’ but here I am saying it’s a perfect movie,” she wrote in the caption. “Kit was obsessed with Inigo Montoya’s vengeance plot (shocking), and Spencer loved the Fire Swamp and the R.O.U.S.s. As a kid, I was obsessed with @caryelwes and now I’m kind of a @mandypatinkin gal! Aging!”
The carousel of snapshots had her followers hyper-focusing on the final photo, with her legs and Novak’s feet almost intertwined while they watched the romantic comedy. Fans couldn’t help themselves; they had to comment.
“Please, Mindy, I beg. The world is in ruin. You telling the world finally that you and BJ are in love forever will heal so much,” wrote one account. Another added, “Situationship final boss.” And of course, one fan wanted confirmation that Novak is the father of her three children. “Mindy, can you just let me know if BJ is the father or not? I’m scared I’ll die without knowing this information. You can DM me, I won’t tell anyone. Thank you,” they wrote politely.
Kaling has never established who the father of her children is, nor has she clarified what role Novak plays in her life, other than a friend. Still, Novak spilled some of the tea in 2023 at the Producers Guild Awards.
He described his relationship with Kaling as a “tumultuous, romantic, toxic, boundary-less mess” between two “reckless idiots” who “were in love with each other.” That’s why their Office characters, Kelly Kapoor and Ryan Howard, began dating on the show — the producers took a page from their real lives.
Even though Kaling keeps fans guessing, she tried to shut down the rumors on a 2022 episode of The Drew Barrymore Show.
“He is a wonderful friend, and he is the godparent of both my kids, and he loves children, and they’re so attached to him,” Kaling said. “He’s really part of our family, but we’ve known each other for a long, long time, and I think anyone who’s been friends with someone for 18, 19 years and at one point dated and now doesn’t, they maybe understand this. You have exes that you wouldn’t necessarily marry now.”
Still, fans are hoping Kaling and Novak are an endgame match.
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