Alexis Bledel's Dating History
Alexis Bledel's Dating History Before Now-Ex Vincent Kartheiser Included Some "Gilmore Girls" Costars
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While fans long speculated that Bledel and Jared Padalecki, who played Dean, Rory's first love on "Gilmore Girls," were romantically involved behind the scenes, their brief romance wasn't confirmed until right before the highly anticipated release of the revival. Mara Casey, the feel-good drama's casting director, spilled the beans on Padalecki and Bledel's offscreen romance in a 2016 interview with Life & Style magazine.
The "Supernatural" star then finally broke his silence in a February 2021 story with Glamour, revealing that the two hit it off while playing a fictional couple on the set. "It is true! But I had never met Alexis before the show. We did date," he told the outlet. "When Alexis and I met, we were both 17 years old and were both Texans and kind of in this new, strange city, and I was like, 'Hey, want to go out to dinner?' I don't know if we tried to keep it a secret. I wish it was scandalous or something! I think it was more kind of silly. We were two 17-year-old kids who were like, 'Hey, you want to go bowling?' It wasn't anything super juicy."
He added that he and Bledel dated during the filming of the first season of the show, which aired between 2000 and 2001.