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B.J. Novakwill be a part of palMindy Kaling’s life forever — and her daughter’s!
Opening about their enduring friendship, which began when they shared the screen together onThe Office, the 39-year-old actress and writer revealed that the pair are so close, Novak is actually godfather to her 16-month-old daughterKatherine Swati.
“The truth is that B.J. is so much more like family now than a platonic friend. He’s the godfather to my daughter,” Kaling recently toldGood Housekeeping.
“He comes over like once a week. Sometimes he’ll come over just to hang out with her,” theLate Nightstar added.
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Kaling last shared a photo of her daughter in April,posting a rare pictureof the pair wearing matching fruit-and-vegetable-patterned pajamas.
“A lazy Sunday with my little [love],” the proud mama captioned theadorable image.
As in previous pics of Katherine that Kaling has uploaded to social media, the little girl was looking away from the camera in this shot.
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Kaling and Novak, who played onscreen lovers inThe Officeand dated on-and-off in real life back in the day, seem closer than ever these days.
Earlier this year, the pair attended theVanity FairOscars viewing party together for thesecond consecutive year.
While the duo has not been publicly or romantically linked since their days on theSteve Carell-headlined NBC comedy, Kaling has previously shared details about their close bond.
“I will freely admit: My relationship with B.J. Novak is weird as hell. He is not my boyfriend, but he is not my best friend,” Kaling admitted toInStylein 2015.
“I guess you could describe our relationship as a ‘romantically charged camaraderie with loud arguments,’ but I don’t think Facebook would accept this as a new status,” she added.
In 2014, Novak opened up to PEOPLE about his friendly – and at times romantic – relationship with his formerOfficecostar.
“Complicated,” he said when asked to describe Kaling in one word. “A really complicated person and a really complicated friendship, but I wouldn’t trade it for anything in the world.”
source: people.com
