Surprisingly, theon-screen couplesoften mirrored the relationship between the actors who portrayed them.
“We didn’t know.
The pair ultimately became best friends.
“Like, real best friends,” Kaling emphasized.
They spentsomuch time together that B.J.
Novak earned a prettyspecial role in Kaling’s life.
“The truth is B.J.
is so much like family now than a platonic friend,” the actor toldGood Housekeepingin 2019.
“He’s the godfather to my daughter, he comes over like once a week.
Sometimes he’ll come over just to hang out with her.”
Kaling maintains that while they’re not exclusively an item, the closeness remains the same.
“He’s really part of my family now, which is great.
