Mindy Kaling has showcased her many talents as an actress, producer, writer, and more, earning her own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
On that special day, her former co-star, friend, and ex-boyfriend BJ Novak was there to celebrate her.
Their longstanding relationship has intrigued many, especially given their dynamic on The Office and numerous collaborations since. Learn more about Kaling’s relationship history and her life as a mom below.
Kaling briefly dated Novak, her co-star on The Office and frequent collaborator on The Mindy Project, before dating Benjamin Nugent from 2008 to 2012.
Novak and Kaling officially started dating in 2005 but broke up in 2007.
Kaling has three kids. Her first, a daughter named Katherine, is from a previous relationship. She announced the arrival of her second child, a son named Spencer Avu, in an October 2020 interview on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.
Mindy shared on the late-night show, “I’m telling it for the first time now, it feels so strange. But I gave birth to a baby boy on September 3. This is news to a lot of people. It’s true.”
