Mindy Kaling and B.J. Novak are best friends who go way back to the beginning of their beloved sitcom, The Office. The duo met in 2004 when they were hired as writers and actors on ‘The Office’, and began dating in 2005, shortly after their characters, Kelly Kapoor and Ryan Howard, started their own relationship. The romance quickly fizzled, but they stayed close as dear friends.
Throughout the years, as The Office continued, their characters had an on-again, off-again relationship that included getting married and divorced in the span of a week, and eventually running off together in the 2013 series finale (and ditching Ryan’s baby). Because of their on-screen chemistry, fans are obsessed with them off-screen, and convinced that they’re secretly together. They attended two Oscars together, the Met Gala, and each others’ premieres. But they maintain that they’re just friends.
In 2025, the best friends attended Mindy’s Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony, where she shared that B.J. is an “important and integral part of my family,” according to People.
To see pics of Mindy and B.J. together, scroll through this gallery!
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Mindy Kaling & B.J. Novak At 2017 Oscars
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Mindy Kaling and B.J. Novak pose on the red carpet at the 2017 Vanity Fair Oscars Party in Beverly Hills. Mindy looks beautiful in this floral number.
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Mindy Kaling & B.J. Novak at the ‘Late Night’ Premiere
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Mindy Kaling brings her BFF, B.J. Novak, to the Los Angeles premiere of her new movie “Late Night” in June 2019.
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Mindy Kaling & B.J. Novak at ‘The Mindy Project’ FYC
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Mindy Kaling takes B.J. Novak as her date to the 2016 FYC event at UCB Sunset Theatre, for her then-new show “The Mindy Project”.
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Mindy & B.J. at the 2013 Met Gala
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Mindy Kaling, and B. J. Novak attend the 2013 Met Gala together. While they didn’t go with the “Punk: Chaos to Couture” theme, they still looked fabulous.
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Mindy & B.J. at Her 2025 Walk of Fame Ceremony
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B.J. delivered a moving speech about his friend and former co-star while she received her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
February 19, 2025, 10:12AM
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