Barbara Alyn Woods on begin with Mark Anderson
Barbara Alyn Woods had her eyes on Mark Anderson method earlier than their precise relationship began.
The actress had her eye on Anderson lengthy earlier than they formally grew to become a pair—she simply needed to get his consideration first.
The One Tree Hill alum revealed on the Drama Queens podcast that she first observed Mark whereas watching The Bachelor along with her daughters.
Mark, 58, is the daddy of Kelsey Anderson, who was a contestant on the present and in the end acquired engaged to Joey Graziadei. However it wasn’t Kelsey who caught Woods’ consideration—it was her dad, who she couldn’t assist however admire from the sidelines.
“At the end of The Bachelor, they go to hometowns. There’s three remaining girls and they take The Bachelor home to meet their family,” Woods defined.
“Mark was there being all cute and dimpley and sweet. He’s just in the background. He’s the dad.”
Obsessed on his presence, Woods determined to take a contemporary strategy and slid into his Instagram DMs. Nevertheless, a lot to her shock, her message went unanswered.
Nonetheless, that didn’t cease her from playfully claiming him.
“He was at the final episode of [Kelsey’s] show,” she recalled. “He was in the audience and I’m watching with [my daughter] Aly and I’m like, ‘Oh, there’s my boyfriend. The one I DMed.’ I’m like, ‘Oh, I wonder if he ever responded.’ He didn’t respond to me.”
Her persistence didn’t finish there. When Mark was introduced as a contestant on The Golden Bachelorette, Woods took one other shot at reaching out.
“I’m like, ‘They’re taking my boyfriend away from me,’” she joked. “I don’t know what I said. It was so corny, whatever I said. Like, ‘You have a cute smile, you’re going to go a long way in life.’ Or something stupid.”
Sadly, her message was met with silence once more—however for purpose. Mark was busy filming the present.
“Then, he got kicked off. I’m watching every week to see if my boyfriend’s going to get kicked off the show,” she admitted. “My girls are all watching, feeling like we know him, but we don’t.”
Fortunately, endurance paid off. As soon as Mark was off the present, he lastly noticed Woods’ messages, and from that time on, issues took off.
“It’s been nonstop ever since,” she shared. “He’s such a good guy. Just have to get used to being with good people. Like he’s a good guy.”
Their romance first sparked public hypothesis in October 2024, after they wearing matching Halloween costumes. By December, Graziadei confirmed his future father-in-law’s relationship standing.
“He’s just so soft spoken,” Woods added, reflecting on their connection. “But when he speaks, it just means something.” And now, after a bit persistence and plenty of endurance, she lastly has her “boyfriend” in actual life.
