Emily Alyn Lind is not any stranger to fictional household drama because the star of We Were Liars — the book-to-screen adaptation of E. Lockhart’s ebook that simply hit the 2025 TV schedule — in addition to the Gossip Woman reboot. It turns on the market’s some pleasure in her real-life household, too, as her mother, actress Barbara Alyn Woods, has been courting Mark Anderson, a former Golden Bachelorette solid member. Lind received actual about her ideas on the romance, calling it “insane.”
Barbara Alyn Woods, who starred as Deb Scott on One Tree Hill, hard-launched her relationship with Mark Anderson in October 2024 and, whereas daughter Emily Alyn Lind didn’t precisely appear proud that he got here from the truth courting world when she mentioned it throughout a Zach Sang Show interview, her opinion of Anderson is overwhelmingly constructive. She mentioned:
So my mother began courting this wonderful man named Mark Anderson, and he occurred to be a contestant on The Golden Bachelor. He’s, like, essentially the most sweetest man, but additionally, like, so enticing.
Bachelor Nation would largely agree with that sentiment, as thirst entice movies of Mark Anderson have been a factor since we met the person on Joey Graziadei’s season of The Bachelor. Mark is the daddy of Kelsey Anderson, who received engaged to Graziadei on the present, and he went on to change into one of many solid members on Joan Vassos’ season of The Golden Bachelorette.
The truth is, he gave the impression to be a frontrunner to steer The Golden Bachelor Season 2 (which finally went to NFL alum Mel Owens). Emily Alyn Lind seemingly confirmed as a lot, saying her mother received there first:
He would have, I feel, been [The Golden Bachelor] however my mother swooped him up. She, like, slid into his DMs. She noticed him and she or he was like, ‘That’s mine.’ They’re so pleased it’s insane.
It is so candy to listen to that Barbara Alyn Woods and Mark Anderson are so pleased collectively, and you actually can inform how in love they’re by their social media posts. The We Were Liars star (who will be seen by streaming the sequence with a Prime Video subscription) described a very festive Instagram photo that featured each of their massive households — together with Joey Graziadei — over the vacations. The actress mentioned:
It was like a blended household hastily. … I already thought I had a giant household, however then all of Mark’s household got here, and we had a blended household, like, Brady Bunch Christmas, and it was actually enjoyable.
It’s actually candy to listen to Emily Alyn Lind discuss her mother’s relationship like that. What lies forward for the rising romance stays unsure right now. One thing that appears fairly evident proper now, although is that Emily sounds actually pleased for Barbara Alyn Woods and Mark Anderson.
Make sure you verify Lind out her new Prime Video sequence to take a look at the massive change E. Lockhart was pleased to see and to see what that large We Were Liars twist ending is all about. All eight episodes can be found to stream now.
