Milo Ventimiglia has no problem if his daughter grows up with Rory Gilmore’s first love.
The Gilmore girls alum who played Jess Mariano told PEOPLE that he’d be perfectly fine with his 1-year-old daughter Ke’ala taking Dean’s (Jared Padalecki) side in the long-running fan debate over Rory’s best match.
“I would be totally fine if my daughter eventually saw the show and she was Team Dean,” Ventimiglia said. “I get it because I’m Team Jared, so I get it.”
The actor’s relaxed attitude came as fans continue to debate Rory’s romantic history more than two decades after the series first aired.
Dean was Rory’s first boyfriend, although their relationship ended publicly and painfully.
Jess followed suit, bringing complications of her own before leaving Stars Hollow before graduation.
Later, Rory dated Logan (Matt Czuchry) during her Yale years and ultimately rejected his proposal in Season 7 before reconnecting in the 2016 revival.
Ventimiglia praised his co-stars, noting that despite their characters’ differences, Padalecki and Czuchry are “the best guys” off screen.
“They couldn’t be more beautiful as people,” he said. “It’s nice that more than 20 years later we can still talk about this show we grew up with and get together as grown men just to acknowledge it and still have kind words for each other.”
His comments come less than a year after Padalecki revealed he was indeed Team Jess.
However, Czuchry admitted that his own choice has changed over time depending on Rory’s development.
