The Golden Bachelorette alum Mark Anderson and One Tree Hill’s Barbara Alyn Woods are the crossover Us didn’t know we needed.
Bachelor Nation fell in love with Mark when his daughter Kelsey Anderson vied for the affections of Joey Graziadiei on season 28 of The Bachelor. After Kelsey accepted a proposal from Graziadei, Mark tried his hand at reality TV as a contestant on Joan Vassos’ season 1 of The Golden Bachelorette.
While he didn’t find The One in Vassos — she got engaged to Chock Chapple after sending Mark packing — many fans were hoping Mark would be crowned as the next Golden Bachelor. However, Mark sent fans into a frenzy when he was spotted in coordinated Halloween costumes with Woods in October 2024.
Mark and Woods have since shared several sweet snaps cozying up together, including a video of the pair showing off their dance moves. The November 2024 TikTok got a stamp of approval from Kelsey, who commented, “AWE.”
In December 2024, Graziadei confirmed the pair’s romance on an episode of the “Bachelor Happy Hour” podcast and gushed that Woods is “awesome.”(Mark was previously married to late wife Denise Anderson, who died in 2018, while Woods and John Lind filed to divorce in May.)
Scroll down to see the beginning of their love story:
October 2024
Woods and Mark dressed up as Cinderella and Prince Charming, respectively, while celebrating Halloween. “When Cinderella and Prince Charming have a baby,” Woods captioned her Instagram post, referring to daughter Natalie, who was dressed as Grogu from The Mandalorian.
November 2024
@barbiealynwoods IN GOOD COMPANY @mark.t.anderson
♬ Disco – Surf Curse
In a sweet TikTok, Woods and Mark danced together in front of a Christmas tree. Mark was seen smiling at the camera as Woods set up the angle to film the dance before they performed a routine in sync. The video ended with them embracing. “IN GOOD COMPANY,” Woods captioned the video, which got support from Kelsey.
After The Golden Bachelorette’s season 1 finale, Bachelor Nation member Jonathon Johnson posed for a selfie with Mark and Woods set to Stevie Wonder’s “Isn’t She Lovely.” “I mean … cmon!” Johnson wrote. “P.S. Mark chose the song.” Woods reposted the snap to her account.
Later that month, Woods publicly celebrated Kelsey’s fiancé, Graziadei, winning season 33 of Dancing With the Stars. In her social media post, shrieks could be heard in the background after Graziadei and his partner, Jenna Johnson, took home the Len Goodman Mirrorball Trophy.
“CONGRATS @joeygraziadei,” Woods wrote via her Instagram Story at the time, alongside a clip of Graziadei and Johnson. Woods tagged her three children, who were seen watching the moment with their jaws open.
December 2024
Woods and Mark continued to fuel rumors by coordinating another costume, this time wearing Barbie and Ken sweaters, respectively. In one image shared via Instagram, Woods smiled for the camera as she showed off her outfit while Mark beamed from behind. Another photo showed Woods feeding Mark.
“Malibu Barbie in her happy place @thecove_wilmington hanging with her favorite besties and loving the new @bonitalatinfusion 💗🎅💗🎅💗🎅💗🎅💗🎅💗🎅,” Woods captioned the post, to which Kelsey commented, “Omg the sweaters hahaha I love.”
The duo were also seen attending a Friends With Benefit Tricmukkah event in North Carolina. Mark and Woods dressed in matching red sweatshirts that read “Scott 23” on the front and “Save Tric” on the back — which paid homage to her OTH days.
December 2024
Graziadei confirmed Mark’s romance with Woods on the Friday, December 20, episode of the “Bachelor Happy Hour” podcast.
“We are going to actually spend it with Kelsey’s family and Mark’s new girlfriend as well … which is gonna be great,” he said. “Barbara’s awesome.”
The reality star added that it’s not the first time he and Kelsey have met Woods.“We’ve gotten a chance to go out to dinner with her and her family, when Mark came to L.A.,” he continued. “We spent Thanksgiving with my family. We’re spending Christmas with hers, and we’re excited for it.”
February 2025
Kelsey broke her silence on her dad’s relationship with Woods, which she shared had been going on for “five months or so.”
“Mark is in a relationship. Her name is Barbara, and she is the best,” Kelsey shared on an episode of the “Bachelor Happy Hour” podcast. “She is super sweet. She has great daughters. We got to spend Christmas with them all together, and yeah. They are going strong, and he’s super happy. And now he’s in L.A. a lot because she lives in L.A., so I get to see him pretty often now, too.”
March 2025
The pair celebrated her birthday in Hawaii, with Mark sharing a pic of Woods rocking a blue bikini top and matching skirt as she laid by the water. “Happy Birthday!” he wrote via his Instagram Story, tagging Woods.
April 2025
Mark shared on an April episode of the “Bachelor Happy Hour” podcast that he and Woods met at a Halloween party. “It’s kind of neat,” he gushed. “She has kids the same age as my kids. There’s a lot of similarities there.”
Mark shared that he and Woods have “been able to meet up a few places” and introduce their children. When asked how the pair’s kids are getting along, he replied, “I mean there’s a big difference. You know, you communicate through social media and text messaging and stuff like that. Yeah, so I’d say that there’s connections.”
May 2025
Woods took to her Instagram Stories on May 18 to share a festive birthday surprise she created for Mark. A photo showed Mark standing beside a white car decorated with colorful stickers, including a rainbow-hued spelling out of, “Honk it’s my birthday.”
Visibly amused by Woods’ sweet gesture, Mark was seen grinning at the car while carrying a backpack over his shoulder and iced coffee in hand.
Woods even decorated the Story itself, opting for “Happy Birthday,” a birthday cake, a bunch of flowers and balloon graphics while also tagging Mark in the post.
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