One Tree Hill’s Barbara Alyn Woods Sparks Dating Rumors withGolden Bachelorette’s Mark: 'Cinderella and Prince Charming'

Mar. 15, 2025

Mark Anderson and Barbara Alyn Woods.Photo:Disney/Ricky Middlesworth; Amy Sussman/Getty

Disney/Ricky Middlesworth; Amy Sussman/Getty

The Golden Bachelorette’s Mark Anderson may have a new lover!

On Oct. 27,One Tree HillalumBarbara Alyn Woodsposted a photodressed up for Halloween alongside Mark, showing the two in what appeared to be a couple’s costume.

In the sweet snap, Woods wore a blue dress like Cinderella, while Mark was decked out in a royal mantle in true Prince Charming style. The duo also posed with Woods' daughter, Natalie Alyn Lind, who was dressed as Yoda fromStar Wars.

Kelsey Anderson, Mark’s daughter and the winner of season 28 ofThe Bachelor,commented, “So cute 💗,” further sparking rumors that her dad and the actress are dating.

“WAIT wait wait wait. What just happened,” one user wrote, with Woods proceeding to like it.

Another said: “MyOTHand Bachelor Nation worlds colliding‼️”

Woods also liked a comment that read “OMG PLEASE LET THIS BE REAL🔥”

Mark Anderson.Disney/Ricky Middlesworth

Disney/Ricky Middlesworth

As fans may know, Mark was (spoiler alert!) recently eliminated from the inaugural season ofThe Golden Bachelorette,in which he was vying forJoan Vassos’ heart. The army veteran and father of four went on a one-on-one ahead of being sent home inepisode 5, where he and Joan spent the day on a yacht together.

Before the date, Mark told the cameras, “I have not felt this good for the last six and a half years. And I feel like I’ve never been more prepared in my life. I’m ready to go deep.”

Joan, however, was not sharing those same feelings, saying Mark “checks so many of the boxes” but she hadn’t “gotten there yet” in terms of an emotional connection.

“He’s just quiet,” Joan said. “He’s very soft-spoken. We’re kind of formal, almost, with each other.”

Mark Anderson and Joan Vassos.Disney/Gilles Mingasson

Disney/Gilles Mingasson

On the date, Joan and Mark talked about where they saw their lives going, and Mark opened up about his final days with his late wife Denise, who died from cancer several years prior.

The next day, Joan went to see Mark at the mansion to end things for good. “I didn’t see me in our conversations when we were talking, and I didn’t feel like I imagined an us… I need somebody who is as far along in their journey as I am,” she told him.

Barbara Alyn Woods.Santiago Felipe/Getty

Santiago Felipe/Getty

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Woods and Lind share three children: Natalie, 23,Emily, 22, andAlyvia, 16.

source: people.com