On the 25-year anniversary year of Gilmore Girls , two of Rory’s ( Alexis Bledel ) former beaus have weighed in on the perennial debate among factions of fans: Team Dean, Team Jess or Team Logan.

Jared Padalecki — who portrays Dean Forester, Rory’s first boyfriend notable for their puppy love relationship and, in later seasons, marital infidelity — and Matt Czuchry — a fellow Yale classmate who plays Rory’s most serious partner and failed fiancé — opened up about their thoughts during a reunion for People ‘s Sexiest Man Alive issue , under the banner “Hotties from the Aughties.”

Most shockingly, Padalecki, Jess’s most fervent on-screen hater, told the outlet, noting the irony, “I’m team Jess, funny enough. Just knowing the show and having some idea of where Rory was in her

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