B.J. Novak is dishing on longtime BFF Mindy Kaling’s baby daughter – weeks after she revealed that she secretly welcomed a third child.
The star of The Office, 44 – who is godfather to Kaling’s two older children – gushed over baby Anne while speaking to PEOPLE on Wednesday.
When asked if he’d met Kaling’s bundle of joy yet, he replied: ‘Of course.’
Novak then added: ‘She is adorable and the best.’
Last month, Kaling, 45, shocked fans when she announced that she had given birth to a daughter named Anne in late February.
B.J. Novak is dishing on longtime BFF Mindy Kaling ‘s baby daughter – weeks after she revealed that she secretly welcomed a third child; seen in 2023
The mother-of-three did so in an Instagram post that was published on her 45th birthday.
She included a first-ever glimpse at baby Anne — though the photo was taken to obscure the newborn’s face.
Having kept the pregnancy totally under wraps, Kaling also unveiled her baby bump for the first time by including a photo of herself cradling her stomach in a floral maternity dress.
She rounded out the post with a photo of herself in hospital after delivery with her two eldest children – daughter Katherine, six, and son Spencer, three – lying at her feet.
‘In late February I gave birth to my daughter, Anne. She’s the best birthday present I could’ve ever imagined,’ Kaling began.
‘When things are hard, whenever I veer towards cynicism, my three kids are such a great reminder of the pure joy in my life.
‘I’m so lucky I live in a place where I could do this by myself, on my own timeline. Thanks for all the birthday wishes!’ the Mindy Project star concluded.
She has yet to reveal the father of her three children but it’s been long speculated that Novak fathered both Katherine and Spencer.
Kaling told The New York Times in 2019, before her son was born: ‘My feeling is that, until I speak to my daughter about that, I’m not going to talk to anyone else about it.’
She also addressed the rampant speculation in a 2022 Marie Claire interview, insisting that it ‘doesn’t bother’ her.
‘He’s the godparent to both my kids – and they have such a great relationship,’ she said.
Last month, Kaling, 45, shocked fans when she announced that she had welcomed a daughter named Anne in late February; seen on July 4
The star of The Office, 44, gushed over baby Anne while speaking to PEOPLE on Wednesday; Kaling and Novak seen in 2022
Novak is godfather to Kaling’s two older children: daughter Katherine, and son Spencer, three
Kaling spoke of Novak’s close bond with her children while appearing on Entertainment Tonight in 2022.
‘He’s very good with children,’ she gushed. ‘He literally wrote a best-selling book called The Book With No Pictures for kids.’
Kaling added, ‘It comes very innately to him, you know, like being with children. So he’s a great godfather.’
She and Novak met back in the early 2000s while working on set of NBC’s hit sitcom The Office, which ran from 2005 to 2013.
Along with being among the main writers, Kaling and Novak also starred on The Office as customer service rep Kelly Kapoor and intern-turned-fraudster Ryan Howard, respectively.
Later in their run, the duo became executive producers.
Kaling and Novak dated on/off from 2004 to 2007 before deciding they’d be better off as close friends.
After Novak, Kaling dated author Benjamin Nugent from 2008 to 2012.
Since then, she’s kept her dating life out of the spotlight and has, instead, focused on motherhood.
In an interview with Glamour in 2019, the Ocean’s 8 actress opened up about her decision to become a mother.
‘I always knew I wanted to be a mom, but I would have put it off and put it off. I’m happy that it happened when it did,’ she told the publication.
Kaling has yet to reveal the father of her three children but it’s been long speculated that Novak fathered both Katherine and Spencer
Kaling announced Anne’s arrival in an Instagram post that was published on her 45th birthday. It included a first glimpse at the newborn with her siblings
Having kept the pregnancy totally under wraps, Kaling also unveiled her baby bump for the first time by including a photo of herself cradling her stomach in a floral maternity dress
She rounded out the post with a photo of herself in hospital after the delivery with her two eldest children – daughter Katherine, six, and son Spencer, three – lying at her feet
‘I would have put it off indefinitely. I’ve seen firsthand the heartbreak of women who have waited to get pregnant [and then it doesn’t happen].
She said her late mother Swati – who passed away from pancreatic cancer in 2012 – was a huge inspiration to her, explaining: ‘For me, my relationship with my mother was such an integral part of my life.
‘Thinking back on our relationship is still such a huge source of my happiness day-to-day, so I’m so grateful for having Katherine.’
Like Anne’s secret arrival, Mindy has previously surprised fans with the news of her expanding family.
In 2017, she confirmed her pregnancy with Katherine after her Wrinkle In Time co-star Oprah spilled the news several months prior.
‘It’s so unknown to me,’ she explained to Sunday Today. ‘I have a lot of control over a lot of aspects of my life, and this is one where I’m like, “OK, it’s out of my hands,” which is kind of a fun feeling,’ she said.
She didn’t announce her second pregnancy as well, and once again surprised the world when she announced she had given birth to baby number two back in 2020.
Since unveiling Anne to the world in June, Kaling has used Instagram to give fans glimpses at her new life as a mother-of-three.
For the recent Fourth Of July holiday, Kaling took her kids to the beach to celebrate.
‘A sandy/salty skin/no makeup/freezing cold perfect waves/lots of sunscreen/frosting/outside for hours kind of Independence Day,’ captioned the star, who included a photo of baby Anne resting in her lap.
