Whereas actress Arielle Kebbel solely appeared in a handful of Gilmore Women episodes, her character made fairly the influence on the present.
Throughout a February 2026 interview withUs Weekly, alongside her I Can Solely Think about 2 and Gilmore Women co-star, Milo Ventimiglia, Kebbel famous that she performed Dean Forester’s(Jared Padalecki) spouse, Lindsay.
In line with Kebbel, who started filming for the present throughout its third season, Gilmore Women viewers weren’t keen on her character when the present initially aired, presumably as a result of Dean was Rory Gilmore’s (Alexis Bledel) first boyfriend. Kebbel clarified that newer followers of the sequence, which initially ran from 2000 to 2007, view Lindsay in a kinder gentle.
“Individuals hated me. It’s solely lately that folks have stated, ‘Justice for Lindsay,’ and I’m like, ‘Sure!'” stated Kebbel through the Us Weekly interview.
Kebbel additionally stated {that a} Gilmore Women fan advised her she hated her whereas she was “at a Espresso Bean.”
Ventimiglia, who performed Rory’s difficult love curiosity Jess Mariano, shared he had an identical interplay with a Gilmore Women fanatic whereas “at an LA Health.”
“The one time in my profession I’ve ever had someone stroll up and say, ‘Hey, are you that man from Gilmore Women?’ And I’m like, ‘Oh, yeah.’ And he or she goes, ‘Oh my god, I hate you,'” stated Ventimiglia.
The This Is Us star clarified that he did not thoughts the remark.
“And I’m like, ‘Oh, thanks.’ After which I walked away going, ‘I did my job.’ As a result of that’s Jess,” stated the actor through the Us Weekly interview.
Jared Padalecki Spoke About Dean’s Choice to Cheat on Lindsay in a 2016 Interview
Dean and Lindsay’s marriage ended after he had an affair with Rory through the present’s 4th season.
In a 2016 interview with Leisure Weekly, Padalecki, who appeared on the present’s first 5 seasons, shared his ideas about Dean being untrue in his marriage. He referenced that Dean nonetheless had emotions for Rory when he walked down the aisle.
“I knew that the whole marriage to Lindsay was a cry for assist and never a union for a lifetime. He’s in love with someone who he thinks he doesn’t deserve so he’s discovered someone else and satisfied himself he could be proud of that particular person,” stated Padalecki to the publication.
Padalecki reprised Dean for the 2016 Netflix revival, Gilmore Women: A Yr within the Life, which consisted of 4 episodes.
