Rachel Bilson, Adam Brody’s ex on The OC, has weighed in on his sudden emergence as a sex symbol thanks to her lead role in the Netflix hit Nobody Wants This.
The actor, 44, who plays a sexy rabbi on the show alongside Kristen Bell, has been praised by fans who have spoken openly about his positive interactions with the star, and Bilson, 43, echoes your feelings.
“I feel like it’s always been there,” Bilson said. People regarding the actor’s leading man status, “But if he is, it’s well deserved.”
Bilson and Brody dated for three years while playing a television couple on the hit drama The OC. Brody is now married to Gossip Girl star Leighton Meester, and the couple share two children.
Bilson added: ‘I mean, he’s amazing. He’s the best.’
Rachel Bilson, Adam Brody’s ex on The OC, has weighed in on his sudden emergence as a sex symbol thanks to her lead role in the Netflix hit Nobody Wants This (pictured in 2005).
Brody plays a single rabbi named Noah, who falls in love with Joanne, the host of Kristen Bell’s non-religious podcast, in Nobody Wants This. The Netflix romantic comedy has already been renewed for a second season
Although she hasn’t seen the 10-episode first season, Bilson hopes to join the millions of viewers who have fallen in love with the series about a rabbi, Noah, who falls in love with a non-religious podcast host, Joanne, played by Campana, 44 .
“I heard everyone loves it and I couldn’t be more excited because I literally love Kristen and Adam and they’re like my people,” she said.
“So I’m really excited about this and excited for them.”
Bilson is mother to nine-year-old daughter Briar Rose, whom she shares with ex Hayden Christensen.
Netflix has already announced that the second season of Nobody Wants This will arrive.
“Leave your ice cream,” the streamer announced on October 10, referencing a line from the show just before the two leads shared their first kiss, “NOBODY WANTS THIS is returning for season 2!!”
“We’ve been in the writers’ room for about three weeks,” said show creator Erin Foster. The Hollywood Reporter.
‘Kristen (Bell) came into the room with Justine (Lupe) to hear some stories we were working on. And she says she hasn’t had a reaction like this, literally, since Frozen (2013).
Foster, daughter of the great musician David Foster and his ex-wife Rebecca Dyer, said she based the show on her own life.
Bilson and Brody were lovers on and off screen for three years while starring in the popular teen drama The OC (pictured with Mischa Barton, Melinda Clarke, Peter Gallagher, Kelly Rowan, Benjamin McKenzie and Samaire Armstrong in Hermosa Beach, CA in September 2003)
Adam is married to Gossip Girl star Leighton Meester, and the couple share two children – pictured in February 2024.
Bilson is mother to nine-year-old daughter Briar Rose, whom she shares with ex Hayden Christensen (pictured in 2013).
The Barely Famous actress converted to Judaism before marrying her husband, entertainment executive Simon Tikhman. They are now parents of a five-month-old daughter.
He said Bell’s character, Joanne, “doesn’t have to have the same journey as me.”
However, audiences don’t need to worry much about the twists and turns of Joanne and Noah’s relationship.
“I don’t think this is the kind of show that robs the audience of what they want to see,” he hinted. “I think this is a program where you want to get what you want.”