Milo Ventimiglia clarifies which of Rory’s ‘Gilmore Girls’ boyfriends he would choose

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Jimmy Fallon saw something very interesting in actor Milo Ventimiglia‘s background during a Zoom interview for’The Tonight ShowMonday night.

After Fallon pointed it out, the 43-year-old “This Is Us” star quickly jumped up and picked up the framed certificate of his Emmy nomination with a small handwritten sign attached to it. The character was a nod to his former “Gilmore Girls” role as Jess Mariano – Rory Gilmore’s (Alexis Bledel) bad boy ex.

“It says ‘I Love Dean 4 Ever,'” Ventimiglia announced proudly, referring to Dean Forester (Jared Padalecki). Dean was Rory’s first boyfriend, who she dumped not long after Jess burned her way to her heart.

“Does that rub his face?” Fallon asked about the sign, its placement on an Emmy nomination certificate, and the reference to Padalecki.

“No not at all. Jared [Padalecki] and I’m really good friends, and I made the sign for a picture someone was looking for online or something, ”the actor shared. “I made the sign and after I made it, I just said, ‘Let me hold on to this cause this is cool,’ and I literally pasted it on my Emmy notice that was on the wall.”

Ventimiglia has made no secret of being Team Dean. On the 2015 Gilmore Girls reunion panel at the ATX TV Festival, he said, “I’ve always been Team Dean. Logan [Rory’s college boyfriend] was a dick. ”

And why wouldn’t Ventimiglia be a fan of Dean? The man built a car for Rory because he was crying out loud. The best thing Jess ever did was get Rory out of the rut by proposing her write a book about her and her mother’s relationship.

So, okay, we’ll admit it: We Love Jess 4 Ever.