The Golden Bachelorette's Mark Anderson has sparked dating rumors with actress Barbara Alyn Woods.
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Mark and Barbara attended a Halloween party together on Saturday, October 26.
Mark dressed as Prince Charming for the event, and Barbara donned a blue dress and went as Cinderella.
The actress posted a photo of her and Mark, 57, along with her 24-year-old daughter Natalie Alyn Lind.
"When Cinderella and Prince Charming have a baby," Barbara, 62, captioned the Instagram post.
In the photo, Natalie went as Grogu from The Mandalorian.
The Golden Bachelorette and One Tree Hill fans were excited about this date and jumped on there being a possible love connection.
"Deb and Mr. Anderson?!?!?" one person commented.
Another Instagram user gushed, "My OTH and Bachelor Nation worlds colliding!!"
Mark first appeared on Joey Graziadei's season of The Bachelor, which filmed in late 2023 and aired in early 2024.
Joey met Mark when he traveled to New Orleans for Kelsey Anderson's hometown date, and the whole world fell in love with Mark's big smile and kind heart.
RELATED LINK: 'THE BACHELORETTE' COUPLES NOWAfter Joey and Mark's daughter got engaged on The Bachelor's 28th season, Mark, as a widower, realized it was time to search for love himself, and so he joined Joan Vassos' cast of The Golden Bachelorette.
Mark and Joan were shown having deep conversations about how they felt a little guilty to date other people after losing their spouses, Denise Anderson and John Vassos, respectively.
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Mark lost his late wife, Denise, to breast cancer in 2018.
Both Joan and Mark had lost their partners to cancer, but Joan said being around Mark helped her not dwell on the past.
Joan eliminated Mark before hometown dates on The Golden Bachelorette, and so he failed to make her Final 4 bachelors.
Now that Mark is no longer participating on The Golden Bachelorette, many fans are speculating that the 57-year-old Army veteran from Leesville, LA, could become the next The Golden Bachelor star.
If Mark is single by the time filming rolls around and he accepts the leading role, he would apparently have Kelsey's full support behind him.
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"I think that my dad has grown so much through this journey of The Golden Bachelorette."
Kelsey said she would "100 percent be excited" if her dad became the next star of the Golden franchise.
In addition to Kelsey, Mark welcomed three more children with Denise: Matthew, Taylor and Jordan.
Mark shared on The Golden Bachelorette how being in the mansion with the other guys and dating Joan was "the best therapy" for him.
"I think that he grew a lot from it and I'm just really proud of him," Kelsey told Us about his The Golden Bachelorette journey. "I'm also really thankful for Joan in helping my dad through all of this."
Mark really liked Joan and felt a spark with the blonde beauty, but Joan didn't believe that they were in the same place in life. She also had a "stronger connection" with the other men -- including her Final 3 bachelors Chock Chapple, Guy Gansert and Pascal Ibgui.
"I know that after he left, he was pretty sad because he did really appreciate Joan and he really did care for her. So I think he had a hard time leaving," Kelsey added.
"But I think that he really valued his experience through it all and he had the best time... I think that it helped him grow a lot with his grieving as well."
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