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We’ve gotten to know season 22 BachelorArie Luyendyk Jr. pretty well over the past couple of weeks, but there may be another reason why he already seems so familiar: He happens to have a “long lost twin” in Scrubs actor Zach Braff. And this week, the two FINALLY met!
Fans first noticed a resemblance between the two back when the new Bachelor was announced in September. The Garden State star picked up on it, too, tweeting an announcement of Luyendyk as the series’ next leading man and writing, “I can’t believe I’m the Bachelor! I didn’t even audition. Looking forward to the fantasy suites.”
I can't believe I'm the Bachelor! I didn't even audition. Looking forward to the fantasy suites. pic.twitter.com/lenjbeEE68
— Zach Braff (@zachbraff) September 7, 2017
Someone sent back the pic with one minor alteration that put everything into place.
— Scrubs_spanish_fans (@Scrubs_spanish) September 7, 2017
This week, the stars’ worlds collided in real life, when both showed up at the Television Critics Association winter press tour in Pasadena, California, to promote their respective ABC shows. (Luyendyk was there on behalf of The Bachelor, and Braff was talking up his new series, Alex, Inc.).
“Found my long lost twin @zachbraff,” Luyendyk captioned a shot of himself with the actor. He added a little shout-out to his new pal’s show, writing, “Oh and he told me to tell you to watch @alexinc_abc.”
Braff took to Twitter to share his own pic of the lookalike pair, joking, “Like looking in the mirror.” And while the two are obviously not identical, there are definitely some similarities between them.
Like looking in the mirror. #TheBachelor pic.twitter.com/r7skRQOqqJ
— Zach Braff (@zachbraff) January 9, 2018
If you’re still not feeling the twinning vibe, maybe you’ll agree with other Bachelor Nation fans who think Luyendyk looks like another famous TV star: David Schwimmer, AKA Ross Geller on Friends.
Ok figured it out Arie kind of reminds me of Ross on Friends #TheBachelor pic.twitter.com/29KiHJK3HD
— Laura Trierweiler (@LauraNTrier) January 2, 2018
Arie is so good looking. Then someone compared him to Ross gellar #TheBachelor pic.twitter.com/sS3CPdHh51
— Rachel Wielinski (@Rwlnski) January 2, 2018
Episode 1: The One Where the Bachelor Looks Like Ross from Friends. #TheBachelor #arie #Friends
— 🐝🐝Bee 🐝🐝™ (@Bee77Buzz) January 2, 2018
The race car driver-turned-real estate agent may not see the resemblance — he retweeted one comparison with, “Too good. Do I though?” — we think he should meet up with Schwimmer IRL so we can do a side-by-side assessment.
Do you think Arie Luyendyk Jr. looks like Zach Braff (or David Schwimmer)? Let us know @BritandCo!
(photos via ABC/Craig Sjodin + Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)
