B.J. Novak is now off the market. The Office star is reportedly dating TikTok sensation Delaney Rowe after the two have been spotted together numerous times since late 2024.
As sources confirm their alleged romance, there’s a growing interest in knowing Novak’s new love interest.
To that effect, meet Rowe—from being the Idaho Shakespeare Festival performer to viral TikTok creator and now, Novak’s rumored partner.
Who is Delaney Rowe?
Before being known for her cringe comedy videos on TikTok, parodying character tropes in media, Rowe regularly performed in the Idaho Shakespeare Festival growing up.
The 29-year-old, who was born and raised in Idaho, was inspired by Lindsay Lohan’s 2004 movie Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen to pursue acting.
From Idaho, she moved to Los Angeles to study at the University of Southern California School of Dramatic Arts. She earned a BFA in acting in 2017.
She then started working as a hostess at a restaurant while auditioning for roles before becoming a personal chef after lying about attending culinary school and putting flyers in mailboxes around Beverly Hills.
One of her biggest clients was the late Marvel comic writer Stan Lee. However, she was later fired for preparing too healthy meals instead of his favorite “veal scallopini.”
“I was hired to make heart-healthy food,” she told Vanity Fair. “I would make him red lentil dal and he’d be like, ‘I want veal scallopini from Dan Tana’s, what are you doing?’”
Rise to TikTok Stardom
After failing to land roles that matched her comedic skills, Rowe started posting comedy sketches, which she wrote, performed, and edited, on TikTok in 2020.
“I was being pushed to audition for the ‘Nina Dobrev type,’ which wasn’t me,” she said.
Her iconic monologue about rain from the perspective of the “absolutely insufferable female lead of an indie movie” instantly went viral, amassing millions of views.
She continued satirizing tropes like “Manic Pixie Dream Girls” and “female characters written by men.”
“I love movies and television, and all of the characters and the tropes that I make fun of are things that I really love and grew up watching,” she told The Cut in 2023. “People are like, ‘Why is it so accurate?’ It’s because I’m not reinventing the wheel. I’m just doing things that I’ve seen.”
As of this writing, Rowe has 3 million followers on TikTok and 1 million followers on Instagram. No wonder she gets the attention of the United Talent Agency, to which she has been signed since 2023.
She has also appeared in TV shows and movies, such as WannabeZ, The Drone, Critters: A New Binge, The Wine, and The List, among others.
Delaney Rowe and B.J. Novak Dating Rumors
The dating rumors surrounding Rowe and Novak started to swirl in December 2024. At the time, the two were seen together at the Bowery Hotel in New York City.
But before that, they were photographed together at The Official How Long Gone After Party at The Standard in New York City in November of that year.
After numerous outings and nonstop speculations, sources told People that Rowe and Novak are indeed dating.
However, so far, the alleged couple has yet to break their silence about it.
With Rowe’s growing Hollywood profile and rumored relationship with a well-known star, there’s a strong chance her fame is about to cross over into mainstream entertainment. But knowing Rowe, she’ll surely maintain the self-deprecating humor that has endeared her to followers.