’90s Rom Com Star Debuts Romance With Former Superman
It seems that the Hollywood stars share a few things in common.

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Rachael Leigh Cook appears to be living her own real life rom com. Cook, of She’s All That fame, was spotted on a date with Brandon Routh, who starred in the 2006 production Superman Returns. The movie stars, both 45, went on a date to the movies in Los Angeles on Friday night, holding hands as they strolled through the streets. Cook finalized her divorce from actor and producer Daniel Gillies, 49, in 2021, after 17 years together. Routh was also married for 17 years to actress Courtney Ford, with whom he filed for divorce this January. In February, Cook and Routh were spotted having brunch in Routh’s hometown, Des Moines, Iowa. “I am the most incorrigible full-tilt romantic you have ever met in your whole life,” Cook told People in 2022, sharing that she’s open to the prospect of marrying again. But, she added, she’ll be “slightly more cautious in making that decision because I have kids involved.” Cook shares two children with Gillies: Charlotte, 11, and Theodore, 10. Routh is also co-parenting his 12-year-old son, Leo, with his ex. It seems that the stars have more than a few things in common.
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