Justin Baldoni and Gina Rodriguez continue to appear for each other.
In September, Rodriguez gushed about her ex Jane the Virgin costar in an interview with PEOPLE, calling Baldoni “my brother forever” as she said he’s “down the line the person I’m most in touch with” from the show.
The interview reached Baldoni, 40, who tells PEOPLE, “You know what? It came at a very special time for me and it meant a lot to me.”
“She really came out to me,” she says of Rodriguez, 40. “That was really sweet.”
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Rodriguez’s interview came as Baldoni’s headline It ends with us press cycle was winding down, leading to rumors of an alleged rift between him and actress Blake Lively, as well as reports of behind-the-scenes creative differences.
“That was really sweet,” she says of the love Rodriguez shared. “She’s sweet. She’s family forever.”
Gina Rodriguez and Justin Baldoni in ‘Jane the Virgin’. Kevin Estrada / ©The CW / Courtesy of the Everett Collection
The couple worked together on Jane the Virgin as on-again-off-again love interests Jane Villanueva and Rafael Solano, who came together when Jane was accidentally artificially inseminated with Rafael’s sperm, and Baldoni says they’ll “definitely” be working together again soon.
“I would love to work with her. She’s so talented,” he says. “I hope it’s a movie she directs. She’s a fantastic director, so I’d love to act in something she directs.”
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“People don’t realize how talented she really is behind the scenes. She’s a real director,” Baldoni continues.
As for whether this could mean there is hope for Jane the Virgin reunion, he doesn’t say no. “We have to do a reunion at some point.”
Rodriguez has similarly expressed interest in returning to the characters, as she told PEOPLE last month, “I want to do a reunion. I loved that experience, and those people, and that show was so cool. That show was so different. . That show was so unique.”
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Gina Rodriguez as Jane and Justin Baldoni as Rafael in Jane The Virgin.
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Baldoni spoke with PEOPLE on Oct. 23 as part of a partnership with Purina Dog Chow for this year’s NY Dog Film Festival. It has selected a winner in the new “Salute to Service Dogs” category and is helping to shine a light on the powerful stories of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) service dogs and their positive impact on the lives of veterans. Dog Chow will also donate $5 per viewing of the short to the Canine Service Providers Association, up to $75,000.
It’s a cause close to the actor’s heart, as he says: “My grandfather was a veteran. My uncle left me his purple heart when he died, my Uncle Sid.”
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Justin Baldoni and Purina Dog Chow spotlight service dogs at the 9th Annual NY Dog Film Festival, highlighting the powerful stories of PTSD service dogs and the positive impact they have had on the lives of veterans.
Courtesy of Dog Chow
“I just think we could do a better job [helping veterans] generally as a country,” says Baldoni.
“So when Purina reached out and they specifically started a campaign to advocate for more service dogs for veterans with PTSD, at first I didn’t know all the statistics, but when I started digging and found out more, I was like, ‘This is bullshit. I want do it.'”
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Jane the Virgin can be streamed in its entirety on Netflix.
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