Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny hang out, and the internet is for that.
The actors, who became famous as Dana Scully and Fox Mulder on the supernatural hit series The X-Files, reunited on Sunday and set social media on fire in the process.
“Stella made a new friend today,” Anderson, 52, captioned the photo, showing the dynamic duo smiling at the camera as they cuddle Anderson’s new puppy, Stella.
Obviously, fans went wild at the sight of the Anderson, along with Duchovny (60). In the comments, Anderson’s followers expressed their joy when they saw how the iconic stars spend time with each other.
“Can’t you just get married ?!” said one commentator.
Another climbed with ‘I just died a thousand deaths in one photo !! ‘
“The way you knew it would break the internet,” another fan responded to the photo.
‘My children’s heroes’, one follower replied and gathered about the actors’ years of TV history.
“Am I alive? Is it really !?” shocked another commenter about the rare sighting.
Anderson and Duchovny starred together in the hit Fox science fiction series from 1993 to 2002. In addition to two feature films, the duo reunited for two shorter sequel seasons of the show in 2016 and 2018.
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While their Instagram encounter is shaking tongues, it remains to be seen if the former co-stars will reunite for work or play. However, it does not look like the duo are planning to work together again anytime soon. Anderson is currently preparing as Eleanor Roosevelt in a TV series titled The first lady, while Duchovny has been focusing on his music career lately, Yahoo Life reported earlier.
The hangout comes just months after the announcement of Anderson’s split from partner Peter Morgan. Back in December, Anderson and the creator of the popular Netflix series were announced The crown after four years would divorce. Anderson won a Golden Globe for her role as British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in February.
Like many people who were interrupted, Anderson turned to her furry friend after the split.
“Meet my new friend Stella,” Anderson wrote in an Instagram post, sharing a photo of herself cuddling the young dog while lying on a pink couch.
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