Ventimiglia, 46, who rarely speaks out about his relationships, told Kimmel that he was “very happy” with his new married life. He also called Mariano, 39, a “wonderful woman”. Acknowledging his fans’ disappointment, he added, “I’m sure there’s a few broken hearts. Female and male, I don’t know. Maybe?”

“The point is there’s a lot of life,” the actor responded when Kimmel showed him one social media post from a fan writing, “What’s the point any more?”

Ventimiglia added, “And there’s a lot of Milo Ventimiglias out there.”

But there’s also one less Milo Ventimiglia, whose heart now belongs to Jarah Mariano – here’s what we know about his beautiful new wife.

Where is Jarah Mariano from?

According to People, Mariano was born in Kauai, Hawaii, and later moved with her family to California.

She previously opened up about her heritage in a Facebook post for Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, stating that her mum “is of Korean descent, but born and raised in Hawaii”. She added that her father is “from Hawaii as well, his mother is Native Hawaiian and we don’t know who his father is. He was adopted by the Mariano family, which is where my last name comes from”.

Being so multicultural, Mariano often gets asked where she’s from or “what she is”, according to her post. “Maybe next time I’ll just say [I’m] a human on Planet Earth,” she added jokingly.

She’s a model – and has done some acting too

Mariano later moved to NYC where she attended Pace University, per her IMDB page. She went on to pick up modelling gigs, appearing in campaigns for Victoria’s Secret, Abercrombie & Fitch, Mac and Armani Exchange, and in Sports Illustrated’s Swimsuit issue, per People.

She’s quite tall, at around 173cm in height, and is represented by Next Models LA, Elite NYC and Elite Miami, according to her Instagram bio.

She loves surfing

It’s clear that Mariano is a surfer girl. The model often shares pics and videos of herself doing high-adrenaline activities, which also include wakeboarding and skiing, as reported by People.

She has a fragrance brand

How did Milo Ventimiglia and Jarah Mariano meet?

It’s unclear exactly where or when the couple first met, but according to well-known celebrity news Instagram account Deuxmoi, they were first publicly linked in 2022.

Her Gilmore Girls connection

While Jarah doesn’t star in the hit TV show itself, she does have one strange connection to her hubby’s character in the Gilmore Girls universe. Ventimiglia plays the role of Jess Mariano in Gilmore Girls – meaning his fictional character has the same last name as his real-life wife.

Did Milo Ventimiglia and Alexis Bledel ever date?

Per Popsugar, Ventimiglia and Bledel, who were on-and-off-screen lovers in Gilmore Girls, dated in real life for almost four years.

Per the same source, he has also been linked to other high-profile stars like his Heroes co-star Hayden Panettiere and talent agent Isabella Brewster.