2025 has just begun and Jessie Actors Josie Totah and Karan Brar already fooled us with the *cutest* hard launch ever on TikTok. On January 12, Totah posted a now-deleted TikTok of the two to the song “Brooklyn Baby” by Lana del Rey. In the video, Brar could be seen putting his arms around Totah before she pulled him in for a kiss. My Jessie When I saw that, my heart exploded. But it turns out the video was a real joke.

Shortly after posting and deleting her original video, Totah shared another TikTok with the caption: “WE ARE TWO PLATONIC FRIENDS DANCING A LITTLE TOO CLOSE TO THE SUN.”

Before Brar could rattle fans with their alleged relationship, he seemingly hinted at a possible romance with Totah in a July 7 Instagram post. Brar posted a photo carousel that featured an adorable picture with Totah (which appears to show the two on a date night). Brar captioned the post “People, Places and Things” and left fans guessing about the couple’s relationship status in the comments section.

For those of you who don’t know, Totah and Brar starred together on the Disney Channel show Jessie It’s about a nanny with four wealthy children in New York. Brar played Ravi Ross in the series, an adopted child who is, above all, the smartest of the four Ross children. Totah portrayed the recurring character of Stuart Wooten, who was in love with Zuri, Ravi’s younger sister.

In November 2023, Brar published a heartfelt essay in TeenVoguetitled “How I Found Myself.” In the essay, the actor discussed his mental health struggles, particularly regarding the balance between “public Karan and private Karan.” In the essay, he also spoke about his experiences coming out as bisexual to his roommates Cameron Boyce and Sophie Reynolds. “They said my bisexuality didn’t change anything for them,” he wrote.

Five years earlier, Totah publicly came out as a trans woman in a TIME essay titled “My Name is Josie Totah—and I’m Ready to Be Free.” In it, Totah discussed how she knew she wanted to be a woman before she knew what it meant to be “transgender.” “When I was five, long before I understood the word Gender That meant I would always tell my mother that I wished I was a girl,” she said. “Since I could speak in full sentences, I thought, ‘Give me a dress!’ In a way, I always knew I was female.”

Brar and Totah have remained close since starring together on Jessie, but many fans *didn’t* expect to see the two kissing online. Before Totah posted her follow-up TikTok video, fans split

Josie Totah shares that she is dating her “Jessie” co-star Karan Brar. pic.twitter.com/L5lIKOJdWI

— Pop Base (@PopBase) January 13, 2025

This is the biggest gag in Disney history 😭

– Vix 🎸 (@skinnyforlunch) January 13, 2025

JOSIE TOTAH AND KARAN BRAR FROM JESSIE????? RAVI AND STUART??? OH MY GOD I’m so happy for her, I’m gagged pic.twitter.com/YRGuWqE5mx

– ju🐯 ྀི (@juloccd) January 13, 2025

WHAT. OMG pic.twitter.com/HM1WeLMkjX

– Marco (@outfotime) January 13, 2025

This is the craziest twist I’ve ever seen pic.twitter.com/jEc1T1a2cd

– Bear (@oplivio) January 13, 2025

Why is this the only celebrity gossip I’ve cared about in my entire life?

– ʎqqɐ🦋 (@aabbyn_) January 13, 2025

I don’t know about you, but I was *living* for the idea of ​​Totah and Brar dating.