Bj Novak reveals Kit’s FoFo nickname and keeps family ties visible
bj novak said on April 20 that Mindy Kaling’s eldest daughter, Katherine “Kit” Swati Kaling, calls him FoFo. The nickname came from a Duolingo For Kids bear, and he answered it with a FoFo stuffed animal. It is a small disclosure, but it adds one more public detail to a relationship Kaling has described as central to her family.
Kit, FoFo, and the stuffed animal
Novak said, “Kit nicknamed me FoFo, which is based on a Duolingo For Kids character—the bear FoFo.” He added, “So I got her a FoFo stuffed animal for her collection, and that hit the spot.” At 8 years old, Kit now has a nickname tied directly to the toy, not to the long-running speculation around Novak’s place in the Kaling household.
Kaling has three children: Kit, 5-year-old Spencer Tracy Kaling, and 2-year-old Anne Kaling. Novak is their godfather, which gives the nickname more weight than a throwaway family joke; it comes from someone already inside the children’s orbit. That makes the exchange feel less like celebrity trivia and more like a glimpse of how the family actually talks to one another.
Mindy Kaling’s 2022 line
In 2022, Kaling said speculation about Novak being the father of her children “doesn't bother me.” She also said, “He is a wonderful friend and he’s godparent of both of my kids and he loves children and they’re so attached to him.” In the same year, she said Novak was “an important and integral part of my family.”
That makes the April 20 reveal useful because it shows the relationship in action rather than in theory. Public talk around the pair has often fixated on paternity, but the actual evidence Kaling has offered points somewhere else: shared access, trust, and a relationship her children already recognize by a nickname. The new detail lands because it comes from inside that arrangement, not from outside guessing.
Watch What Happens: Live
Novak’s April 20 appearance on Watch What Happens: Live with Andy Cohen gives the story its current trigger. He did not frame the nickname as a headline; he described a simple exchange between an adult and a child, then tied it to the stuffed animal he bought her. For readers tracking the Kaling-Novak dynamic, the practical takeaway is straightforward: the family connection remains active, public, and child-centered.
The clearest reading is that Novak is still being folded into Kaling’s home life on her terms, and the FoFo detail is the kind of evidence that cuts through years of idle speculation. It is not a new relationship twist. It is a reminder that the relationship Kaling has described in 2022 is still being lived out in small, ordinary gestures.
