“Right back where we started.”
Melinda Clarke delighted fans of “The OC” when she posted a sweet Instagram selfie with her onscreen husband Tate Donovan, who played Jimmy Cooper, and Mischa Barton, who played their daughter, Marissa Cooper.
“THAT HAS HAPPENED! Cooper family reunion! Warmed my heart to see these two, @mischabarton and @t8dono, at @tripleellc in Charleston. ❤️❤️❤️❤️,” the actress, who played Julie Cooper, captioned the photo on Monday.
Barton, 36, and Donovan, 58, were clearly just as happy about the reunion as they were pouring in the comment section.
“Aww family photo – so good to catch up with you,” wrote the “Sixth Sense” actress, while Donovan added: “So nice to see you all 😍.”
Rachel Bilson, who played socialite Summer Roberts on the show, also commented.
“And that’s the coop scoop!!!! I love all 3 of these faces 🥰,” she wrote.
Barton further documented the fam reunion in an Instagram story by posting a photo with her “parents,” as well as “Gossip Girl” alumni Chace Crawford and Jessica Szohr.
“Run Gossip Girl last night, what are the odds,” Barton wrote. “No kidding, we were there for a reason. It was really great to catch up with mom and dad.”
Over the weekend, the stars of “The OC” and “Gossip Girl” at the Ep-ix & Chill Convention in Mount Pleasant, SC, which also featured “Twilight” cast member Peter Facinelli, “Charmed” star Holly Marie Combs and “Teen Wolf” main character Tyler Posey.
“The OC” was a frothy teen drama that ran for four seasons from 2003 to 2007. It centers on Ryan Atwood (Ben Mackenzie), a troubled adolescent who is adopted by a wealthy couple living in Orange County. The Coopers were a dysfunctional family in the neighborhood.
Barton’s character maintained an on-again, off-again relationship with Atwood, battling addictions to drugs and alcohol.
The actress left the series at the end of Season 3, causing the ratings to plummet before it was eventually cancelled.