Being an identical twin comes with an eternity of mistaken identities, but Cole Sprouse would probably like Victoria's Secret fans to remember one particularly important detail: he is not the one married to Barbara Palvin.
Every year, the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show rolls around, Palvin hits the runway, and somehow, Cole finds himself tagged in posts meant for his twin brother and her actual husband, Dylan Sprouse. After another round of marital identity confusion following Sunday's show, the 34-year-old actor decided to remind everyone which Sprouse said 'I do' to the Victoria's Secret Angel.
'It's that time of year again where I get tagged in Victoria's Secret content cause people still don't know who married Barbara,' Cole joked alongside a selfie shared to his Instagram Stories on Tuesday.
Cole Sprouse Has an Annual Victoria's Secret Problem
After meeting at a Harper's Bazaar party through line-cutting and a hotdog vendor joke, Dylan Sprouse and Barbara Palvin have been together since 2018. Married in Hungary in July 2023 and now parents to baby Sylvie, these two share a fairytale-coded love story. That has not stopped Cole from being accidentally dragged into his twin brother's love life whenever his sister-in-law returns to the Victoria's Secret runway.
This year's mix-up came after Palvin walked in the 2026 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show in Los Angeles on Sunday, 18 October. Meanwhile, Dylan made it fairly easy to identify the correct Sprouse from the audience. The 34-year-old actor cheered on his wife from the front row and blew her a kiss as she walked the runway. Truly a VS highlight that fans look forward to on a yearly basis.
Barbara Palvin Returned Six Weeks After Giving Birth
Palvin's latest Victoria's Secret appearance also marked a major return for the model just six weeks after giving birth to the couple's first child. The 33-year-old walked the runway in a sheer pink lingerie look covered in cursive script writing, paired with voluminous hair, rosy makeup, and her signature charm.
'I'm feeling great. I think it's very empowering that the Victoria's Secret team is having me at the show and we're supporting women,' Palvin said backstage ahead of the show.
Palvin also described the first few weeks of motherhood as a 'roller coaster' while praising Dylan for taking naturally to being a 'girl dad.' The couple announced the arrival of their daughter on 28 September, joking in the caption of their joint Instagram post, 'We took Labor Day literally this year, 👼🏻.' The post suggested their daughter was born on Labor Day, 7 September, putting Palvin's runway return at around six weeks postpartum.
Cole Sprouse Is Already Embracing Uncle Duties
While fans may still need some help remembering which Sprouse married Palvin, Cole has a new family title of his own. Before his niece was born, the actor joked about the kind of uncle he planned to become during an appearance on 'CBS Mornings.'
'I have a couple godkids too, and I'm always getting them like, swords and drum kits,' Cole said. 'I'm going to be a really annoying brother, specifically.'
Some Victoria's Secret traditions never seem to fade: Angels take the runway, Dylan cheers on his wife, and Cole gets tagged for absolutely no reason. Victoria may have her secrets, but which Sprouse twin married Barbara Palvin isn't one of them.
