Sen. Cory Booker gleefully announced his engagement to girlfriend Alexis Lewis on Instagram Tuesday afternoon, and the internet is already buzzing about his betrothed’s striking resemblance to a famous ex.
“I’m thrilled to share: Alexis and I are engaged!” the New Jersey Democrat wrote, adding, “I am savoring the soul-affirming wonder if everyday life with my partner, best friend, and now my fiancée.”
Lewis and Booker, 56, have been dating for about a year and a half, and share a home together in Washington, DC, he told the Washington Examiner earlier this month.
Some commenters couldn’t help but notice her similarities in appearance to actress Rosario Dawson, who Booker was romantically linked to for about two years.
“Congratulations…but you definitely have a type…literally thought she was Rosario!” one Instagram user said of his Hollywood doppelgänger bride-to-be.
“Lliterally came here looking for this comment. Could definitely be sisters!” another said.
“I was like, Rosario looks great! But then I saw the caption,” wrote a third commenter.
Booker shared the news with several photos of the couple smiling from ear to ear during a recent trip to Hawaii, including the Senator down on one knee presenting a ring box to Lewis.
Dawson, 46, and Booker ended their romance in 2022, but remain good friends, People reported that year.
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