After trying to keep Gilmore Girls' Lorelai and Luke apart, this is gonna be a cakewalk for actor David Sutcliffe, according to TV Guide.

Several sources report that he is being added to the Private Practice cast as a love interest for none other than Addison Montgomery (Kate Walsh).

Does this mean Addison and Pete Wilder (Tim Daly) might not be as flirty and hot for one another as the first few episodes have implied?

Don't expect things to go smoothly there, insiders say. But for Sutcliffe, at least, it ought to be a breeze. Whereas on Gilmore Girls, Lorelai and Luke had a legion of supporters, Private Practice's Addison and Pete have scarcely begun courting.

Come what may, we're excited for the addition of the handsome David Sutcliffe to the cast, for however long or whatever capacity he is given on the series.

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