Nick Lachey: I Had a Crush on Alyssa Milano
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}He had a crush on her, but Alyssa Milano (search) doesn't mind -- she thinks "he's hot."
Nick Lachey (search) told "Access Hollywood" in a recent interview that he had to tell his "Charmed" co-star about his former crush to avoid the humiliation of having her find out from someone else.
Lachey plays Milano's love interest in an upcoming six-episode arc on the WB show.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}"The first day I came I said, 'I'm just going ... to tell you right now that your poster was hanging in my locker. Because you're going to hear about it and I don't want to be embarrassed later on."'
Milano says the feeling is mutual.
"His eyes are like lavender," the 31-year-old actress told the syndicated entertainment TV show. "I can't even look at him when I'm working with him ... Yeah, he's hot."
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The new season of "Charmed" (search) premieres Sept. 12.
When Lachey was asked if his pop star wife, Jessica Simpson, would have a problem with his on-screen lip lock with Milano, the 30-year-old singer replied: "I'm in the clear here because when she did `That '70s Show,' she had to kiss Ashton (Kutcher). They did like five takes of the scene, so I got a free pass on the kiss thing!"