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Squeaky Clean Studs

Cool Character: Days of our Lives’s Eric Brady
Birth Date: March 1, 1978
Sign: Pisces

Could be the next: “Ryan Phillippe. Why not? They’ve got the same cleancut looks and sexy, subtle acting style.”

Ever worn anything embarrassing for work?: “I once had to dress in skintight riding pants with leather patches on the rear end. People on the set were having a field day laughing at me.”

Crushin’ on any celebs?: “I have a big crush on Jennifer Love Hewitt, and now some of my friends know her well. One of these days I’m going to meet her, and she’s already going to know how I feel. I’ve seen her at parties, but I haven’t talked to her yet.”

What’s keeping you from chatting her up?: “I haven’t had the nerve.”

Where would you take a girl to really sweep her off her feet?: “I’d pick out a really nice restaurant and call ahead to make sure everything was right, like flowers waiting on the table. Then we’d drive up on top of Mulholland Drive [in Los Angeles] and talk.”

Just talk, really?: “Well…or whatever came to mind [laughs].”

Okay, Rico Suave, what about a girl drives you totally crazy?: “Her hair and her smell. I can’t even describe it. Just that scent of a woman.”

Boxers, briefs, or nothing for bed?: “Nothing? I’d be cold! I sleep in those little plaid flannel pajama bottoms–with nothing underneath.”

Who’s that babe?

Jensen Ackles

Age: 19, Pisces

Status: Single

Hometown: Richardson, Texas (a suburb of Dallas)

How you know him: This soap stud has been streaming up the screen as good guy Eric on Days of Our Lives. But you might remember him from the short-lived series Mr. Rhodes or his guest roles on Sweet Valley High and Cybill.

Breakin’ into the Biz: “I had done a couple of regional commercials and some catalog modelling in Texas when I was younger. But it really wasn’t until I went with a friend to an open call that I was ‘discovered'”. Isn’t that friend majorly bummed? “No, he’s not mad – in fact, he’s one of my roommates in LA.”

All the right career moves: “Acting wasn’t really something I knew I wanted to do – Days of Our Lives was the turning point. I don’t want to be huge like Tom Cruise. I’d rather have a career like Chris O’Donnell. He gets good parts, but he can still walk around like a normal guy without hiring bodyguards”.

On his Days character: “I’m sure Eric has some skeletons in his closet that are sure to come out. There’s no such thing as a completely good guy on soaps!”

Does he get recognized? “Sometimes. I went to the mall the other day and nobody recognized me. Then I went to see a movie and the girl taking tickets was like, ‘Will you sign this ticket stub?'”. Gentlemanly Jensen did, of course.

Bachelod Pad: “I live with two friends from high school in a small house in LA. We just got a dog. It’s still a puppy – a German shepherd-rotweiller mix named Dallas.”

On his single status: “I don’t have a girlfriend. I did date a lot in high school – I had two serious girlfriends. Right now I’m just busy working.”

What he likes in a girl: “I like a girl I can joke around with and hang out with, someone on the same wavelength, someone who’s smart and can be herself around me.”

Up next: “I have three-year contract with Days so I’ll be there for a while. Eventually, I want to take some basic courses to keep my wits up. I’d also like to be able to do some film work.”