Nick and Vanessa on "TRL": The Anti-Chemistry

Nick Lachey made a much-anticipated appearance on MTV's "Total Request Live" this afternoon with current squeeze Vanessa Minnillo co-hosting, and the chemistry was crackling -- between Nick and co-host Damien Fahey, that is.

Despite the fact that the two were just laying it on one another thick and heavy at New York's Butter nightclub the other night, Nick and Vanessa barely looked at each other during Lachey's appearance on the show, and no physical contact between the two was noted even when Vanessa passed just in front of Nick on the way to look out the window. What's more, their one moment of banter, when Minnillo made the observation that Nick is "everywhere," inspired a deeply awkward response from Nick.

Indeed, Nick, who was premiering his new video, left Vanessa (and the audience) wanting, much as he did Monday afternoon at a Manhattan restaurant, when, despite her best efforts, she couldn't get Nick to give her a kiss.

Nick did, at Fahey's considerable urging, plant one on a very happy mother who, somewhat creepily, came to the show with her daughter, and who said she'd been a fan of Nick's "gorgeous" face since he was in 98°.

Tags: Nick Lachey, NickLachey, Vanessa Minnillo, VanessaMinnillo

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46. Is Nick still wearing the $55,000 watch Jessica got him for his 30th birthday? Sure looks like it

Posted at 9:59AM on Jul 27th 2006 by Lola

47. Vanessa was like his little puppy. She was being so annoying. Not only annoying but unprofessional since this is her job.

Posted at 10:12AM on Jul 27th 2006 by anonymous

48. WHY in GODS EARTH WOULD ANYONE WANT TO BE JESSICA????

I think Vanessa is MUCH sexier than Jessica the prude bimbo. Nick learned his lesson about relationships being public, it becomes a media frenzy. While he will always love Jessica (lets face it he was in if for life, she was in it for dick which she had never had and for fame.. imagine marrying the lead singer of 98 degress when she was NO ONE), Nick has been rumored to be with a few girls, but Vanessa is the one he went for and he dropped all the others to spend time with. Stop being such haters!!!!! IN case you didn't notice, Jessica is the dumb whore who left him .. don't you get it? When you marry someone you attempt to make things work, till death do you part, She gave it 3 seasons of Newly weds.. so much for her reverend daddy.. go make your bucks Joe.. at the end of the day you love your daughter so much you should consider giving her children.. at the rate she's going she's going to die alone.. that will make for reality t.v.. What more could you want from a guy????????

Posted at 10:14AM on Jul 27th 2006 by ILOVENICK

49. Hey Monica,

weren't YOU looking at Nick when he was with Jessica???????? OF COURSE Vanessa is going to go for it.. she KNOWS a good thing when she sees one or have you never been single? have you not taken a GOOD look at NIck Lachey???? I'd be all over him.. lap dances are nothing compared to how I would be.. he is totally sexy and hot.

Jessica's got it comin.. haven't you seen the ugly ass dudes, she's been rumored to be with.. including the lead singer of Maroone 5 who dumped her over a text message.. go get em Jess... go be single and suffer like all the other single girls who die alone because they can't see a good thing if it hit them in the face.. or in her case if it popped your cherry.

=)

Posted at 10:22AM on Jul 27th 2006 by ILOVENICK

50. #17. Are you serious? Have you checked Vanessa's track record? She is much worse then you describe Jesssica which you are just wrong about. Vanessa is a nobody who has seeked attention ever since she was younger. She was known as being promiscuous even back in high school. After she won Miss Teen USA she had little roles (and dumb ones I might add) in shows and soap operas. Most of them if not all of them were not even speaking roles. She just mostly was an extra or the hot chick and cheerleader. After she posed in Stuff magazine with her ass in the air, she got fake boobs to look more attractive. At least Jessica's are real! Anyways, Vanessa has worked at TRL for years but alot of people still didn't even know her. So she poses for Maxim hoping to get more attention which just made her look like even more of a bimbo. She is known to get drunk and party alot. I mean she is a good friend of Paris Hilton. That should say alot. She dated Derek Jeter just to get in the local New York newspapers on almost a daily basis. But she still wasn't getting the attention she craved. And that's leads us to the present. She is now dating Nick Lachey in a very downtime of his career and finally getting the attention she wanted. Unfortunately, she is just a rebound girl and will never replace Jessica. Also, Vanessa is really acting like a litle diva now that she is in the magazines and news. That spells bitch all over. Don't try and say that Vanessa is better than Jessica. Maybe in your delusional world.

Posted at 10:37AM on Jul 27th 2006 by anonymous

51. #17. Are you serious? Have you checked Vanessa's track record? She is much worse then you describe Jesssica which you are just wrong about. Vanessa is a nobody who has seeked attention ever since she was younger. She was known as being promiscuous even back in high school. After she won Miss Teen USA she had little roles (and dumb ones I might add) in shows and soap operas. Most of them if not all of them were not even speaking roles. She just mostly was an extra or the hot chick and cheerleader. After she posed in Stuff magazine with her ass in the air, she got fake boobs to look more attractive. At least Jessica's are real! Anyways, Vanessa has worked at TRL for years but alot of people still didn't even know her. So she poses for Maxim hoping to get more attention which just made her look like even more of a bimbo. She is known to get drunk and party alot. I mean she is a good friend of Paris Hilton. That should say alot. She dated Derek Jeter just to get in the local New York newspapers on almost a daily basis. But she still wasn't getting the attention she craved. And that's leads us to the present. She is now dating Nick Lachey in a very downtime of his career and finally getting the attention she wanted. Unfortunately, she is just a rebound girl and will never replace Jessica. Also, Vanessa is really acting like a litle diva now that she is in the magazines and news. That spells bitch all over. Don't try and say that Vanessa is better than Jessica. Maybe in your delusional world.

Posted at 10:37AM on Jul 27th 2006 by anonymous

52. Name calling is unfair to vanessa cuz since jessica doesn't want him some people else does okey.

Posted at 10:45AM on Jul 27th 2006 by tonia

53. Amazing how people call Jessica a bimbo when Vanessa is the skankiest of them all. Lol at you Nick sympathists.

Posted at 10:46AM on Jul 27th 2006 by Vanessa is the bimbo

54. They are adorable together, she seems smart,, strong, witty and pretty in her own right. He needs someone like her, to make him smile and move on....

Jessica wasn't a positive force for him, she is so self absorbed and she really isn't talented at all, did you guys see her on TRL?

Posted at 10:48AM on Jul 27th 2006 by windy

55. Vanessa is a slut, drunk, and skank! She isn't even in Jessica's league.

Posted at 10:51AM on Jul 27th 2006 by LMAO!

56. I have watched the TRL appearance as well as the restaurant video and all I can say is there IS DEFINITELY chemistry between them. It looks to me as if Nick has finally found his "equal", in intellect as well as the "chemistry" departments. I wish them all the happiness in the world and I hope that one day, Jessica will see that she lost the best thing that could have ever happened to her. I hope they marry, have a lot of kids and live happily ever after! I honestly believe that Nick deserves all the happiness his heart and hands can hold. Good Luck to the both of you!

Posted at 11:02AM on Jul 27th 2006 by Gina

57. that was not no chemistry they actin like they were FRIENDS!

Posted at 11:51AM on Jul 27th 2006 by brandy

58. he knows that he is still in love with jessica and he is just friends with vannessa !

Posted at 11:53AM on Jul 27th 2006 by brandy

59. After him and Jessica broke it off, I think hes just looking for the public spot light. For him its the more airtime the better. Him and Jessica are in a non-stop battle to see who can get more air time. Jessica its more acting like shes glad its over on tv and Nick is playing at the heart broken angle! Whoever gets the more air time wins!

As for Nick and that Vanessa girl, he f***ed her and now thats over. Hes moving on to his next f*ck buddy! All to make Jessica feel bad. But shes fighting back whit her new song. "public affair". Listen to that and try to tell me shes not a sult!!!

Posted at 12:48PM on Jul 27th 2006 by Jaclyn

60. Nick had enough of his life with Jessica being all out in public, so I can see why he would play it cool while he was on TRL with Vanessa. I say let the poor guy alone. He already got his heartbroken by an attention hungry girl. I hope he does find love again whether its with Vanessa or with someone else. He deserves it.

Posted at 1:00PM on Jul 27th 2006 by J.

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