KRISTEN BELL - A HEROES ROMANCE?

Romance is brewing on the set of TV hit HEROES - MASI OKA has admitted he's got a crush on new castmate KRISTEN BELL. The Japanese star of the show admits he's smitten with the pretty blonde, who he took as his date to the Emmy Awards after his mother refused to fly to Los Angeles from Japan for the ceremony. And he went public with his crush during an interview on U.S. TV show Ellen on Friday (21Sep07). The 32 year old said, "Kristin is an absolutely amazing individual both on and off screen. We're great friends. Everyone has a crush on her." But when host Ellen DeGeneres pried further, asking Oka, "Is she a good kisser or not?" the red-faced star replied, "I'm sure she is."