ANNE HECHE - HECHE'S HEART TOLD HER 'ROMANCE COULDN'T WAIT'

Actress ANNE HECHE had no plans to fall in love on the set of her TV series MEN IN TREES - but her heart told her she couldn't give up the chance of romancing co-star JAMES TUPPER. Both stars ended their respective marriages after meeting each other on set, and Heche accepts that many people must think they're mad to give up families for a behind-the-scenes romance. But she insists love is driven by fate, and it's no mistake when two people fall for one another. Heche says, "I think people find each other who are kind of similar, and, through talking and sharing, you find that you want to spend more time with them." After romancing lesbian comedienne Ellen DeGeneres and then dumping her for cameraman Coley Laffoon, Heche understands when people think she's a carefree romantic, but insists she has always followed her heart. She adds, "I gotta go where it leads. People are somewhat confused by me and I understand that, but I am also proud that I'm a woman who represents... making difficult choices that bring you to where you want to be." Co-star Tupper, who plays her on/off boyfriend on the TV show, admits he was shocked when he realised he was falling for his co-star. He explains, "I'd heard a lot of things about Anne... and I found this wonderful, hard-working, beautiful woman."