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The98 Degreessinger, 49, tells PEOPLE Vanessa, 42, “would’ve been great on this show,” but she “couldn’t make it happen.”
He adds, “But yeah, we love hosting together. We love doing this together.”
Still, he’s more than happy to to team up again on screen in the future: “It’s fun to do both, honestly. I really love hosting with her.”
Nick and Vanessa Lachey.Netflix
Nick also notes how he’s “lucky enough that I’ve already found my perfect match” in Vanesa. The pair have beenmarriedsince 2011 and share three children.
Since Nick has found the one in Vanessa, he’s eager to help others do the same onPerfect Match.
He’s exciting about the new series, which premiered on Valentine’s Tuesday because “when everyone’s there in a house together, you have the physical attraction, you have the emotional attraction. But there’s also a gameplay element involved inPerfect Matchin trying to stay in the house and make it to the end to even have a chance to be the perfect match.”
He adds, “It was interesting to see how everyone was kind of game-playing.”
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But Nick assures that, beyond the fun and flirty games, several contestants were invested in building lasting bonds, too.
“You had some who just said, ‘You know what? I’m attracted to this person. You’re my person. We’re just going to ride or die to the end and see how it plays itself out,'” he teases. “It was really cool and very different to see it all unfold.”
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The first four episodes ofPerfect Matchpremiered on Netflix Tuesday. The remaining episodes will drop every Tuesday through Feb. 28.
source: people.com
