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New cast member Deena Nicole Cortese from Jersey Shore has a crush on fellow MTV star Pauly D, she revealed to Ellen DeGeneres in an interview airing today.

Who doesn’t, really?

Asked who she was most intimidated by coming in, she said, “I always thought Pauly was good looking. I was a little more intimidated to talk to him at first.”

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Asked if she’s interested, Deena said, “Yeah, well I always though Pauly was good looking.” Ellen’s response” “Well, it seems like it. Pauly, she’s interested.”

As for her feelings toward another member of the Shore house, she said, “Whenever I was drunk for some reason I always thought Mike was good looking.”

The following, hilarious exchange follows:

Ellen: When you’re not drunk, you don’t think he’s good looking?
Deena: No, when I’m not drunk, I’m like a normal person. When I’m drunk, I look embarrassing. I’m like, “Oh, hi Mike.” I’m like, “Oh no. Here we go.”
Ellen: You can rectify that if you don’t drink. It wouldn’t be like that.
Deena: I know.
Ellen: But he’s got a Situation going on there.