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Real Housewife Vicki Gunvalson Explains Kissing Photos

03/01/2010 at 12:00 AM EST

Vicki Gunvalson: cougar on the prowl? No way, says the Real Housewives of Orange County star.

The 47-year-old married mother of two is slamming a Star magazine report quoting University of Manitoba student Mike Pullin who says they locked lips while on vacation in Puerto, Valllarta, Mexico recently.

Addressing photos in which Gunvalson appears to be kissing Pullin, she tells PEOPLE, “He … told me it was his birthday and wanted a birthday kiss. He seemed nice, but very star struck!"



She obliged with a peck, but says, “I never ‘made out' with him, as he stated. I never let him touch me inappropriately – ever.”

Pullin also gives a toned-down version. “Honestly we all hung out for a couple hours that night, her friends and mine," he tells PEOPLE. "We drank together, danced a bit, took lots of photos, and we kissed! The pics are real, but it wasn't as bad as Star made it out be, wasn't really cheating." -- Charlotte Triggs.