When Gossip Girl's Joanna Garcia needs a sexy inspiration, she doesn't look further than her costar Chace Crawford.
"This role is a little bit of a departure for me because I'm used to playing characters in funny roles," Garcia told PEOPLE at the launch of the Gossip Girl-inspired Anna Sui for Target line Thursday. "This is a lot sexier, so it's definitely nice to have a good partner in my scenes to make me feel sexy and desirable."
Garcia, 30, will play Nate's on-screen love interest Bree for four episodes in the upcoming fall season, which premieres Monday on the CW (9 p.m. EST).
Of kissing Crawford, Garcia says, "It's everything you could imagine and more." But, she points out, Crawford is even more gorgeous "when you get to know him."
"He's such a nice guy and a total dude," Garcia told PEOPLE. "He's ready to have a cocktail and kick back and watch sports. And as beautiful as he is on the outside, he's ten times more beautiful on the inside."
Does she have anything to say to the millions of jealous fans who wish they could be in her place? "They're always asking me what it's like to kiss Chace," Garcia says. "And I'm like, 'Well, it's not like I slip my tongue down his throat every day.'"
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