Denise Vasi, 'Single Ladies' Star, On Kissing William Levy: 'It Was Exactly Everything That You Imagine' (EXCLUSIVE)
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Posted: 5/28/2012
When Single Ladies' returns for a second season tonight (9/8c on VH1), Stacey Dash (the show s half-Mexican star in season one) will be replaced by Denise Vasi, who is best known for her role as Randi Hubbard on the popular daytime soap, All My Children. Vasi, who's also Latina, spoke exclusively to The Huffington Post about her new 'Single Ladies' character, told us what it's like replacing Dash for the show's second season, and told us what it was like to make out with Cuban
' target='_hplink'>telenovela hunk, William Levy, who plays her character's love interest on the show!Tell us about your character, Raquel!
Raquel s relationship with Keisa (LisaRaye McCoy) is long-standing. They ve been best friends forever. We just didn t see Raquel on the first season because her busy career had her traveling, and when we meet Raquel in episode one, it's supposed to be the happiest day of her life and it turns out to be the worst day. But it s one of those things where something bad happens, but something greater comes out of it. And, it propels Raquel into this journey and that s what the whole season is basically about for her rediscovering who she is and what she wants. What do you love most about playing Raquel?
She doesn t have to throw any of her physical-ness in front of anyone, because there are so many things about her outside of that that are attractive, that you just kind of fall in love with the character. It has been super fun to keep discovering who she is. Does Raquel know Val (Stacey Dash)?
We didn t really get into that in the writing. I mean, you ll quickly understand where Val is and that she s not coming back. And, we don t really discuss the fact of Raquel and Val having or not having a relationship. But because my job as an actor is to make these kinds of decisions because she was one of Keisha s best frineds and I have been one of Keisha s best friends I think they obviously know each othe