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Jenna Dewan on Melrose Place: "I'd Love to Have a Bitchfest!"

The CW's new hit welcomes Step Up's starlet as a sexy, spicy movie exec who is looking for a fight!

By Megan Masters Sep 30, 2009 6:17 PMTags
Katie Cassidy, Jenna DewanJesse Grant/Getty Images; AP Photo/Matt Sayles

Who exactly is the sweet, petite Jenna Dewan calling out on Melrose Place?

"Everyone, listen," Jenna grabbed our mic and whispered at last night's fabulous Rock A Little, Feed A Lot charity concert. "I would love to have a bitchfest with Katie Cassidy [Ella]. I've known Katie for years, so we would have really good chemistry."

Unfortunately for viewers who would die to see that sexy showdown when the newlywed joins the series in episode seven, she's strictly involved with Michael Rady's aspiring Tarantino, Jonah.

But with Ella vying for the affections of the newly engaged Jonah, wouldn't it be the perfect catalyst for the face-off?

Jenna thinks so! "That would be great—let's tell the writers!" Melrose scribes, are you listening?

So, what's the real deal with the "sexy, campy, fun" Ivy League-educated movie exec she'll be playing?

"I come in and spice it up for a few episodes and leave; it's fun," Jenna tells us of her stint on Melrose 2.0. Initial reports had Dewan signed on for just two eps, but she tells us that her multi-episode arc is definitely left open for a future return.

"I've done three so far [and] it's a recurring thing. They could bring me back, they could not. It's one of those things," she says, alluding to the former.

Just as she was about to run off, we tried to get her spill on whether Jonah will be able to resist her "wickedly sexy" ways and stay faithful to fiancée Riley (Jessica Lucas). Needless to say, Jenna stuck to her go-to response: "I spice it up. That's all I can say."

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