Lopez told People magazine:

My shirtless photo-shoot days are behind me," Mario Lopez tells PEOPLE in a bitter blow to beefcake.

Not that the buff new Extra host has anything to hide. "Obviously, being healthy and staying fit are important to me," says the 34-year-old, who in the past seemed like the only serious rival to Matthew McConaughey in the bare-chest sweepstakes.

As of Monday, former The Bold and the Beautiful and Dancing with the Stars favorite Lopez – who was also memorably bare-bottomed in the shower for a 2006 episode of Nip/Tuck – will be happily hosting Extra on his own, full-time.

"My TV projects are my main priority," he says. "And no, you will never see me host Extra without a shirt."

Still, to every rule there's an exception – in this case, Nip/Tuck.

Lopez says he is "thrilled" to be reprising the role of Dr. Mike Hamoui on the cable series, with Dr. Mike moving to Los Angeles – where he can once again gain the attention of the ab-admiring Dr. Christian Troy (Julian McMahon) in the locker room.

"A small spoiler," says Lopez. "Dr. Mike might not be taking anymore showers at the gym with Christian, but he will lose his shirt."

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Posted by Ray Braddshaw, on 09-21-2008 09:19, 1. I'm OK with myself, you should be too. OK Mario has a nice body, no argument there, and a wonderful smile, but I was at LAX behind him and some chick and they were behaving like bitch dogs in heat. He is seriously avoiding the issue of is homosexuality. Just one more person on this planet that is ashamed of themselves. Every gym bunny I know has low self esteem and are always striving to be the perfect body so other people will build their ego for them. Really confident people exude the confidence, they do no need other people's approval to be accepted. The issue of low self esteem is rampant in the gay community. Hence meth abuse   » Report this comment to administrator Posted by sex7y, on 09-28-2008 13:14, 2. what l think l think this is a nice thing to do becos gay is not a good thing is bad u shd cry when u are gay   » Report this comment to administrator