Getting dumped on television was a blessing in disguise for Domenico Nesci.
The gregarious 26-year-old from Milan, Italy, endeared himself to fans during his stint as a Speedo-wearing contestant on MTV's A Shot at Love With Tila Tequila, though he failed to win over Tequila.
Still, MTV saw potential in Nesci and made him the star of a spin-off, That's Amore, in which 15 women from across America fight for his attention by facing off in such challenges as spaghetti-wrestling matches. It premieres at 10 p.m. Eastern time Sunday.
''It's probably the most romantic show on TV -- so crazy, dramatic, and very, very funny Italian-style,'' Nesci told the Associated Press. ''I use all my heart, all my feelings; whatever I have, I give it all.''
He said he has a lot of amore to give.
''It's not about impressing with, 'Look, I'll buy you this, I'll buy you that,' it's much more about, like, how can you make a woman feel? I am much more for feelings. I'm much more for letting people feel special,'' he explained.
As for Tequila, Nesci harbors no ill will. He said he was sad when the bisexual Internet star eliminated him, but respects her decision: ''You can't go against that.''
That's Amore will feature another Tequila cast-off, Ashley McNeely, playing the role of Nesci's adviser or consigliere.
''He knows much more about the American culture,'' Nesci said of the self-proclaimed ''redneck.'' (AP)
