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Jake Johnson makes shocking revelation to Kelly Clarkson about Prince's time on New Girl
Jake Johnson, who stars in HBO's new show titled Minx, has one of the most loyal fanbases out there thanks to his other massively popular series, New Girl.MORE: New Girl's Zooey Deschanel, Jake Johnson and more pay tribute following devastating death of co-starOne of New Girl's biggest fans was known to be the late iconic singer Prince, who made an appearance in one of the sitcom's most beloved episodes.During a recent visit to The Kelly Clarkson Show, Kelly did not hesitate to ask about his experience with the rockstar, and what he was really like.WATCH: Nick and Jess fight on New GirlMORE: New Girl stars send fans wild with reunion announcementAs it turns out, fans who wanted nothing more than for Nick Miller, Jake's hilarious character, and Jessica Day, played by Zooey Deschanel, to end up together, owe a whole lot to none other than Prince himself.The actor started off the wild revelation about the singer, and his love for the show by explaining that: "Prince really liked New Girl… so he wanted to do the show," a fact that fans have always loved, that it was actually he who reached out to the show rather than the other way around.He went on to recount his eccentric mannerisms, recalling how the singer was once sitting next to Zooey, who was sitting next to Jake, and detailed how: "I saw him looking at me and he said to Zooey, 'I would like to meet Nick now,'" hilariously referring to him as his New Girl character.
