Whereas Scheana Shay name-dropped Jesse Metcalfe and their temporary relationship in her My Good Aspect memoir, the actor admits that he hasn't really learn his ex's tell-all ebook.
“I simply grew to become conscious of the ebook, like, a pair days in the past,” Metcalfe, 46, completely instructed Us Weekly at Ticket2Event's twelfth Annual Luxurious Luncheon hosted by Jill Zarin, Brian Kelly and Sean Koski on Saturday, July 26. “So, no, I haven't learn it but.”
Shay's memoir hit cabinets on Tuesday, July 22, that includes tell-all anecdotes in regards to the Vanderpump Guidelines alum's courting historical past and extra. In a single passage, Shay, now 40, claimed that she dated Metcalfe in 2007.
“It felt like I used to be dwelling a real-life fantasy with this man I'd watched on TV and in films for years,” Shay wrote, noting she had a “nice time” with the John Tucker Should Die actor. “Our relationship didn't occur straight away. Quickly after we first met, he went to rehab, so we began hanging out typically solely after he completed.”
Shay additional claimed that Metcalfe took her on a date after leaving rehab to the purple carpet premiere of Cloverfield.
“I then spent my twenty second birthday at dinner with him,” she wrote. “I vividly keep in mind sticking to water and Pink Bull all night time as a manner of supporting his sobriety.”
Whereas Metcalfe has but to choose up Shay's ebook, he was grateful that the fact TV star talked about him in a good mild.

Jesse Metcalfe and Helene Immel attend the twelfth Annual Luxurious Luncheon on July 26, 2025 in Southampton, New York. Sonia Moskowitz/Getty Pictures
“It's all the time good when individuals communicate extremely of you,” he instructed Us. “It's higher than individuals talking unwell of you.”
Metcalfe beforehand spoke about Shay mentioning their fling in her memoir on a current episode of Tori Spelling's “Misspelling” podcast earlier this month.
“She spoke extremely of me, which was good,” he stated on the time. “[It was a] very long time in the past, 20 years in the past. We have been courting. I imply, it was — general — it was fairly temporary, however we have been seeing one another frequently.”
Metcalfe additionally joked that he tried to maintain the ebook “away” from his present girlfriend, Helene Immel. They've been courting since 2023, even strolling the Southampton Inn purple carpet collectively on Saturday.
Metcalfe's life within the highlight additionally impressed his new unisex Nutrl Skin model.
“I suppose it began simply from being requested about my skincare routine on the purple carpet, and I additionally had pimples as a young person, like many people do,” he instructed Us. “I received launched to lots of topicals which might be frequent in skincare merchandise. I included lots of customary topical elements in my skincare line, however I additionally added these actually highly effective peptide complexes which might be extremely anti-aging and enhance collagen by like 350 %. However, the ethos of the model is only a actually easy, efficient routine that's tremendous, tremendous clear. [There's] no fragrances, no silicones, no parabens [and it is] vegan, cruelty-free, natural.”
He added, “I swear by this product line. It's been a labor of affection. It's taken me two years to deliver it to market. I formulated these merchandise, constructed this model from the bottom up and folks appear to be responding to it.”
