Lachey Tunes Out Minnillo’s Singing, Likes Her Bikini

With the onslaught of American Idol, everyone thinks they can sing. It’s a good thing that there are Simon Cowells out there to set the tone deaf straight. Even hottie Vanessa Minnillo had a go at belting out a tune the other night at a celebrity event. And Nick Lachey got to silence her Cowell-style.

Minillo was an honoree at a teenage pregnancy prevention event where she introduced singer/songwriter Jackson Browne. As the former Miss Teen USA announced Browne’s performance, she attempted to sing one of his songs. Apparently it wasn’t good.

"As you can hear, I'm not getting a recording contract any time soon. I was singing ("Running on Empty") in the car on the way over, and Nick told me to stop (singing) and leave it to the man himself," Minnillo told the New York Daily News.

It has been a busy time for the new roommates. They partied it up at the Kentucky Derby, and then jetted off to the launch of the Cove Atlantis Hotel in the Bahamas (the same launch Ivana Trump had to suddenly leave to attend the birth of her new granddaughter Kai Madison Trump).

Nick and Vanessa seem to be taking all the right steps to build a healthy future together. The family that plays together, stays together.

Enjoy the pictures of the couple on Sunday and Monday (May 13-14)!