Meet The Crush Who Made Simon Cowell Blush

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- On Wednesday night's "American Idol," during the phone-in portion of the show, Simon Cowell found himself blushing when the girl he shared his first kiss with - Tara Miller - called up.

"I did, didn't I?" Tara laughed of bringing rose to Simon's cheeks. "It was pretty good."

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While Simon once had a crush on Tara, did she have one on him?

"Um, well, not exactly," she told Access Hollywood's Nancy O'Dell. "But you know, I liked him. He was a good friend."

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So what was the smooch like?

"Well, it didn't really involve that much. It was a matter of just two faces sort of smashing together and that was pretty much it," Tara said of their age nine lip lock.

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Now going by Tara McDonald-Smith, the 46-year-old is not married and living in Petaluma, California with her three kids. But though time has moved on, she still remembers Simon was smooth, way back when.

"There was a group of us and we used to play spin the bottle, so and I'd always end up kissing Simon," Tara laughed.

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Tara said Simon has aged well.

"I think he looks great now," she said. "I think he looks very attractive, very nice."

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"So would you kiss Simon Cowell today?" Nancy asked.

"I don't know 'cause he has a girlfriend," Tara replied.

"If he didn't have a girlfriend, would you kiss him?" Nancy continued.

"Umm… sure, why not," Tara laughed.