On the podcast, Morris got right to the point: “I’ma go date Nasim. Where she at?” he said.<\/p>\n
Simone, 45, appeared incredibly supportive of the new development, noting, “Everybody’s been wanting this. Everybody’s been shipping this for a long time.”<\/p>\n
Morris picked up his phone and called Pedrad, holding his phone’s speaker to the mic when she answered. Coaching Morris from the sidelines, Simone whispered, “Ask her on a real date!” as the actor subsequently asked her out on-air.<\/p>\n
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Nasim Pedrad (left) and Lamorne Morris.
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“I was just like, ‘You know what, I’m just going to date Nasim in real life.’ So … what’s up?” Morris said, and Pedrad responded with giddy laughter on the other end.<\/p>\n
“You got a man? You dating somebody?” he added. “I just saw you the other day, you seemed single.”<\/p>\n
“Are you asking me out on a date?” Pedrad asked, still a little baffled by the situation. Morris doubled down: “Not a date, just more like, let’s just be boyfriend-girlfriend.”<\/p>\n
Simone continued encouraging Morris, advising him not to put the cart before the horse and actually ask for a date first. Morris, in turn, made the case to both Pedrad and Simone that he and his New Girl love interest had gone on “many a date as friends,” though Pedrad said she considered those “dates” as more of “friendship-hangs.”<\/p>\n
“So yeah, I’m going to ask you on a date. I don’t know when \u2014 I’m busy, so I ain’t got the time. But I will make the time!” Morris concluded. Simone’s jaw dropped as Pedrad responded, “I’m down! Let’s go on a date!”<\/p>\n
Morris then promised he’d bring a rose and don his “spicy cologne” for the date.<\/p>\n
Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for\u00a0<\/strong>PEOPLE’s free daily newsletter<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.<\/strong><\/p>\n The New Girl on-screen couple first came about in season 4 when Pedrad’s character Aly was introduced as Winston’s partner. By the next season, their relationship turned romantic, with Winston proposing to Aly in season 6 and the couple welcoming a child together by the show’s end.<\/p>\n Read the original article on People<\/a><\/p>\n