South Side native Jenny McCarthy is said to be more than just "giddy" about her new romance with Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher. A longtime pal of the actress and TV personality (going back to her days at Mother McAuley High School) tells me that McCarthy “has really fallen for the guy. He’s such a man's man, the most macho guy Jenny's dated or been involved with for a long, long time."

According to the source, McCarthy loves how Urlacher is the strong, silent type — the way he "quietly takes care of her when they're together. That may sound old-fashioned, especially since Jenny is very much her own person and a very contemporary, independent woman in many ways. But she loves the attention and the way he treats her. It's very comforting."