By Breaking Celebrity News Staff

On Thursday’s Ellen DeGeneres Show, Sports Illustrated Swimsuit covergirl Kate Upton plays coy with a prying Ellen over whether or not she’s dating one of New York’s most eligible bachelors, hunky Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez.

After Upton told Ellen she did not have a Valentine’s date this year, Ellen continued the barrage of questions trying to confirm the hook-up. She asked Upton of her star-making turn on the magazine cover, “So how does your boyfriend Mark Sanchez feel about all this? He must be proud, right?”  

Upton cooed, “Well, even if I had a boyfriend. I wouldn’t ask how he felt about it.”

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Ellen shot back, “He would just tell you though. Has he told you? Your boyfriend Mark Sanchez?