Just why did she want to appear in the sexy magazine again? She confesses, "It's nice to have the Maxims of the world out there. You can look at them when you're 80 and be like, 'See? No, really, I was cute. I promise!'"

She also spoke about what she's looking for in a man, perhaps alluding to her new, funny boyfriend, Ghost Whisperer co-star Jamie Kennedy.  "The two biggest things are being trustworthy and funny. Humor doesn't fade. If you're a funny person, you will always be a funny person."

Click through our gallery of a scantily clad Hewitt in the May issue of Maxim Magazine and let us know what you think!