Sparks fly as Heather joins 'Spin City'

FAST-TALKING MICHAEL J. FOX has finally met his match! As the wily mayor's assistant on ABC's "Spin City," Fox has begun butting egos with another fox - Heather Locklear. And The ENQUIRER has a fascinating sneak preview of how their zany on-camera roughhousing will turn to romance.
�����As the show's fourth season progresses, viewers will roar with laughter at the conniving tricks and sexual chemistry between Michael and ultra-shrewd mayor's office newcomer Caitlin Moore, played by sultry Heather.
�����"The show has a completely new dynamic with Heather aboard - it's being transformed into a crackling good romantic comedy," disclosed an insider.
�����"And, as in all good TV romances - the principals hate each other at first."
�����"But the mayor's office battle of wits eventually leads to passion."
�����Heather plays a shrewd, hard-driving political operative hired to manage the senatorial campaign of Mayor Winston (Barry Bostwick).
�����And the former mean queen of "Melrose Place" turns out to have a remarkable touch for comedy. "She's a natural comedienne," a delighted Michael told a pal. "She really knows how to deliver a punch line. I had no idea Heather was so funny!"
�����Onscreen, Fox hires Caitlin as the mayor's new prot�g� because he thinks she's a nonthreatening dimwit - but, boy is he wrong! As Caitlin kicks the mayor's senatorial campaign into high gear, it's clear she knows what she's doing - and she gets under Michael's skin.
�����"The twosome engage in all sorts of one-upmanship and practical jokes against one another," revealed the insider. "She constantly makes fun of his height and manic ways. The two soon prove worthy adversaries."
�����As the spin doctor grows to appreciate Caitlin's wit, his head spins and sexual tension mounts between the pair.
�����"Ultimately, the raging feud between the two passionate politicos leads to romance," disclosed the insider.
�����Happily, both Michael and Heather have hit it off in real life and are already fast friends.
�����A thrilled Michael told a source: "Heather is the perfect counterpoint to my character, who's so used to having everything go his way in love and business. She's a great addition to the show!"
- MARC CETNER and JIM NELSON