TORONTO -- Music and movie star Jennifer Lopez had some early Valentine's Day advice last night during an hour-long chat at MuchMusic.

"Romance is not so much the expensive things -- it's the little things," said Lopez, 30, on her second day in Toronto to promote her sophomore effort, J.Lo, which debuted at No. 1 in both Canada and the U.S.

"It's the notes. It's the call in the middle of the day when you're really stressed out. That kind of stuff is important to me. It's the everyday, day-to-day stuff that makes a relationship worth it and more important."

'Long date'

Lopez, who may or may not still be involved with rap mogul Sean "Puffy" Combs, currently on trial for gun possession and bribery charges in New York City, admitted the most expensive date she's ever been on involved a boat being rented for a week.

"That's a long date," commented MuchMusic host Master T, visibly impressed.

Lopez also said she believes in love at first sight and everlasting love, but when it comes to breaking up with people, she can be brutal.

"It's hard. It's bad. I'm the type that just walks away -- later. It's not that easy, it just has to be done."

Lopez's stop at MuchMusic drew a couple hundred fans outside the Queen and John Sts. studios, significantly less than the crowds that swelled for visits by boy bands O-Town and the Backstreet Boys over the last couple of weeks. But that didn't make them any less rowdy.

One extremely vocal male fan had Lopez giggling throughout the show, which saw her taking questions from Master T, the studio audience and via fax, phone, e-mail and Speaker's Corner.

"He's distracting!" said Lopez, laughing. And it wasn't just men doing the yelling. She drew lots of female fans, too.

"I think they know that I'm honest and real and I just have nothing but love for everybody," said Lopez when asked about her universal appeal. "I'm not the type of girl that's catty with other girls -- that's just not cool to me."

Lopez, who's known as much for her sexy shape, told one female e-mailer that it's taken a lot of hard work to get her body where it is right now.

"I also fought with my weight when I was growing up," said Lopez, showing off a well-toned midriff last night in a cropped army shirt and low-slung, tight-fitting gold pants.

"If you watch the In Living Color episodes, those were my chunkier days. I'm not ashamed of my chunkier days. But there'll be a time when you get to a certain weight. And I just watch what I eat and I exercise. I'm like anybody else, I'm human. Sometimes I feel like working out, sometimes I don't. I do a lot of cardio."

When complimented on her sense of style, Lopez said a clothing line may be her next project.

"That's something I'm thinking about doing, something I'd love to do, so look out for it," she said. "It'd be like casual, everyday wear, for all the girls."

Speaking of which, five Lopez wannabes, including one in a copy of her famous Grammy dress, took part in a lookalike contest last night that saw them either singing or dancing. One even spontaneously hugged Lopez. Initially, however, they had no music accompaniment.

"It's terrible you guys don't have music for them!" complained Lopez, who couldn't be convinced by Master T to show off some of her own famous moves.

"I'm here to judge today," she said diplomatically.