Zach and Kendall's romance intrigued newspaper "Chicago Sun-Times" in 2006. In their October 30, 2006 issue, the newspaper revealed that a significant portion of their female readers wanted to "literally trade places" with Kendall so that they could have Zach. The article was dedicated to which guys on television "make their readers swoon" — and inspires them to go through perplexing lengths in order to catch them on television. Thorsten Kaye, Zach's portrayer, was their #1 vote getter, and beat out runner-ups such as "McDreamy" Patrick Dempsey.