John Stamos on his new gay role...

It is GREAT to see John Stamos enjoying a second wave of television success on "ER" which is enjoying a ratings resurgence this season. This impossibly good looking man also stars in the A&E movie "Wedding Wars" (premiering Dec. 11) as a gay wedding planner who goes on strike for the right to marry. Stamos, who kisses his partner TWICE in the film, is hoping that because of his participation, Middle America will start watching the film...and won't be able to stop. For so many of us, he had us at hello (even when he had the mullet!).

Stamos is on The cover of the December 5 issue of The Advocate features the sexy Stamos (sigh) and I wanted to quickly share some of his interview:
"I was excited to get it," Stamos says of the role. "I think I'm actually one of the right guys to deliver this kind of message. I think the gay community will see the film and love it and hopefully me in the role, and that people that are not gay will hopefully want to follow my story and not turn it off 10 minutes in. I felt like it was a safe way to get people to see this and hear a really important message. Hopefully they'll take the trip and be able to look at both sides.
On preparing for the role of a gay man: "It's funny, I never approached it as being different than any other role. I'd never kissed a guy, and i was thinking that'd be really weird for me. In "Cabaret" [on Broadway], I was physical with the other dancers on stage, but "Wedding Wars" was a couple of full kisses...I just approached him as a guy who is in love. Initially, it's not about this issue of gay marriage. It's just the simple fact that his brother gets to have something that he can't have and why shouldn't he get to have it? He can plan a wedding but he can't have one himself."

On understanding homosexuality: "Homosexuality has never been an issue to me. I never really judged it. I remember a dear friend coming out to me when we were younger. It didn't freak me out at all....And he said something that maybe sounds simple, but it was really revelatory to me at the time. He said, 'You know how you feel when you see a pretty girl you like - those butterflies in the stomach and that tingly feeling? Well, that's how I feel when I see a guy.' And I never forgot that. It was just so simple and beautiful."

To read the full online excerpt, click HERE and enjoy!