James O'Shea is the conflicted groom in "Kiss the Bride"

In the new romantic comedy "Kiss the Bride," James O'Shea plays a bisexual guy about to marry the girl of his dreams. But just before the wedding, his best friend and lover from high school - shows up at the wedding after 10 years away. He forces the groom to examine his past and his future..

I talked to the young and talented actor about the movie last week and got the most serious questions out of the way first: Did he knw going in how often he was going to be shirtless in the film?

"There was never a part of the casting process where I had to strip down. I don't know if they just made assumptions," he explaine..

They assumed correctly since he looks pretty terrific in every scene. Still, he wishes he could "go back and work out more before the start of the process."

The love scenes between he and co-star Philipp Karner were very intimate and he said director C. Jay Cox made it comfortable for the actors on those days of filming - especially a flashback scene that has them as high schoolers playing a game of strip Battleship they called "Battle Strip." You know, your ship sinks, you take something off.

"It was challenging because we had to play 16 year old versions of ourselves and wanted to be true to the sincerity of the moment. I think it went pretty well, It's a tribute to the chemistry we had."

Tori Spelling plays his fiancee in the movie and he describes the former "90210" star as "very professional and nice and down to earth. People might have preconceived ideas but she's really friendly and self-deprecating. She was very easy to work with."

The film has already helped boost O'Shea's career since it enabled him to get an agent who booked him roles on such series as "NCIS" and "Ghost Whisperer."

"I had a better year because of it. Now it's coming out and i'm hoping that it will get some attention."

James and Philipp are very good in their roles and make you believe in the love story. But neither actor will discuss teir sexuality at this point so I couldn't tell you if they are straight or gay: They want to keep us guessing! We already know that tori, pregnant with her first child during filming and currently pregnant with her second, is straight obviously.

"Kiss the Bride" will begin an exclusive LA run on Friday and the Regency Landmark on LaBrea at Melrose.