HOLLYWOOD -- There are times when a kiss is most definitely not a private moment.

For the romantic comedy On the Line, Canadian actress Emmanuelle Chriqui had to kiss Lance Bass, one-fifth of the boy band sensation *NSYNC.

"We did the kiss in front of 300 gawking fans. Even though Lance and I had become good friends by the time we filmed the kiss, we both felt very awkward kissing in front of so many peering eyes," says Chriqui, who filmed Snow Day in Calgary two years ago.

"As I've had to tell all my friends dozens of times, Lance's lips are soft and wonderful just like he is.

"I wasn't an *NSYNC fan when I was cast in the movie, but as I got to know Lance and Joey (Fatone) I became one of their biggest fans.

"Lance is so young and he has such enormous fame, yet he is real, quietly ambitious, inspiring and down-to-earth. It's not easy to remain so grounded when you are so famous."

Chriqui says that when Bass and Fatone filmed their scenes in Wrigley Field in Chicago, "it was absolutely insane. Girls were literally hyperventilating. I was frightened. Lance said it happens all the time. He was frightened at first, but now he just takes it all in stride."

On The Line opens Oct. 26.


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