Rupert Friend's Hot Hook-Up!

In the new "Royals in Love" movie The Young Victoria, The Devil Wears Prada's Emily Blunt plays teen queen Victoria and hot Rupert Friend is her soul mate hubby Albert. These real-life royals met as teens and defied their elders to hook up, rule a nation and start a family.

We've seen the film and we're in a cozy Beverly Hills hotel with Rupert, who looks mega hot with short, dark hair and wearing a tight while shirt with cute bandana. Here's his take on the movie, co-star chemistry with Emily, teen love and rebellion.

Is there chemistry between you and Emily?

Rupert: (Chemistry) is a magic thing that sometimes happens and sometimes doesn't. You can take two wonderful actors and a wonderful director and wonderful script and put them together and it's really boring and horrible.

Other times, it's riveting and I honestly don't know why. It's one of those things that, if it works, you go 'suuusssssh, nobody move.  It seems to be happening and step back quietly'.

Are you a real-life rebel like your character?

Rupert: I'm not very good at being controlled. I guess as a kid I was a naughty boy at school.  I was very badly behaved. If people wouldn't explain to be why I had to do something,

I used to get so angry and frustrated and I still do. When somebody takes the time to explain something to me, then I'm very patient but if they do the 'just because' answer then I have no time for it and you can do it yourself.

Are teens in love the same now as then?

Rupert: This (film) is about two teenagers who had to go through a relationship under the eyes of people watching. We all know what it's like to realize you are falling in love with someone, to go through the arguments, the ups the downs, the ins and outs and for those things to strengthen that relationship into a bond that kept them so closely united.

For me it was two awkward teenagers who maybe hadn't had a relationship, maybe hadn't even kissed people before and that's really at the heart of it; the royal crowns and scepters and orbs aside.

What surprised you the most about this royal love affair?

Rupert: I didn't realize that theirs was a genuine love story; that they were a team, they ruled together.  They had a family together. It wasn't a cold, 'you father my children and then go sit in the study'. They did everything together.

They were never apart for a day and I hadn't realized quite why she was still wearing black at 80.  It was just that. She'd had half of her soul ripped away from her.

What would you like us to take away from seeing the movie?

Rupert: Can I say 'love is possible' or something like that?

Yup. Sounds romantic to us.