Ryan Reynolds would rather have a “hot romance” with Julia Roberts than play her son

Ryan Reynolds would rather have a "hot romance" with Julia Roberts than play her son, he has revealed.

The Hollywood hunk - who stars alongside a bevy of beauties in new film Definitely, Maybe - in theaters February 14 - and alongside Roberts in upcoming film Fireflies in the Garden, said: "I was like, 'Couldn't we have a hot romance instead?' It's so sad. I have to tell my friends that I'm getting to act with the old Julia Roberts."

But Ryan, 31, was still in awe of his 40-year-old co-star, "Julia is such a class act,” he tells Parade.com. "She’s iconic for a very good reason. It’s just so smooth, how she comes to the set and how she works. It looks incredibly effortless. She’s just a classy lady."

Reynolds also dished the dirt on his first love, "It was Ariel, in high school," he says. "I was just head over heels for her. She gave me a smooch behind the dumpsters outside of shop class. Unfortunately, she smoked these herbal cigarettes so it was literally like kissing a bucket of dirt. It was awful."

By Owen Williams, Feb 13 2008 © Copyright 2008 - Showbiz Spy