JESSICA BIEL plans to get lover Justin Timberlake down the aisle by keeping her would-be inlaws sweet.
And the Hollywood beauty had plenty of practice in her latest movie - where she plays a divorcee struggling to impress her new groom’s parents.
Jessica, 26, said: “I always try to impress my boyfriend’s parents. There’s always that period when you meet the mother for the first time and are really putting on a show. The jokes are coming out and you’re trying so hard.”
“I’ve never had any really big conflicts but it’s always intimidating. Mind you, if there is anyone worse than the mother it’s the sister. You have to get the sister on your side.”
Jessica reckons she’ll succeed where Cameron Diaz and Britney Spears failed because she gets on fine with Justin’s beloved mum Lynn and stepfather Paul.
The Sexyback singer had just split from long-term love Cameron when he fell for Jess at the 2007 Golden Globes.
They were immediately hailed as Hollywood’s hottest couple and Jessica.
Now art is imitating life with the release of Easy Virtue.
The quaint 1930s-set rom-com is based on the Noel Coward play of the same name.
Jessica plays an American who must face the parents of her new British husband (Narnia star Ben Barnes) after their whirlwind wedding during a holiday in Paris.
The actress, who has dated Leonardo di Caprio and Fantastic Four star Chris Evans, says she knows all about trying to get potential in-laws to like her.
Jessica’s stunning figure has earned her the title of Hollywood’s sexiest woman and her never-ending list of male admirers is said to include Easy Virtue co-star Barnes.
Jessica laughs off suggestions he was smitten during filming.
She said: “That’s because he had only dealt with cartoon fake things before. He was filming with fake animals in Narnia and I think he was just so pleased to have people to talk to on our set.”
But Ben had to put any romantic notions aside during a dance scene with Jessica when Timberlake suddenly appeared on set.
Jessica said: “I think Ben was kind of nervous because we were dancing and that’s one of Justin’s many specialities.
“But Ben’s fantastic and Justin didn’t get jealous over Ben’s dancing or anything.”
Jessica loved leaving behind the celebrity madness of LA to shoot the film in Britain.
She said: “It was so cool. I had much more privacy in Britain.
“I love getting out of LA and New York and going to a place I can walk around and shop at a flea market.
“Losing your anonymity is the most tragic thing. I’m willing to deal with it but you can’t walk out to your mail box in your pyjamas with a towel on your head because it’s going to be all over a magazine.
“Don’t get Justin started on the subject. He handles it incredibly well and is pretty laid-back but if someone he loves is attacked in the media the tiger in him comes out.”
Despite being hailed as one of the world’s most beautiful women, Jessica admits she has body hang-ups. She said: “I have my insecurities and I wouldn’t feel comfortable with a nude scene. Wearing a bathing suit is not such a big deal. It doesn’t feel monumental.
“Nudity is not completely out of the question - it depends on whether it makes sense and if I’m inspired by it - but I would be terrified if I had to do one right now.”
Jessica, who has starred in The Illusionist and Chuck And Larry, tries to keep her feet on the ground.
She said: “I want to do as many interesting and challenging things as I can. Sometimes you have to do a commercial movie just so you can do a film like Easy Virtue.
“You have to do stuff all over the board to create a career you can control.
“When I don’t work, there’s always that fear about what’s going to happen next. Where’s my next paycheque coming from? Can I pay my mortgage? It is intimidating, especially when the movie business is so rocky and you don’t know who’s going to strike.
“Then you wonder if it is all just going to disappear. But it’s exciting to go for roles that will inspire other young actors.
“This latest role as Larita in Easy Virtue was a major growing-up experience. She is the woman I want to be, strong, quick-witted and clever. She will not compromise herself.
“I like finding that part of myself because it’s not really me. I’m a make-everybody-happy, nice, golden rule kind of girl.
“I wish my parents had given me a little bit more fire. I don’t have that going on.”
Jessica’s boyfriend, on the other hand, shows an impulsive streak. Timberlake splashed out thousands on a vintage diamond ring and bracelet Jessica spotted in a shop in Rome’s Via Condotti.
The couple asked the owner to empty her huge safe of its most expensive pieces so Jessica could try everything on.
When Jessica admired a 17th century necklace, Justin serenaded her with a song from Easy Virtue.
And it is not the only time he has shown his passionate side.
Jessica said: “He’s pretty laid-back about life and stuff but every now and then if someone he loves is attacked in the media, then the tiger in him comes out.”
