United Kingdom, March 25 -- Sam Nivola felt "f***** up" kissing Patrick Schwarzenegger in 'The White Lotus'.

The two actors - who play brothers Lochlan and Saxon Ratliff in the hit HBO show - are "really good friends", which meant their controversial intimate scene in the latest season was even more awkward for the 21-year-old star.

He told Variety: "In the scene, Patrick and I are brothers, with this girl [Chloe, played by Charlotte Le Bon] who we just met like the day before.

"It was very weird kissing Patrick because he's a really good friend of mine. And, you know, I'm straight, he's straight. It's already weird.

"It would have been easier if that was the first time we were meeting. Weirdly, it was easier to do things with Charlot...