Plus, Riley has a special message for 'Lannie' fans: 'They're going to get what they want, but ... they need to enjoy the ride.'
For the record,
Riley Smith knew that joining
90210 as a love interest for Annie (
Shenae Grimes) was going to be an "uphill battle." Not only do Annie's boyfriends tend to have short life spans — few, if any, are ever heard from again — but there's an overwhelming number of "Lannie" fans who refuse to accept Annie with anyone other than Liam (
Matt Lanter). But Riley tells
HollywoodLife.com not to worry; he's got a plan.
"I realized, very quickly, that I was in a lose-lose situation," Riley admits. "I prepared myself for that. This is a character who's always on the offensive, and I figured if I played him like that, he'd be harder to pick on." Riley, who met with
Push Girls star
Tiphany Adams to prepare for his wheelchair-bound role, says he's really enjoying acting opposite Shenae — especially when things get particularly fiery between Annie and Riley. "There's going to be a lot more of that," Riley says of their characters' tension. "What I like is that they're really giving our story line time to play out. That relationship is going
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