Earlier today, The CW announced it has picked up One baum hügel for a full season.

To many Fans of the show, this is exciting for one huge reason: Mehr Robert Buckley!

The former Lipstick Jungle star, sterne has come aboard the long-time series in the role of Clay. In an exclusive interview, he tells TV Fanatic about joining the cast, as well as not wearing a shirt...

TV Fanatic: Are Du wearing a hemd, shirt right now?
Robert Buckley: Yes.

TV Fanatic: Does it ever bother Du that you're almost as well known for your literal body of work as for your Schauspielen skills?
Buckley: No, because it was never to the detriment of my performance. Going back to Lipstick Jungle, I know I received compliments on the superficial, so to speak, but it was never sagte in a way that implied I lacked talent as an actor.
That being said, I knew I wanted a new role that was Mehr than just the half-naked, cabana boy. You'll see me in a lot Mehr clothing on One baum Hill.
TV Fanatic: You've come aboard a long-running Zeigen and sort of replaced one of its bigger stars, Chad Michael Murray. Have Du felt any pressure in that regard?
Buckley: I never looked at it that way. The Zeigen jumped ahead 14 months, so Lucas and Peyton had a child and left; it was a natural course of events.
A lot can happen in real life in a year's time, so there's wasn't pressure to fill anyone's shoes. The storyline made sense that I wouldn't be treated as a replacement.


TV Fanatic: Did it help that Du weren't the only new cast member this season? (Jana Kramer and Shantel VanSanten are also new regulars.)
Buckley: I felt self-imposed pressure because the Zeigen has been a success for six years. I felt like the new kid in school, but I buddied up quickly with Shanel. We were like the two kids not sitting at the cool tabelle at lunch.
I didn't know anyone else in the cast at first, but everyone was so warm and welcoming.

TV Fanatic: How did Du approach the role of a sports agent? That profession doesn't have the best reputation.
Buckley: I sagte right away that I had no interest in playing Clay as the stereotypical, one-note agent. Someone with no redeeming qualities gets old really fast.
To prepare, I actually watched a movie I already loved: Glengarry Glen Ross. It helped give me an idea of how to argue and how to go head-to-head against someone.

TV Fanatic: Can Du give us any One baum hügel spoilers.
Buckley: We've already alluded to a mystery in Clay's past. In the first episode, he sagte he doesn't believe in love. That's an interesting statement. It will be explained Mehr over the Weiter five episodes. Viewers will find out Mehr about who Clay really is. Why is he in baum hügel and not Los Angeles?