Earlier today, The CW announced it has picked up One पेड़ पहाड़ी, हिल for a full season.

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

The former Lipstick Jungle तारा, स्टार 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 आप wearing a कमीज, शर्ट right now?
Robert Buckley: Yes.

TV Fanatic: Does it ever bother आप that you're almost as well known for your literal body of work as for your अभिनय 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 कहा in a way that implied I lacked talent as an actor.
That being said, I knew I wanted a new role that was और than just the half-naked, छोटा भवन, कबाब boy. You'll see me in a lot और clothing on One पेड़ Hill.
TV Fanatic: You've come aboard a long-running दिखाना and sort of replaced one of its bigger stars, Chad Michael Murray. Have आप felt any pressure in that regard?
Buckley: I never looked at it that way. The दिखाना 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 आप 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 दिखाना 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 तालिका, टेबल at lunch.
I didn't know anyone else in the cast at first, but everyone was so warm and welcoming.

TV Fanatic: How did आप approach the role of a sports agent? That profession doesn't have the best reputation.
Buckley: I कहा 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 आप give us any One पेड़ पहाड़ी, हिल spoilers.
Buckley: We've already alluded to a mystery in Clay's past. In the first episode, he कहा he doesn't believe in love. That's an interesting statement. It will be explained और over the अगला five episodes. Viewers will find out और about who Clay really is. Why is he in पेड़ पहाड़ी, हिल and not Los Angeles?