HART OF DIXIE: Scott Porter, Jaime King, Wilson Bethel and Cress Williams Preview Bluebell’s Heat Wave

It’s time for a heat wave in Bluebell! And really, that can only mean one thing on a CW show — there are a lot of half-naked men on HART OF DIXIE tonight.

However, I solemnly swear that is not why I’m telling you to watch the show. Rather, it’s merely a bonus to an already fantastic show. The heat makes a few people act out and it pushes certain relationships to a boiling point.

As you might expect, the actors involved had quite a few things to say about filming the episode when they met with reporters last week…

“The next time I have to take my shirt off is going to be way too soon,” Scott Porter (George) laughed. “I thought I was done with, like, working with the Taylor Kitschs of the world [whom he costarred with on FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS]. And then I’ve got to take my shirt off in the same episode as these two maniacs, and it’s just…”

“I’ve scheduled my lion chest tattoo for next week,” interrupted Wilson Bethel (Wade), referencing Cress Williams’ (Lavon) real-life tattoo.

“Don’t hate, appreciate,” Williams retorted.

While viewers might not be used to seeing the men in such a state of undress, if you happen to hang around the set, it appears you might get a regular dose of what does down in tonight’s hour.

“That’s how they walk around base camp,” Porter dished. “You know, I’m just going to say that. Like, these guys never wear a shirt, so it wasn’t any different from a normal day at work. Like, coming in and seeing the two of them with their shirts off…”

“Doing a lot of push-ups,” Bethel explained.

And it seems the actors have been known to drag other people into their workouts, too.

‘Do you work out outside?” Jaime King (Lemon) asked her costars. “‘Cause I’m like, ‘I hear my husband’s voice, where is he?’ And my makeup artist was like, ‘Oh he’s working out. Your husband’s with Wilson. He’s outside working out.’ I’m like, ‘Working out? Like, where? Outside the prison yard, gym? Out at base camp?’ Basically, yes.”

But according to the actors, they have a very good reason for all the working out they do on set.

“You know, it’s not lost on us — we’re on the CW,” Williams laughed. “We knew the job was dangerous when we took it.”

So, I guess it’s a good thing they’ve been prepping for tonight’s hour, right? Take a look at the preview…

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j033mqGq-A8[/youtube]

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