Chase Crawford recently sat down with Access Hollywood,and spilled some of the beans about his new love interest on “ Gossip Girl ” for season 3. As we reported before it is going to be ex “Privileged” and “Reba” star Joanna Garcia.

Chase said of his new co-star, “She’s a beautiful southern girl. They’ve got the conflicting family backgrounds, so they kind of hide the relationship and it plays out. It’s good. Joanna Garcia’s lovely, so we’re having a good time.”

He also talked about his newly acquired role in the remake of “Footloose” movie. He said, “It’s been intense. It’s not the gymnastics stuff so much. I have a bit of athleticism so they’re letting me see what takes shape and create something original.”

The original “Footloose” star Kevin Bacon recently said that he’s looking forward to seeing Chase Crawford step into his dancing shoes, and Chase said that’s “really nice !”

The third season of “Gossip Girl” premiers on September 14,2009 at 8pm central time on the CW