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Speaking on American Idol host Ryan Seacrest's radio call-in show, he said that he was "really looking forward" to the job.
"It's going to be a lot of fun to go over there and work with all those guys," Priestley commented.
He added that he has no plans to reprise his role as Brandon Walsh on the show, but hopes that he has the chance to work with former costars Jennie Garth and Shannen Doherty.
"I just hope that Jennie’s in the episode that I do, or that Shannen’s there. That’d be fun for me," he said.
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