There are just TWO DAYS until Aly Michalka‘s new series, Hellcats premieres on the CW.

The 21-year-old actress sat down with the Toronto Sun recently about taking on the project, her toned tummy and how she feels about the sport now. Check it:

On being hesitant to look at the script: “I didn’t really know what the (writers had in mind), so I was like, ‘I don’t know, cheerleading, hmmm?’ But I read the script and fell in love with it. Then when I actually filmed it, my respect level (for cheerleading) went up 1,000%. Cheerleading is bad-ass. These people are athletic. These people are trustworthy because they are there to catch you when you’re up in the air, flying.”

On cheerleading being in her blood: “I have no cheerleading background, but my mom happened to be a Raiderette that went to the Super Bowl, and they won, which is rad, and a Rams cheerleader and a UCLA cheerleader. So that’s kind of a cool thing. I’ve never had an interest to be on a squad, probably because there’s no home-schooling cheerleading squads. That might be weird, a home-schooling cheerleading squad. Very small.”

On her amazing abs: “Yeah, but nobody really knew, which is kind of funny. I guess I wouldn’t be walking around with a crop-top all the time.”

Stay tuned for our exclusive video with Aly on “What It Takes To Be A Hellcat!”