There’s no doubt that Jonathan Bennett looks good when onscreen, whether he’s tackling a role in a Hallmark romance, or appearing on “General Hospital.” And when it comes to the latter role, it turns out that the star has some upcoming shirtless scenes that he’s preparing for in a pretty impressive way.
See Jonathan’s Super Intense Workout
Bennett took to Instagram on Sunday, August 23, to share a video of himself exercising in a gym, set to the song “Yummy Little Day” by Emilogue. While wearing shorts, a tank top, a baseball cap and running shoes, he has quite an intense look on his face as he works out his arms on a cable machine. With each pull, you can see the massive muscles in his arms, shoulders and chest flex.
While you might think that this is his normal routine, the actor included text over the video that let his followers in on his reason for the particularly intense and focused workout, writing, “I won’t tell you when they write me more shirtless scenes on [General Hospital], but there will be signs.”
In the caption of Bennett’s post, he also mentioned his “General Hospital” character while telling his fans, “Looks like Detective Joe will be fighting crime and carbs for a while @generalhospitalabc”
Bennett’s followers flooded the comments of his post with compliments, with one person writing, “Daaaaaamn…. THIS is why I record GH…. to watch over and over and over again 😉🔥”
Another fan wrote, “My hero keeping port charles safe 👏 sigh”
When it comes to the effort Bennett has put into his workouts in the past in order to be in tip-top shape for shirtless scenes, you can see the result here:
Jonathan Gains Weight During Another Popular Show
While Bennett likes to get as toned as possible before his shirtless scenes on “General Hospital,” another show sees him plumping up. During a chat with Parade last September, the actor discussed his gig hosting Food Network’s “Halloween Wars” and revealed that he tends to put on weight during each season.
“I have one of the best jobs in Hollywood because I get to work on a show with not only amazing Halloween creations and pumpkin carving that blows your mind, but also the best tasting elements of any food show on television because it’s Halloween,” he said.
While claiming that the spooky holiday “has the best tasting elements of the entire year,” he noted that when each season kicks off, his jeans have a 32 waist. However, when the last episode rolls around, he tends to be up to a size 36.
Frankly, the fact that Bennett gains a little weight while hosting “Halloween Wars” is expected by both himself and others behind the show, which is why he says, “Usually I go and we plan that I’m going to gain about five to 10 pounds throughout the shooting of the season. Wardrobe literally has bigger pairs of jeans for me as the season goes on. And that’s not a joke. That’s like, real.”
