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‘One Tree Hill’s’ Bethany Joy Galeotti on ‘Life Unexpected’ and returning to the roots of Tree Hill

After eight years of watching Bethany Joy Galeotti‘s “One Tree Hill” character grow from a chatterbox high-school student to a misguided one-hit-wonder to a capable, strong wife and mother, we were thrilled to learn that she has no intention of walking away from the show before its final episode.

Galeotti, who is in the middle of directing an episode of “One Tree Hill,” took some time out of her Saturday morning to chat with us about what’s coming up for Haley and Nathan in the final season. She also gave us the dish on her music career and the highly anticipated musical “Life Unexpected” crossover, which airs at 9 p.m. on Tuesday, October 12. Galeotti performs one of her songs from Everly, her collaboration with friend Amber Sweeney.

Zap2it: You must be so busy right now! Can you tell us a little bit about the episode that you’re directing?
Galeotti: It’s a Thanksgiving episode. I’m having a great time. It’s got some really nice, heartwarming moments. It’s a nice kind of back to our roots “One Tree Hill” episode with that family feeling of the whole gang coming together.

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Just like the rest of the fans, we’re waiting with bated breath to find out if “One Tree Hill’s” final season will be picked up for a full season beyond its initial 13-episode order. Fortunately, we can now ease one of your worries.

Despite rumors to the contrary, Bethany Joy Galeotti will stay with “One Tree Hill” until the final episode, whenever that may be. Though it was reported that Galeotti planned to leave the show to go on maternity leave if the back nine got picked up, the actress assures Zap2it that the rumors are false.

“I’m absolutely staying!” she laughs. “I’ll be here until the bitter end, I’m sure. I don’t know where that rumor came from, but I’m not going anywhere.” The CW confirms that Haley’s sticking around.

Things are looking good for the veteran drama, as The CW recently ordered six additional episode scripts beyond the first 13. Everyone involved, including Galeotti and executive producer Mark Schwahn, has agreed that Season 8 will be “One Tree Hill’s” final bow, so hopes are high that the network will give the series a full season to say goodbye.

In each episode of “One Tree Hill” this season, a new artist has covered the theme song, Gavin DeGraw’s “I Don’t Want To Be.” With a back-nine pickup would come an additional treat for fans of Galeotti’s band, Everly, which is comprised of herself and collaborator Amber Sweeney.

“We’ve been asked [to do the opening credits], and we plan to,” Galeotti confirms. “We were a little busy for this first go-round, but if we get the back nine, we’ll be able to do one.”

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Following the recent death of her mother and near-death of her sister, Quinn, One Tree Hill‘s Haley James Scott (Bethany Joy Galeotti) knows plenty about hardship. Now that Quinn is out of the woods, Haley will put her experiences to good use, as she helps others by joining a crisis center.

“Haley decides when Quinn is in peril, ‘I want to give back,’ and says, ‘If you’ll just see her through this I’ll be better about remembering that I have a lot of good things in my world,’” creator Mark Schwahn tells TVGuide.com.

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Last season, viewers watched Haley fall into extreme depression. Schwahn says that even though Haley has turned the corner, he doesn’t want to be dismissive about people suffering from depression in real life.

“We saw her breakthrough coming in [last year's] finale, and that’s the direction we’ll continue to go,” he says. “She’ll still struggle a little bit and she says that to Nathan. The crisis center extends from those things.”

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Although Haley will be busy with the crisis center, her music won’t completely be put to the backburner. Just as Schwahn cast singer Kate Voegele as Mia, Peyton’s protégé who now works with Haley, a new voice will be heading to the series.

“There’s a musician I fell in love with and a storyline I fell in love with, and we actually married them together [for] Laura Izibor,” Schwahn says. “She’s really compelling, I loved her record, I really loved her accent and her vibe, and felt that was an energy we hadn’t included on our show.

“As a fly on the wall for Haley and Mia I think she’ll be really great,” he says.

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What do ‘One Tree Hill’ and ‘Life Unexpected’ have in common? Aside from a Tuesday timeslot on the CW and a knack for heartfelt drama, the two shows also have the honor of headlining the CW’s first ever coast-to-coast crossover event on Tue., Oct. 12.

Since the dramas are all about dysfunctional family units and both feature semi-unreliable (but very attractive) guys called Nate, this crossover seems like a no-brainer to us, and maybe it’ll pave the way for another bi-coastal exchange (‘Gossip Girl’ meets ’90210′, anyone?) if the fans approve.

Check out our exclusive promo for the special show — which features some awesome musical guest stars — after the jump.

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