Tim Baltz Learned to Pole Dance for 'The Righteous Gemstones' Season 4!

Tim Baltz has a new skill!

The 44-year-old actor learned to pole dance for the fourth and final season of The Righteous Gemstones, he confirmed.

Tim, who plays BJ in the HBO series, the husband of Judy Gemstone, will showcase his skills on the pole this season, which premieres on Sunday (March 9).

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“I did most of my own stunts,” he told Variety at the show’s fourth season premiere.

“I would go probably three times a week, and I’d train for about two-and-a-half hours each time,” he elaborated.

“And then once I got the routine down, I would go every other day, and I would just do it three times. So for an hour.”

He trained with Tanya Christopher, who is president of the U.S. Aerial Federation organization, who is also campaigning to have pole dancing added to the Olympics.

“I was essentially getting trained by the Olympic coach if pole dancing were to get in the Olympics, and she was incredible,” Tim said.

David Gordon Green, an executive producer and director on the series, told him ahead of time: “‘Hey, you should start Pilates right now because you’re going to need an incredible amount of core strength.’”

Edi Patterson, who plays Judy Gemstone said: “I’m so blown away by what Tim ended up being able to learn to do.”

She also took lessons for a scrapped idea to have Judy pole dance as well.

“The storyline ended up changing, and honestly, I was like, thank God,” she admitted, saying it was “so hard and so painful.”

As for BJ’s pole dancing, Tim said: “He’s trying to show his elegance, but also his power because he has a different kind of masculinity, one that’s rooted in being very loyal, fiercely devoted to his wife despite all the trials and tribulations that they go through.”

The Righteous Gemstones Season 4 premieres at 10 p.m. ET on HBO.

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