Pretty candy! Eloise Mumford has been a staple on Hallmark Channel since 2012 — and the main woman is simply getting began.
The 36-year-old actress made her community debut with 2012’s Christmas With Holly, which has since been dubbed a Hallmark Hall of Fame film. Her vacation film success continued with roles in 2015’s Just in Time for Christmas, 2018’s A Veteran’s Christmas and 2021’s One December Night.
Outside of her festive movies, Mumford starred in 2021’s The Baker’s Son and 2022’s Presence of Love earlier than becoming a member of Dan Jeannotte for 2023’s Sweeter Than Chocolate.
In the rom-com — which premieres on Saturday, February 4, as a part of Hallmark’s “Loveuary” programming — the actress performs chocolatier Lucy Sweet.
“The lure of this chocolate shop is that they sell these cupid chocolates that when you eat them, you meet your true love,” Mumford revealed in a January 2023 video shot on set. “Dean Chase, who is a reporter, comes to town to do a story on the shop and perhaps expose whether or not this is true.”
Jeannotte, who performs Dean, teased in the clip that “sparks fly” between their characters regardless of their reverse views on love.
In a preview for the film — which is impressed by Lizzie Shane’s guide by the similar title — followers realized that there’s a “secret ingredient” in the chocolate that Lucy received’t share with the reporter.
“It’s love, isn’t it? Say it’s love!” Dean mentioned in the Hallmark clip launched final month, to which Lucy replied, “It’s not love.”
After the journalist claimed he was disillusioned by her response, the baker quipped, “Is the cynic disappointed in the lack of love in my family’s magic chocolate recipe?” Dean insisted he’s “not a cynic,” which bought fun out of Lucy.
“Right, right, you’re a realist,” she mentioned, to which he fired again, “Yeah, something like that.”
While their characters appeared to get off on a rocky begin, Mumford and Jeannotte appeared to have a neater time getting alongside whereas filming. “I ♥️ these humans,” the Right Stuff alum captioned a collection of December 2022 snaps from set.
Mumford gave followers a glimpse at her make-up trailer, the digicam crew’s festive ugly Christmas sweaters and a gaggle shot that includes her costar earlier than wrapping.
The image additionally included her film mother, Brenda Strong, who performs unique chocolatier Helen. “We ❤️ you back!!!” Strong commented on the behind-the-scenes sneak peek.
Jeannotte completely instructed Us Weekly in February that his bond with Mumford was simple and enjoyable. “Eloise and I got along famously. It was so good working together,” the Bold Type alum revealed. “We didn’t know each other beforehand, but we just kind of clicked immediately.”
He famous that when the stars got “free reign to improvise and ad lib,” they couldn’t cease laughing. “We were both just kind of cracking each other up,” Jeannotte added.
Sweeter Than Chocolate airs on Hallmark Channel Saturday, February 4, at 8 p.m. ET.
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