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Danica McKellar was busy working on her new Hallmark Christmas movie that’s premiering October 22, 2021. But while she was filming, she shared on an Instagram story that the weather was so bad, she almost felt like she “couldn’t keep going.”
The Weather Was So Hot, She Almost Had to Stop Filming
McKellar was filming her new Christmas movie in Canada in August while the west coast was experiencing yet another sweltering heatwave. She revealed in an Instagram story that filming a Christmas movie in the middle of a heatwave was almost too much for her. She said the temperatures were in the mid-90s or hotter and she had to wear sweaters while filming.
She said on her video:
I’ve been really busy on my Christmas movie, which I’m not allowed to post about yet. So I don’t have anything to post because I’ve just been working all day every day on this movie. So hi! … I have been getting pictures and videos along the way. So once I’m allowed to post about, there’ll be stuff for me to post. Just not yet. Also, it’s been extremely hot. Like really, really hot.
InstagramMcKellar on her Instagram story.
Then she continued, sharing what she had to do in order to keep filming:
I want to share a trick for cooling down that I’ve learned because a lot of us are experiencing a lot of heat these days. … I was doing a scene and I was so hot. I didn’t think I could keep going. Because remember, we’re wearing sweaters, we’re shooting either outside in this sweltering heat or inside with no air conditioning because that’s bad for sound when that’s blowing. … I was so hot, I poured water into both of my boots and soaked my socks. It was heaven. If you’re ever overheated and you’re seriously needing to cool down, and you’re wearing shoes with socks, pour water. It’s amazing. … We’re experiencing a lot of heat waves in this country right now. Probably all over the world, so might come in handy.
She Said There’s a Family Easter Egg in ‘You, Me And the Christmas Trees’ with Benjamin Ayres
Danica McKellar reveals a little Easter egg to look out for in YOU, ME AND THE CHRISTMAS TREES, filming now in Victoria.
Her Christmas movie is called “You, Me and the Christmas Trees,” and she’s starring in it with Benjamin Ayres. She revealed that her son and her mother will appear in a small Easter egg during the film.
Danica McKellar’s latest for Hallmark, YOU, ME AND THE CHRISTMAS TREES, also wrapping up according to (unconfirmed by Hallmark) co-star Benjamin Ayres.
Ayres also shared on Instagram when filming wrapped, although they weren’t allowed to share details until later.
Hallmark’s YOU, ME, AND THE CHRISTMAS TREES filming in Victoria.
The movie filmed in Canada, including in Victoria.
At one point people guessed the movie was called “The Santa Stakeout” or “I Spy Christmas,” but those were names referring to a different Hallmark movie that was filming at the same time.
This will be McKellar’s seventh Hallmark Christmas movie. It’s also the first new movie and officially kicks off Hallmark’s Countdown to Christmas season for 2021.
Hallmark’s synopsis reads: “Olivia is Connecticut’s resident expert on evergreens who, just days before the holiday, agrees to help Jack, a fourth generation Christmas tree farmer in Avon. A mysterious illness has befallen their firs, causing them to die out and threatening his family’s 100-year business. As Olivia tries to get to the root of the problem and extends her stay in town, she and Jack spend more time together and feelings begin to develop.”
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