Danica McKellar Previews Matchmaker Mysteries: The Artwork of the Kill, Shares New Passions

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It is lastly time for one more Matchmaker Mysteries film!

To have fun Matchmaker Mysteries: The Artwork of the Kill, we jumped on the cellphone with Danica McKellar to speak concerning the newest installment.

Evidently, she’s thrilled to share Sunday’s film with you. “Sure, certainly, lastly!” she laughed.

“It is fascinating. We have accomplished one a 12 months, mainly, for the final three years. So we like to attract out the suspense.

“But it surely’s been so enjoyable to look at as a result of it is truly given us house to permit the characters to actually evolve. And I believe individuals are actually going to like this one as a result of it actually has taken issues to a brand new degree.”

Bruce Boxleitner followers can be blissful to know that Angie Dove’s Dad, Nick Columba, has a bigger presence this go round.

“He is investigating some thefts which were occurring at this artwork museum, this stunning, superior, historical artwork, artwork museum stuffed with Etruscan statues and all this actually precious stuff,” Danica mentioned excitedly.

When Angie visits Nick on the museum for lunch, they discover a useless physique. If we all know something about Angie Dove, she can not assist however get entangled when one other thriller is afoot!

However what actually units this specific story aside continues to be private however maybe romantic. Is that “one thing” that has been constructing between Angie and Detective Kyle Carter (Victor Webster) going a step farther?

“We have had the prospect to get to know one another a bit bit extra,” Danica teases about their slow-building relationship.

“There’s at all times that query of will they or will not they, and that will get addressed,” she confirms.

For those who recall, the final time we caught up with Angie and Detective Cooper, he had interrupted her getting reacquainted together with her ex, Ethan (Dan Payne), over dinner to arrest him for homicide.

That is not probably the most valiant factor a fellow has ever accomplished to win over a lady, however by the tip of Matchmaker Mysteries: A Deadly Romance, Kyle made Angie a promise. “He advised me on the finish of that film, ‘Hey, I owe you dessert,'” Danica jogged my memory.

“On this one, it form of comes again, the place they kind of, possibly have a state of affairs the place he is asking her on a date, however not likely. It is actually enjoyable and a cool dynamic to look at evolve.”

For those who’ve seen the preview, you in all probability seen that, at one level, Kyle calls out Angie’s questionable model selection, and Danica assured me that he did that earlier than probably, possibly, kind of, asking her out on a date.

“That dynamic is not going anyplace, although possibly they could kind of plan to go on a date that is not a date,” she mentioned.

As for the franchise’s future, they don’t seem to be certain but, though she hopes the story will proceed. For now, the main focus is on Christmas.

“As you recognize, Hallmark is all concerning the Christmas motion pictures. So I am simply in improvement proper now on a Christmas film. I am unable to discuss it but, as a result of it is simply too early,” Danica mentioned, utilizing the time period categorised to maintain me from delving additional.

Once I reminded her that she had shared on considered one of her Motivational Mondays’ movies that she was desirous to do one other royal film, I obtained shut down on the potential, though I attempted to get one thing, something about what we would see from Danica but this 12 months.

She was open to a loopy thought I had after watching her work together together with her pal and fellow Hallmark Mysteries star, Candace Cameron Bure, on Worldwide Ladies’s Day.

One among my favorites of the vacation season is the Christmas in Evergreen collection, as there are recurring characters and others who pop up as a part of the most recent storyline with every new installment.

My thought was to see a few of Hallmark Films & Mysteries ladies all collectively in a single place, fixing a thriller collectively. Would not that be enjoyable?

Danica appeased me splendidly, “I believe it is an amazing thought, and I believe it must occur. And Lacey [Chabert], with Crossword Puzzle Mysteries, and we may all remedy an enormous thriller collectively. I believe that is an amazing thought. Let’s make it occur.”

You can’t get the actress who fantastically portrayed Winnie Cooper on the road with out discussing The Surprise Years reboot that simply obtained the inexperienced gentle. The day we talked, Danica had seen the primary picture of the brand new Surprise Years love curiosity, Keisa Clemmons, performed by Milan Ray.

“Simply at the moment, truly, I Instagrammed the image of Milan Ray, who’s forged because the love curiosity of the principle character,” she shared. “It began capturing this week, so I posted an image of myself as Winnie and her collectively.”

Though it isn’t the identical characters from the unique present, the setting would be the similar. “It is going down in Atlanta and all the things,” Danica mentioned. “I simply needed to congratulate her on Throwback Thursday.”

Elsewhere, Danica is humbled to be main such a blessed life. “I am nonetheless so grateful for my household. I’m homeschooling my son. I’m nonetheless working math books.

“E book quantity 11 comes out in February, and I am simply engaged on getting notes on the sketches and the illustrations, at this level for that, and beginning to brainstorm for the subsequent e-book that may come out in all probability in 2024, retaining tremendous busy with all that stuff and creating motion pictures.”

She’s grateful for her profession at Hallmark, as nicely. Whereas she nonetheless will get provided different roles every so often, she says they pale compared to what she’s provided throughout the Hallmark household.

Most significantly, her priorities have modified as she’s matured, and she or he’s grateful that she would not have to simply accept each alternative that comes alongside and may select those who work on her schedule, permitting her to entertain her many different areas of curiosity.

“I wish to concentrate on optimistic issues which might be truly serving to folks really feel good, whether or not it is serving to children do higher in math or creating nice programming on the Hallmark Channel, that is good-natured and helps folks have a greater day and reminds them of the nice facet of human nature when the world appears to be falling aside. That is the form of stuff that I prefer to concentrate on, and that is what I wish to concentrate on.”

For those who comply with Danica, you recognize that she’s keen about many issues, and she or he’s extra just lately gotten concerned with a extra private trigger. “I’ve a pull in the direction of it,” she mentioned of this new trigger. “It is serving to children keep away from trafficking conditions and serving to children discover households.

“I’ve simply been studying about this new group known as America’s Children Belong, and so they’re doing a beautiful great job of getting children adopted.

“They’re doing movies of youngsters which might be ready to be adopted and placing them out on social media. So I began re-posting. I simply did one yesterday. I believe it may need disappeared by now, on Insta Tales with a hyperlink to it, the place they will go to search out out extra in the event that they’re . And these are serving to the children to get adopted.”

With a household of her personal, Danica is aware of how a lot a optimistic setting performs into how youngsters develop. “Turning into a mother, I simply grew to become extra conscious of youngsters, simply normally. And once I consider children not having a loving household and being form of on the improper … it simply breaks my coronary heart, and it is arduous to consider.”

As soon as upon a time, Danica discovered the thought so tough to think about that she simply put it out of her thoughts. However then the pandemic hit.

“All of a sudden, I used to be simply dwelling extra and feeling unhappy and scared and confused, and I believed, ‘You realize what? I already really feel all this stuff. I’ll take a more in-depth take a look at baby trafficking.’ That is the factor I have been kind of avoiding taking a look at, and I used to be like, ‘Oh my gosh, it is in all places.’

“It is occurring right here in the USA; in each neighborhood, children are going surfing and getting coerced into considering that they are speaking to anyone they don’t seem to be, and so they suppose they’ve a boyfriend. Subsequent factor you recognize, they’re convincing a 14-year-old, ‘Hey, I guess your mother and father do not suppose you are mature sufficient to satisfy me on the park.’

“And subsequent factor you recognize, she’s gone. This kind of stuff occurs on a regular basis. Or she’s being blackmailed into being trafficked on the weekends however nonetheless goes dwelling throughout the week. This occurs too.”

At first, she could not consider what she was studying, however she discovered that that form of psychological entice may have tragic outcomes. That is why she’s focusing power on altering outcomes for vulnerable youngsters.

“While you get children out of the foster system into loving households, then issues like baby trafficking, issues like baby abuse, all that stuff goes manner down, future crimes, you title it. To me, it is top-of-the-line issues you may concentrate on helps children to be in secure, loving households and never tossing round within the foster system.”

When she was alone and with out focus, she discovered it by studying extra about it and discovering a path to assist in any manner she may.

“I’ve talked to a number of totally different folks, organizations, and I raised cash by doing Cameo movies for varied children charities. So that you go to cameo.com/danicamckellar, you possibly can a customized video from me, after which all of my proceeds go to youngsters’s charities.

“So I have been doing that. After which simply speaking to those organizations and understanding extra concerning the realities of it. And what I have been advised and that is the recommendation I give folks, which I believe is what you requested, is that if anyone desires to get entangled and assist out, it is at all times higher to assist on an area degree.

Danica mentioned that she initially thought that it will be tough to discover a method to contribute to the trigger, however with America’s Children Belong, it is as simple as a Google seek for your space.

“For those who simply Google baby trafficking after which the title of your metropolis or county, you’ll possible discover a native group that’s making an attempt to assist and that possibly they want help. Perhaps they want groceries. Perhaps they want, who is aware of?

“They’ll have in all probability licensed therapists serving to the precise children straight, however they want help. And that is one of many best and finest methods to assist,” Danica mentioned.

Whereas Danica dedicates a few of her on-line presence to worthwhile causes and goals to assist youngsters study math by way of her books, she additionally loves sharing relatable moments that may assist encourage folks or simply allow them to know that they don’t seem to be alone.

She would not do TikTok fairly often, however each now and again, inspiration hits. A type of moments included a relatable masks second.

“I used to be about to go someplace, and I touched up my lip gloss, and I used to be like, ‘What am I considering? I believed, ‘Wait, it is a relatable second.’ And I used to be truly like 5 minutes early to the place. So I simply went forward and did a bit video. And I simply edited it later that evening,” she mentioned of the video.

For now, she’s keen for everybody to see the most recent Matchmaker Mysteries film this Sunday at 8/7c on Hallmark Films & Mysteries.

As at all times, she’ll be live-tweeting, and she or he has homework for her devoted followers and viewers, and she or he’ll be combing Twitter to your solutions.

“Come to the artwork museum and see in case you can remedy the thriller of the useless physique, after which watch me and Detective Carter strive to not like one another.”

I am going to undoubtedly be there. What about you?

Carissa Pavlica is the managing editor and a workers author and critic for TV Fanatic. She’s a member of the Critic’s Choice Association, enjoys mentoring writers, conversing with cats, and passionately discussing the nuances of tv and movie with anybody who will hear. Observe her on Twitter and electronic mail her right here at TV Fanatic.

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