Actress and TV personality Jill Wagner is no stranger to Hallmark Channel. Her association with the network began in 2015 with Autumn Dreams and since that time she has become a beloved regular in the growing ranks of Hallmark talent. With the premiere this weekend of Pearl in Paradise, Wagner notches her fifth Hallmark project -- and the former co-star of MTV's Teen Wolf and host of ABC’s Wipeout (for seven seasons) still thanks her grandmother for the opportunity. “I originally got involved with [Hallmark] because I asked my grandmother what she wanted me to do that I hadn't yet done in my career,” Wagner told MediaVillage in an exclusive interview. “She said, ‘Hallmark movies.’ I took that to heart, called my manager and said, ‘Can we get a Hallmark movie going?’ Grandma wants a Hallmark movie; she gets one.
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