Sara Rue on Her Return to Hallmark Channel with "True Love Blooms"

quotMany times I thought things would go and didn39t for one reason or anotherquot she continued amp160quotSo having Hallmark love the idea and having my friend Elias Madias as the writer made it fun developing the script amp160I don39t think it all seemed real till we were on a plane to Florida to start filming in St PetersburgquotIn True Love Blooms Rue plays Vikki George the operator of a local community garden started by her late father amp160With so many childhood memories attached Vikki takes great pride in the community space so when developer Chace Devine Jordan Bridges pictured above with Rue threatens to build highrise condos on the site Vikki goes into battle mode amp160As the dueling gardener and developer plead their cases to one another romance shy Vikki and Chace begin to realize they39re not so differentThe filmamp8217s through line hit home for Rue amp160quotLiving on the East Coast both of my parents were involved in a community garden on 96th St and Broadwayquot she revealed amp160quotWe39d go there to garden so I do have these really happy childhood memories amp160Growing up in New York it was really impactful to dig in the dirt and watch a flower grow because generally you39re not around nature amp160That was until a developer came in amp160They ended up moving the garden much further away and built a giant building in its placequotIt39s something that stuck with me as I could see the garden from our building and I watched the new building going upquot she added amp160quotI always thought about that garden and my dad petting a sleeping bumblebee and then running my finger over it amp160Those are things I think about all the time having come from a long line of gardeners amp160I just wish my thumb was greenerquotAs if having her idea realized and come to fruition wasn39t enough the casting of Bridges in the complex role of protagonistvillainloveinterest Chase only added to Rueamp8217s luckystreak amp160quotI was so excited he came on boardquot she shared amp160quotIt39s a tough role and he did such a good job amp160He39s really likable and superbelievable we got along and had great chemistry amp160Jordan likes to work hard and I really appreciated that amp160Sometimes it39s not the case amp160I39m so grateful because it39s a pivotal role and if it didn39t work the whole movie didn39t workquotOne of the things I liked most about this story is you see these romances and you think 39Why aren39t they just togetheramp8217amp8221 she continuedamp160 quotWith us he39s literally destroying my dream so there39s real conflict amp160We walked the line of finding the chemistry and charm between the two of us and clicked right awayamp160 He39s the kind of actor I like working withamp160 I referred to him as my set husband that39s something you always wantquotWhile Rue has never personally gone up against amp8220the manamp8221 on community issues having two young kids she said she is actively involved in her own community She also recently had the pleasure of meeting Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti amp160amp160quotI was very respectful of his time and he was super niceamp8221 she saidamp160 amp8220I also voted for him but I didn39t bring up any of my community issuesquotShe39s also thankful to the community of Hallmarkies who have embraced her amp8220The whole 39Hallmark thing39 is so coolquot she smiled amp160quotThe lady who works at the coffee shop at LAX recently told me how much she loved my first Hallmark movie then asked if I had another one amp160I told her I39d just finished one and she was so excited amp160It39s really nice to connect and with Hallmark I feel people actually get together to watch the movies on a Saturday night when they air families get together and it39s niceRue who just completed a pilot for NBC continues her recurring role on ABCamp8217s American Housewife and has had a recurring role on CBS39 Momamp160also has many more irons in the fire with Hallmark amp160amp160quotWe39ve pitched ideas with more in developmentamp8221 she saidamp160 amp8220I39m doing what I love have a super supportive husband to help and my eldest daughter will occasionally tell me she likes what I do amp160But her favorite thing about what I do is craft services as she gets cookiesquotTrue Love Blooms will be telecast Saturday April 6 at 8 pm on Hallmark Channel as part of its annual Spring Fever programming eventClick the social buttons above or below to share this content with your friends and colleaguesThe opinions and points of view expressed in this content are exclusively the views of the author andor subjects and do not necessarily represent the views of MediaVillagecomMyersBizNet Inc management or associated writersamp160amp160

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