Tamera Mowry-Housley Adds a Little Magic to Hallmark Channel in "Christmas Comes Twice"

quotThis movie happened the same way as beforequot she continued quotStephanie Germain who I worked with on A Christmas Miracle and I love working with has her own production company I really got to know the Hallmark family doing the first movie so we just kind of had a session where we sat and talked about possible ideas We then worked it from therequotThe result of that session was a magical quotwhat ifquot doover tale and if ever there was a year that needed a doover it39s 2020 quotThe idea did come about during the pandemicquot MowryHousley explained quotI feel like there are a lot of people who have been forced to deal with their reality and that39s exactly what you see my character Cheryl going through in the beginning She39s successful but she39s not happy with her current state with relationships and with her job That gets her thinking about what she could have done to live a more fulfilling life So she goes to this Christmas carnival that she visits annually with her family hops on this magical carousel and it goes from there I wanted more of a happier magical tone with this and I39m glad I did because I miss doing thatquotWhere it goes is five years back in the past allowing Cheryl to reevaluate the choices she made then and by not making them giving her the option to possibly change her future She also gets to spend quality time with her beloved science teacher Ms Nelson Sheryl Lee Ralph above left with MowryHousley to whom she never properly expressed her gratitude for inspiring her to become an astrophysicist She also revisits a relationship with her highschool rival George Michael XavierWhen it comes to doovers MowryHousley has mixed feelings quotThere are things that happen in our lives that shape us to be who we arequot she shared quotBut there are times or moments when you would like more time That39s what I loved about the relationship between Ms Nelson and Cheryl in the film and the fact she could see her teacher who39d passed away There are people in my life like my grandmother Lena that I would love to go back in time and just hold a little bit longer and tell them I love them 100 more timesquotThis past July MowryHousley made one of the biggest decisions of her career to leave her gig on The Real after eight years She told me it was a decision fueled by working with Hallmark and one that led to her joining Home ampamp Family as its newest contributor quotDoing A Christmas Miracle last year I fell in love with the creative process all over againquot she revealed quotIt ignited this fire and now it39s like a burning log constantly on fire I can39t wait do more It still feels like I have a daily grind being a mom of two doing the Hallmark films and now being on Home ampamp Family But I39m definitely still moving along and I39m grateful for itquotShe39s also grateful that through Christmas Comes Twice she can promote something very dear to her heart onscreen diversity quotI feel doing The Real and Sister Sister I understand the importance of representationquot she said quotIt matters It was important beginning this beautiful partnership with Hallmark to bring that to the forefront I wanted to tell stories where families looked like me or like the characters in our movies so people can relate There39s something about seeing yourself in a story it moves and hits you differently That was true in this project all the way down to Cheryl and her sister Trish having their naturally curly hair I39m so grateful Hallmark allowed me to do thatquotThrough storytelling she could also incorporate an educational element by making her character an astrophysicist quotWhen I was eight I wanted to be an astronautquot she beamed quotI was in love with the universe stars and spacequot Home ampamp Family even surprised her recently with a star named in her honor via Hallmark39s partnership with the International Star Registry all to celebrate the portrayal of women in STEMquotThere39s nothing like seeing a successful working woman and I wanted to inspire young girls or young women to say anything is possible and it can be donequot she explainedquotI also wanted to shed light on the importance of teachers and having a teacher that inspires youquot she said in closing quotNow more than ever with kids being homeschooled virtually it39s challenging for parents Now we truly understand the weight of what teachers go through every day for the profession they love and are passionate aboutquotChristmas Comes Twice will be telecast Sunday December 13 at 8 pm on Hallmark Channel as part of the network39s annual Countdown to Christmas 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 writers

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