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- 'CHRISTMAS HOE 2' IS MAKG THE YULETI GAY AGA FOR HALLMARK
- FALLY, HALLMARK’S HOLIDAY FARE MAK A GAY UPLE ‘PART OF THE FAY’
- CHRISTMAS HOE 2: DECK THOSE HALLS (THE)
- SHOP SUAL WGIRL-SPIRED OUTFS FOR FALLOPEN MENUVIOSHOPCULTUREFAYWELLNSFOODLIVGSTYLETRAVELNEWSBOOK CLUBGMA3: WYNTKNEWSLETTERPRIVACY POLICYYOUR US STATE PRIVACY RIGHTSCHILDREN'S ONLE PRIVACY POLICYINTERT-BASED ADSTERMS OF USEDO NOT SELL MY INFOCONTACT USCOPYRIGHT © 2023 ABC NEWS INTER VENTUR. ALL RIGHTS RERVED.SEARCHCULTUREJONATHAN BENT TALKS LGBTQ REPRENTATN NEW HALLMARK MOVIE, 'THE CHRISTMAS HOE'9:41JONATHAN BENT GETS EMOTNAL ABOUT NEW HALLMARK HOLIDAY MOVIE ABOUT LGBTQ BYHAYLEY FZPATRICKNOVEMBER 20, 2020, 11:11 AMTHE HALLMARK CHANNEL'S NEW FILM, "THE CHRISTMAS HOE," IS BOTH A FEEL-GOOD HOLIDAY STORY AND AN IMPORTANT STEP TOWARD MORE CLIVE STORYTELLG ON THE WORK.PREMIERG SUNDAY, NOV. 22 AT 8 P.M. ET ON THE HALLMARK CHANNEL, "THE CHRISTMAS HOE" IS THE WORK'S FIRST FILM FEATURG A SAME-SEX UPLE AS THE LEAD CHARACTERS.ACTOR JONATHAN BENT PLAYS BRANDON, A MAN WHO TRAVELS HOME WH HIS HBAND, JAKE (PLAYED BY BRAD HARR), TO RATE HIS CHILDHOOD HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS. THE UPLE IS HOPG TO START A FAY AND IS WAG TO HEAR IF THEIR ADOPTN WILL GO THROUGH.BENT SCRIBED AS "AN HONOR" TO STAR THE FILM AND SHOWSE THE LGBTQ LOVE STORY. "THIS IS THE FIRST GAY STORYLE A HALLMARK CHANNEL MOVIE," HE SAID. "IT'S THE FIRST TIME YOU SEE TWO MEN LOVE STARTG THEIR OWN FAY, AND THAT'S SUCH A GROUNDBREAKG THG BEE REPRENTATN IS IMPORTANT.""OF ALL THE MOVI I'VE DONE 20 YEARS HOLLYWOOD, THIS MOVIE IS THE MOST IMPORTANT TO ME BEE THIS CHARACTER MATTERS," HE ADD. "AND THIS CHARACTER IS MAKG A DIFFERENCE."MORE: HALLMARK ANNOUNC PLANS TO BUT 'LGBTQ STORYL, CHARACTERS AND ACTORS'THE ACTOR, WHO IS OPENLY GAY AND WAS JT REGNIZED ON OUT MAGAZE'S OUT100 LIST, SAID HE FEELS A FILM LIKE THIS ULD'VE HELPED HIM WHEN HE WAS YOUNGER."I JT THK ABOUT WHAT YOUNGER ME WOULD HAVE THOUGHT WATCHG A MOVIE LIKE THIS AT THE HOLIDAYS," HE SAID. "BEE GROWG UP, I DIDN'T HAVE REPRENTATN LIKE THIS -- WE DIDN'T HAVE CHRISTMAS MOVI THAT HAD STORY L OF TWO MEN LOVE, STARTG A FAY."A SCENE OM HALLMARK'S "THE CHRISTMAS HOE."HALLMARK CHANNEL HE SAID IF HE HAD BEEN ABLE TO SEE A FILM LIKE THIS ONE AS A CHILD, HE IMAG HE WOULD'VE FELT "LS SRED" AND "MORE SEEN."EDOR’S PICKSHALLMARK CHANNEL ANNOUNC CHRISTMAS MOVIE FEATURG GAY UPLE LOOKG TO ADOPTSEP 23, 2020HALLMARK ANNOUNC PLANS TO BUT 'LGBTQ STORYL, CHARACTERS AND ACTORS'JUL 16, 2020HOW THIS HALLMARK CHANNEL STAR IS WORKG TO HELP FIX THE FOSTER RE SYSTEM USSEP 30, 2020THE IMPORTANCE OF THE CLIVE STORYLE WAS NOT LOST ON THE ST AND CREW. BENT SAID ONE SCENE PARTICULAR WAS VERY SPECIAL.DURG THE SCENE, BENT AND HARR'S CHARACTERS ARE VOLVED AN ARGUMENT OUTSI OF THE HOE DUE TO THE STRS OF THE ADOPTN. "WE HAVE A LTLE B OF A TIFF BEE WE'RE GOG THROUGH THE HIGHS AND THE LOWS THAT A UPLE GO THROUGH WHEN THEY'RE ADOPTG A BABY," BENT EXPLAED. "AND YOU SEE MY HBAND FORT ME AND E TOGETHER AND WE KISS.""BEE THAT'S WHAT TWO MEN WHO ARE ADOPTG A BABY AND ARE A LOVG RELATNSHIP DO -- THEY KISS, THAT'S WHAT UPL DO," HE ADD.MORE: ON WEDNDAYS WE DRK WE: 'MEAN GIRLS' STAR JONATHAN BENT CREAT 2 W SPIRED BY THE H MOVIEMOST OF THE ST AND CREW WERE TEARS WHEN THE SCENE WAS FISHED, BENT SAID. HE EXPLAED THAT THERE WAS "SO MUCH ANXIETY AND EXCEMENT" ON SET BEE EVERYONE KNEW THEY WERE "MAKG HISTORY."JONATHAN BENT AND BRAD HARR PLAY A MARRIED UPLE LOOKG TO ADOPT HALLMARK'S "THE CHRISTMAS HOE."ALLISTER FOSTER/THE HALLMARK CHANNELLGBTQ CREW MEMBERS EVEN APPROACHED BENT AND HARR WHEN THE SCENE WAS FISHED, TO MENT ON ."WE HAD A FEW FEW GAY MEN E UP TO AND SAY, 'HEY, WE WORK ON A LOT OF THE MOVI, WE WORK ON A LOT OF HALLMARK FILMS, AND WE DO THE SET RATN AND WE PUT OUR BLOOD SWEAT AND TEARS TO , AND FOR THE FIRST TIME, WE FEEL LIKE WE'RE PART OF THE FAY TOO.'"HE SAID AT THAT POT, THEY KNEW THEY HAD MA SOMETHG "REALLY SPECIAL."MORE: JONATHAN BENT MAK 'AARON SAMUEL'S ACTUAL MOM'S STUFFED CHICKEN SHELLS'THE ACTOR HOP THAT THE FILM WILL SHOW YOUNG CHILDREN, "THAT YOU ARE NEVER TOO MUCH AND YOU ARE ALWAYS ENOUGH."HE ALSO HOP "THE CHRISTMAS HOE" WILL FLUENCE OTHER WORKS TO STRIVE TOWARD FEATURG MORE CLIVE LOVE STORI. "I THK WHAT THIS MOVIE IS GOG TO DO THAT'S SO IMPORTANT IS 'S GOG TO SHOW EVERY WORK THE WORLD THAT CLN IS NOT ONLY OK, BUT 'S NECSARY AND 'S IMPORTANT," BENT SAID."IF HALLMARK CHANNEL IS PUTTG OUT ONE OF THEIR BIGGT MOVI AND HAS A GAY STORYLE AS ONE OF THE MA STORYL, THEN EVERY WORK N PUT OUT A MOVIE LIKE THIS AND HAVE CLN ," HE ADD.IN JULY, HALLMARK ISSUED A STATEMENT PROMISG MORE CLN AFTER RECEIVG CRICISM THAT NONE OF S UPG HOLIDAY FILMS ANNOUNCED AT THE TIME FEATURED AN LGBTQ LEAD."DIVERSY AND CLN IS A TOP PRRY FOR ," READ THE PANY'S STATEMENT. "WE ARE MTED TO CREATG A HALLMARK EXPERIENCE WHERE EVERYONE FEELS WELE."BENT SAID HE IS ALREADY TALKS FOR MORE PROJECTS WH THE WORK FOR 2021."WE ALREADY HAVE PROJECTS GREENL VELOPMENT THAT WILL MAKE THE HOLIDAY TABLE GROW EVEN NEXT YEAR," HE SAID. "THIS ISN'T THE END, THIS IS ONLY THE BEGNG FOR THIS ON HALLMARK CHANNEL."CHECK OUT AN EXCLIVE CLIP OM THE FILM BELOW:1:54'THE CHRISTMAS HOE.' IS THE FIRST MOVIE ON THE HALLMARK CHANNEL TO FEATURE LGBTQ MA CHARACTERS.EDOR’S PICKSHALLMARK CHANNEL ANNOUNC CHRISTMAS MOVIE FEATURG GAY UPLE LOOKG TO ADOPTSEP 23, 2020HALLMARK ANNOUNC PLANS TO BUT 'LGBTQ STORYL, CHARACTERS AND ACTORS'JUL 16, 2020HOW THIS HALLMARK CHANNEL STAR IS WORKG TO HELP FIX THE FOSTER RE SYSTEM USSEP 30, 2020UP NEXT CULTURE—JOHN LEGEND SHAR ADORABLE VIO WH 'MI-ME' SON MILAUGT 29, 2023JSI ALBA SHAR PHOTO OF HER 2 DGHTERS: 'MY BABY GIRLS'AUGT 29, 2023ZACH BRYAN ANNOUNC 2024 THE QUT TIME TOUR: WHAT TO KNOWAUGT 29, 2023CO GFF CRICIZ 'SLOW' MATCH VS. LRA SIEGEMUND AT US OPENAUGT 29, 2023UP NEXT CULTURE—JOHN LEGEND SHAR ADORABLE VIO WH 'MI-ME' SON MILAUGT 29, 2023JSI ALBA SHAR PHOTO OF HER 2 DGHTERS: 'MY BABY GIRLS'AUGT 29, 2023ZACH BRYAN ANNOUNC 2024 THE QUT TIME TOUR: WHAT TO KNOWAUGT 29, 2023CO GFF CRICIZ 'SLOW' MATCH VS. LRA SIEGEMUND AT US OPENAUGT 29, 2023
- HALLMARK CHANNEL SLEIGHS THE HOLIDAY SEASON WH "THE CHRISTMAS HOE 2"STUFF YOUR STOCKG WH A SEQUEL TO THE WORK'S FIRST ORIGAL HOLIDAY MOVIE FEATURG A SAME-SEX {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}TVBY CHRISTOPHER RUDOLPHSEPTEMBER 23, 2021/1:25 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:2667PX;WIDTH:4000PX;}PL ARCHULETA/GETTY IMAGUNIVERSAL CITY, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 17: ACTOR JONATHAN BENT VISS HALLMARK CHANNEL'S "HOME & FAY" AT UNIVERSAL STUDS HOLLYWOOD ON NOVEMBER 17, 2020 UNIVERSAL CY, CALIFORNIA. (PHOTO BY PL ARCHULETA/GETTY IMAG)BY CHRISTOPHER RUDOLPHSEPTEMBER 23, 2021 / 1:25 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"HALLMARK CHANNEL SLEIGHS THE HOLIDAY SEASON WH \"THE CHRISTMAS HOE 2\"","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2021-09-23T17:25:16.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2021-09-23T17:25:16.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"CHRISTOPHER RUDOLPH","ARTICLESECTN":"TV"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HALLOWEEN IS STILL MORE THAN A MONTH AWAY, BUT HALLMARK CHANNEL IS ALREADY LOADG UP THE SLEIGH WH S ANNUAL SLATE OF HOLIDAY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE CHRISTMAS-OBSSED BLE HAS UNWRAPPED A FIRST LOOK AT THE 41 ORIGAL HOLIDAY MOVI AIRG THIS YEAR ON HALLMARK CHANNEL AND HALLMARK MOVI & MYSTERI. ONE TLE WE ARE PARTICULARLY EXCED TO STUFF OUR STOCKG WH IS A SEQUEL TO THE CHRISTMAS HOE, HALLMARK’S FIRST ORIGAL HOLIDAY MOVIE FEATURG A SAME-SEX {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;POSN:RELATIVE;PADDG-BOTTOM:56.49999999999999%;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:100% !IMPORTANT;WIDTH:100% !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE NEW FILM, TENTATIVELY TLED THE CHRISTMAS HOE 2: DECK THOSE HALLS, RN THE ORIGAL'S ST: ROBERT BUCKLEY, JONATHAN BENT, ANA AYORA, TREAT WILLIAMS, SHARON LAWRENCE, AND BRAD HARR, WHO PLAY THE MCHELL FAY. WHILE HALLMARK DID NOT OFFER ANY IMAG OR FOOTAGE OM THE FTIVE SEQUEL, DID SHARE THE SYNOPSIS. IT SOUNDS LIKE THE MCHELL BROTHERS (BUCKLEY AND BENT) ARE A HEATED PETN "TO SEE WHO N CREATE THE BT CHRISTMAS HOE."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BENT ALSO SHARED THE NEWS ON HIS INSTAGRAM WH A PIC OF HIM RNG WH HIS CHRISTMAS HOE STMAT. "THE SAME FAY, SAME LOVE, BUT TWICE THE HILARY. BUCKLE UP, THIS SLEIGH IS TAKG OFF," BENT PTNED THE JOLLY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AS NEWNOWNEXT PREVLY REPORTED, THE CHRISTMAS HOE PREMIERED LAST NOVEMBER ON THE HALLMARK CHANNEL. IN SE YOU WERE AN EGG NOG-DUCED FOG AND FOT, THE OFFICIAL SYNOPSIS IS AS FOLLOWS:{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WORKG THROUGH SOME DIFFICULT CISNS, MCHELL FAY MATRIARCH PHYLIS (LAWRENCE) AND PATRIARCH BILL (WILLIAMS), HAVE SUMMONED THEIR TWO GROWN SONS—TV STAR MIKE WA (BUCKLEY) AND BRANDON WA (BENT)—HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS. IT IS THEIR HOPE THAT BRGG THE FAY TOGETHER TO RECREATE THE CHRISTMAS HOE WILL HELP THEM FD ROLUTN AND MAKE A MEMORABLE HOLIDAY FOR THE ENTIRE FAY AND MUNY. AS BRANDON AND HIS HBAND JAKE (HARR) MAKE THE TRIP HOME, THEY ARE ANXLY AWAG A LL ABOUT THE ADOPTN OF THEIR FIRST CHILD. MEANWHILE, MIKE RENNECTS WH ANDI (AYORA), HIS HIGH SCHOOL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“OUR HOLIDAY TABLE IS BIGGER AND MORE WELG THAN EVER. THIS YEAR’S MOVI REFLECT OUR MOST DIVERSE REPRENTATN OF TALENT, NARRATIV, AND FAI, CLUDG THE CHRISTMAS HOE, FEATURG A STORYLE ABOUT A GAY UPLE LOOKG TO ADOPT THEIR FIRST CHILD, AND STARRG JONATHAN BENT AN ENSEMBLE ST,” SAID MICHELLE VIRY, HALLMARK’S EVP OF PROGRAMMG, LAST {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE CHRISTMAS HOE 2 ISN'T THE ONLY LGBTQ HOLIDAY MOVIE WE WILL HAVE WAG UNR THE TREE. NETFLIX WILL ALSO RELEASE SGLE ALL THE WAY STARRG MICHAEL URIE, PHILEMON CHAMBERS, AND LE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ACRDG TO NETFLIX'S SCRIPTN, SGLE ALL THE WAY FOLLOWS PETER (MICHAEL URIE), WHO IS “SPERATE TO AVOID HIS FAY’S JUDGMENT ABOUT HIS PERPETUAL SGLE STAT. HE NVC HIS BT IEND NICK TO JO HIM FOR THE HOLIDAYS AND PRETEND THAT THEY’RE NOW A RELATNSHIP. BUT WHEN PETER’S MOTHER SETS HIM UP ON A BLD DATE WH HER HANDSOME TRAER JAM — THE PLAN GO AWRY.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}NO WORD YET ON WHEN THE CHRISTMAS HOE 2 PREMIER, BUT HALLMARK'S HOLIDAY FILM SLATE KICKS OFF OCTOBER {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
'CHRISTMAS HOE 2' IS MAKG THE YULETI GAY AGA FOR HALLMARK
Hallmark cidg to have a married gay uple be part of The Christmas Hoe was big al when the movie premiered back November of 2020. I wasn’t expectg The Christmas Hoe 2 to go que so ep to Brandon’s thought procs as an out gay man.
FALLY, HALLMARK’S HOLIDAY FARE MAK A GAY UPLE ‘PART OF THE FAY’
We did see him and Jake experience trouble durg the adoptn procs due to beg a gay uple the first movie. As a queer man, he knows that if he slips jt once, pecially as a gay father, certa people will look at him differently and will imply that he failed at beg a parent bee he’s not straight enough to be an actual father.
Brandon’s secury over beg the “gay” siblg and havg to experience a childhood different om Mike’s (even though they grew up the same hoe) is likely gog to touch many viewers.
RELATED | Billy Eichner's Gay Rom-Com Bros Featur an All-LGBTQ+ Cast. Hallmark ma history last year wh the but of The Christmas Hoe, the work’s first holiday movie wh a gay uple leadg rol.
CHRISTMAS HOE 2: DECK THOSE HALLS (THE)
Most importantly, though, The Christmas Hoe 2 touch upon a few problems that are totally specific to the gay holiday experience.
They are a gay Hallmark uple, and so much of their actns as a uple and their relatnships wh the larger Mchell fay center that fact. It’s betiful to see, too, bee ’s important to show that gay upl have way more issu to al wh than jt g out.
SHOP SUAL WGIRL-SPIRED OUTFS FOR FALLOPEN MENUVIOSHOPCULTUREFAYWELLNSFOODLIVGSTYLETRAVELNEWSBOOK CLUBGMA3: WYNTKNEWSLETTERPRIVACY POLICYYOUR US STATE PRIVACY RIGHTSCHILDREN'S ONLE PRIVACY POLICYINTERT-BASED ADSTERMS OF USEDO NOT SELL MY INFOCONTACT USCOPYRIGHT © 2023 ABC NEWS INTER VENTUR. ALL RIGHTS RERVED.SEARCHCULTUREJONATHAN BENT TALKS LGBTQ REPRENTATN NEW HALLMARK MOVIE, 'THE CHRISTMAS HOE'9:41JONATHAN BENT GETS EMOTNAL ABOUT NEW HALLMARK HOLIDAY MOVIE ABOUT LGBTQ BYHAYLEY FZPATRICKNOVEMBER 20, 2020, 11:11 AMTHE HALLMARK CHANNEL'S NEW FILM, "THE CHRISTMAS HOE," IS BOTH A FEEL-GOOD HOLIDAY STORY AND AN IMPORTANT STEP TOWARD MORE CLIVE STORYTELLG ON THE WORK.PREMIERG SUNDAY, NOV. 22 AT 8 P.M. ET ON THE HALLMARK CHANNEL, "THE CHRISTMAS HOE" IS THE WORK'S FIRST FILM FEATURG A SAME-SEX UPLE AS THE LEAD CHARACTERS.ACTOR JONATHAN BENT PLAYS BRANDON, A MAN WHO TRAVELS HOME WH HIS HBAND, JAKE (PLAYED BY BRAD HARR), TO RATE HIS CHILDHOOD HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS. THE UPLE IS HOPG TO START A FAY AND IS WAG TO HEAR IF THEIR ADOPTN WILL GO THROUGH.BENT SCRIBED AS "AN HONOR" TO STAR THE FILM AND SHOWSE THE LGBTQ LOVE STORY. "THIS IS THE FIRST GAY STORYLE A HALLMARK CHANNEL MOVIE," HE SAID. "IT'S THE FIRST TIME YOU SEE TWO MEN LOVE STARTG THEIR OWN FAY, AND THAT'S SUCH A GROUNDBREAKG THG BEE REPRENTATN IS IMPORTANT.""OF ALL THE MOVI I'VE DONE 20 YEARS HOLLYWOOD, THIS MOVIE IS THE MOST IMPORTANT TO ME BEE THIS CHARACTER MATTERS," HE ADD. "AND THIS CHARACTER IS MAKG A DIFFERENCE."MORE: HALLMARK ANNOUNC PLANS TO BUT 'LGBTQ STORYL, CHARACTERS AND ACTORS'THE ACTOR, WHO IS OPENLY GAY AND WAS JT REGNIZED ON OUT MAGAZE'S OUT100 LIST, SAID HE FEELS A FILM LIKE THIS ULD'VE HELPED HIM WHEN HE WAS YOUNGER."I JT THK ABOUT WHAT YOUNGER ME WOULD HAVE THOUGHT WATCHG A MOVIE LIKE THIS AT THE HOLIDAYS," HE SAID. "BEE GROWG UP, I DIDN'T HAVE REPRENTATN LIKE THIS -- WE DIDN'T HAVE CHRISTMAS MOVI THAT HAD STORY L OF TWO MEN LOVE, STARTG A FAY."A SCENE OM HALLMARK'S "THE CHRISTMAS HOE."HALLMARK CHANNEL HE SAID IF HE HAD BEEN ABLE TO SEE A FILM LIKE THIS ONE AS A CHILD, HE IMAG HE WOULD'VE FELT "LS SRED" AND "MORE SEEN."EDOR’S PICKSHALLMARK CHANNEL ANNOUNC CHRISTMAS MOVIE FEATURG GAY UPLE LOOKG TO ADOPTSEP 23, 2020HALLMARK ANNOUNC PLANS TO BUT 'LGBTQ STORYL, CHARACTERS AND ACTORS'JUL 16, 2020HOW THIS HALLMARK CHANNEL STAR IS WORKG TO HELP FIX THE FOSTER RE SYSTEM USSEP 30, 2020THE IMPORTANCE OF THE CLIVE STORYLE WAS NOT LOST ON THE ST AND CREW. BENT SAID ONE SCENE PARTICULAR WAS VERY SPECIAL.DURG THE SCENE, BENT AND HARR'S CHARACTERS ARE VOLVED AN ARGUMENT OUTSI OF THE HOE DUE TO THE STRS OF THE ADOPTN. "WE HAVE A LTLE B OF A TIFF BEE WE'RE GOG THROUGH THE HIGHS AND THE LOWS THAT A UPLE GO THROUGH WHEN THEY'RE ADOPTG A BABY," BENT EXPLAED. "AND YOU SEE MY HBAND FORT ME AND E TOGETHER AND WE KISS.""BEE THAT'S WHAT TWO MEN WHO ARE ADOPTG A BABY AND ARE A LOVG RELATNSHIP DO -- THEY KISS, THAT'S WHAT UPL DO," HE ADD.MORE: ON WEDNDAYS WE DRK WE: 'MEAN GIRLS' STAR JONATHAN BENT CREAT 2 W SPIRED BY THE H MOVIEMOST OF THE ST AND CREW WERE TEARS WHEN THE SCENE WAS FISHED, BENT SAID. HE EXPLAED THAT THERE WAS "SO MUCH ANXIETY AND EXCEMENT" ON SET BEE EVERYONE KNEW THEY WERE "MAKG HISTORY."JONATHAN BENT AND BRAD HARR PLAY A MARRIED UPLE LOOKG TO ADOPT HALLMARK'S "THE CHRISTMAS HOE."ALLISTER FOSTER/THE HALLMARK CHANNELLGBTQ CREW MEMBERS EVEN APPROACHED BENT AND HARR WHEN THE SCENE WAS FISHED, TO MENT ON ."WE HAD A FEW FEW GAY MEN E UP TO AND SAY, 'HEY, WE WORK ON A LOT OF THE MOVI, WE WORK ON A LOT OF HALLMARK FILMS, AND WE DO THE SET RATN AND WE PUT OUR BLOOD SWEAT AND TEARS TO , AND FOR THE FIRST TIME, WE FEEL LIKE WE'RE PART OF THE FAY TOO.'"HE SAID AT THAT POT, THEY KNEW THEY HAD MA SOMETHG "REALLY SPECIAL."MORE: JONATHAN BENT MAK 'AARON SAMUEL'S ACTUAL MOM'S STUFFED CHICKEN SHELLS'THE ACTOR HOP THAT THE FILM WILL SHOW YOUNG CHILDREN, "THAT YOU ARE NEVER TOO MUCH AND YOU ARE ALWAYS ENOUGH."HE ALSO HOP "THE CHRISTMAS HOE" WILL FLUENCE OTHER WORKS TO STRIVE TOWARD FEATURG MORE CLIVE LOVE STORI. "I THK WHAT THIS MOVIE IS GOG TO DO THAT'S SO IMPORTANT IS 'S GOG TO SHOW EVERY WORK THE WORLD THAT CLN IS NOT ONLY OK, BUT 'S NECSARY AND 'S IMPORTANT," BENT SAID."IF HALLMARK CHANNEL IS PUTTG OUT ONE OF THEIR BIGGT MOVI AND HAS A GAY STORYLE AS ONE OF THE MA STORYL, THEN EVERY WORK N PUT OUT A MOVIE LIKE THIS AND HAVE CLN ," HE ADD.IN JULY, HALLMARK ISSUED A STATEMENT PROMISG MORE CLN AFTER RECEIVG CRICISM THAT NONE OF S UPG HOLIDAY FILMS ANNOUNCED AT THE TIME FEATURED AN LGBTQ LEAD."DIVERSY AND CLN IS A TOP PRRY FOR ," READ THE PANY'S STATEMENT. "WE ARE MTED TO CREATG A HALLMARK EXPERIENCE WHERE EVERYONE FEELS WELE."BENT SAID HE IS ALREADY TALKS FOR MORE PROJECTS WH THE WORK FOR 2021."WE ALREADY HAVE PROJECTS GREENL VELOPMENT THAT WILL MAKE THE HOLIDAY TABLE GROW EVEN NEXT YEAR," HE SAID. "THIS ISN'T THE END, THIS IS ONLY THE BEGNG FOR THIS ON HALLMARK CHANNEL."CHECK OUT AN EXCLIVE CLIP OM THE FILM BELOW:1:54'THE CHRISTMAS HOE.' IS THE FIRST MOVIE ON THE HALLMARK CHANNEL TO FEATURE LGBTQ MA CHARACTERS.EDOR’S PICKSHALLMARK CHANNEL ANNOUNC CHRISTMAS MOVIE FEATURG GAY UPLE LOOKG TO ADOPTSEP 23, 2020HALLMARK ANNOUNC PLANS TO BUT 'LGBTQ STORYL, CHARACTERS AND ACTORS'JUL 16, 2020HOW THIS HALLMARK CHANNEL STAR IS WORKG TO HELP FIX THE FOSTER RE SYSTEM USSEP 30, 2020UP NEXT CULTURE—JOHN LEGEND SHAR ADORABLE VIO WH 'MI-ME' SON MILAUGT 29, 2023JSI ALBA SHAR PHOTO OF HER 2 DGHTERS: 'MY BABY GIRLS'AUGT 29, 2023ZACH BRYAN ANNOUNC 2024 THE QUT TIME TOUR: WHAT TO KNOWAUGT 29, 2023CO GFF CRICIZ 'SLOW' MATCH VS. LRA SIEGEMUND AT US OPENAUGT 29, 2023UP NEXT CULTURE—JOHN LEGEND SHAR ADORABLE VIO WH 'MI-ME' SON MILAUGT 29, 2023JSI ALBA SHAR PHOTO OF HER 2 DGHTERS: 'MY BABY GIRLS'AUGT 29, 2023ZACH BRYAN ANNOUNC 2024 THE QUT TIME TOUR: WHAT TO KNOWAUGT 29, 2023CO GFF CRICIZ 'SLOW' MATCH VS. LRA SIEGEMUND AT US OPENAUGT 29, 2023
I never thought that a Hallmark movie would so accurately touch upon the prsur of performative gay excellence but I’m really glad one is! In the movie, out actor Bent, 40, plays the Mchells' olst child, a high-stng, somewhat-petive gay man who owns a bakery Colorado. [also] havg to superse the norm, " Bent refers to his own experience as a gay actor and always havg to go beyond what was expected bee he thought he wouldn't measure up to his straight unterparts.
HALLMARK CHANNEL SLEIGHS THE HOLIDAY SEASON WH "THE CHRISTMAS HOE 2"STUFF YOUR STOCKG WH A SEQUEL TO THE WORK'S FIRST ORIGAL HOLIDAY MOVIE FEATURG A SAME-SEX {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}TVBY CHRISTOPHER RUDOLPHSEPTEMBER 23, 2021/1:25 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:2667PX;WIDTH:4000PX;}PL ARCHULETA/GETTY IMAGUNIVERSAL CITY, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 17: ACTOR JONATHAN BENT VISS HALLMARK CHANNEL'S "HOME & FAY" AT UNIVERSAL STUDS HOLLYWOOD ON NOVEMBER 17, 2020 UNIVERSAL CY, CALIFORNIA. (PHOTO BY PL ARCHULETA/GETTY IMAG)BY CHRISTOPHER RUDOLPHSEPTEMBER 23, 2021 / 1:25 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"HALLMARK CHANNEL SLEIGHS THE HOLIDAY SEASON WH \"THE CHRISTMAS HOE 2\"","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2021-09-23T17:25:16.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2021-09-23T17:25:16.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"CHRISTOPHER RUDOLPH","ARTICLESECTN":"TV"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HALLOWEEN IS STILL MORE THAN A MONTH AWAY, BUT HALLMARK CHANNEL IS ALREADY LOADG UP THE SLEIGH WH S ANNUAL SLATE OF HOLIDAY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE CHRISTMAS-OBSSED BLE HAS UNWRAPPED A FIRST LOOK AT THE 41 ORIGAL HOLIDAY MOVI AIRG THIS YEAR ON HALLMARK CHANNEL AND HALLMARK MOVI & MYSTERI. ONE TLE WE ARE PARTICULARLY EXCED TO STUFF OUR STOCKG WH IS A SEQUEL TO THE CHRISTMAS HOE, HALLMARK’S FIRST ORIGAL HOLIDAY MOVIE FEATURG A SAME-SEX {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;POSN:RELATIVE;PADDG-BOTTOM:56.49999999999999%;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:100% !IMPORTANT;WIDTH:100% !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE NEW FILM, TENTATIVELY TLED THE CHRISTMAS HOE 2: DECK THOSE HALLS, RN THE ORIGAL'S ST: ROBERT BUCKLEY, JONATHAN BENT, ANA AYORA, TREAT WILLIAMS, SHARON LAWRENCE, AND BRAD HARR, WHO PLAY THE MCHELL FAY. WHILE HALLMARK DID NOT OFFER ANY IMAG OR FOOTAGE OM THE FTIVE SEQUEL, DID SHARE THE SYNOPSIS. IT SOUNDS LIKE THE MCHELL BROTHERS (BUCKLEY AND BENT) ARE A HEATED PETN "TO SEE WHO N CREATE THE BT CHRISTMAS HOE."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BENT ALSO SHARED THE NEWS ON HIS INSTAGRAM WH A PIC OF HIM RNG WH HIS CHRISTMAS HOE STMAT. "THE SAME FAY, SAME LOVE, BUT TWICE THE HILARY. BUCKLE UP, THIS SLEIGH IS TAKG OFF," BENT PTNED THE JOLLY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AS NEWNOWNEXT PREVLY REPORTED, THE CHRISTMAS HOE PREMIERED LAST NOVEMBER ON THE HALLMARK CHANNEL. IN SE YOU WERE AN EGG NOG-DUCED FOG AND FOT, THE OFFICIAL SYNOPSIS IS AS FOLLOWS:{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WORKG THROUGH SOME DIFFICULT CISNS, MCHELL FAY MATRIARCH PHYLIS (LAWRENCE) AND PATRIARCH BILL (WILLIAMS), HAVE SUMMONED THEIR TWO GROWN SONS—TV STAR MIKE WA (BUCKLEY) AND BRANDON WA (BENT)—HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS. IT IS THEIR HOPE THAT BRGG THE FAY TOGETHER TO RECREATE THE CHRISTMAS HOE WILL HELP THEM FD ROLUTN AND MAKE A MEMORABLE HOLIDAY FOR THE ENTIRE FAY AND MUNY. AS BRANDON AND HIS HBAND JAKE (HARR) MAKE THE TRIP HOME, THEY ARE ANXLY AWAG A LL ABOUT THE ADOPTN OF THEIR FIRST CHILD. MEANWHILE, MIKE RENNECTS WH ANDI (AYORA), HIS HIGH SCHOOL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“OUR HOLIDAY TABLE IS BIGGER AND MORE WELG THAN EVER. THIS YEAR’S MOVI REFLECT OUR MOST DIVERSE REPRENTATN OF TALENT, NARRATIV, AND FAI, CLUDG THE CHRISTMAS HOE, FEATURG A STORYLE ABOUT A GAY UPLE LOOKG TO ADOPT THEIR FIRST CHILD, AND STARRG JONATHAN BENT AN ENSEMBLE ST,” SAID MICHELLE VIRY, HALLMARK’S EVP OF PROGRAMMG, LAST {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE CHRISTMAS HOE 2 ISN'T THE ONLY LGBTQ HOLIDAY MOVIE WE WILL HAVE WAG UNR THE TREE. NETFLIX WILL ALSO RELEASE SGLE ALL THE WAY STARRG MICHAEL URIE, PHILEMON CHAMBERS, AND LE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ACRDG TO NETFLIX'S SCRIPTN, SGLE ALL THE WAY FOLLOWS PETER (MICHAEL URIE), WHO IS “SPERATE TO AVOID HIS FAY’S JUDGMENT ABOUT HIS PERPETUAL SGLE STAT. HE NVC HIS BT IEND NICK TO JO HIM FOR THE HOLIDAYS AND PRETEND THAT THEY’RE NOW A RELATNSHIP. BUT WHEN PETER’S MOTHER SETS HIM UP ON A BLD DATE WH HER HANDSOME TRAER JAM — THE PLAN GO AWRY.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}NO WORD YET ON WHEN THE CHRISTMAS HOE 2 PREMIER, BUT HALLMARK'S HOLIDAY FILM SLATE KICKS OFF OCTOBER {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
After all, the project hails om Hallmark Channel, whose annual “Countdown to Christmas” lp of origal movi — a seasonal mastay both lucrative and beloved — clud 23 tl 2019, none featurg a gay uple. )As turned out, Bent‘s love tert wasn’t a woman at all: Instead, he’ll play half of the first gay uple highlighted the work’s heavily watched holiday programmg.
”Grossman — who is gay, as are Bent and Harr — unrstands where they’re g om and hop to meet some of the Hallmark fans halfway. Treat Williams Showed All Parents of Gay Children How to Love Their Kids ‘The Christmas Hoe’. The ensemble film ma history by puttg a gay uple ont and center a Hallmark holiday movie for the very first time.