Jonathan Bennett He's part of Hallmark Channels' Christmas Kings but at home he's a little sad. However, he swears there's a good reason for his lack of holiday spirit.
“I'll be honest, I don't decorate for Christmas,” Bennett, 43, exclusively admitted: Us Weekly During promotion Hallmark + Find Mr. Christmas.
The actor, who hosts the festive-themed reality competition series, explained that once the actual holiday arrives, he's exhausted from all the cheery and fun things.
“By Christmas (this year), I will have fired Find Mr. Christmas, Christmas at Cherry LaneBennett revealed a sequel to Another Christmas Movie I Can't Talk About and a Christmas movie for next year. “I was Covered with tinsel For six months of the year!
Jonathan Bennett
Hallmark Media/Kim NunleyBennett explained that this huge noise on public holidays has a negative impact. “This year I won't decorate because I can't,” he said. “I just can't do it.”
After his confession, Bennett realized that only he could recruit him Find Mr. Christmas Contestants to help light his and his husband's house James Vaughanhouse.
“I have 10 elves who will come and decorate for me,” he announced, teasing that he would make it a “competition” to keep up with the show. “You're going to have to decorate Jonathan and James' house. You have 30 minutes to go!” he joked.
While Bennett became a pop culture icon thanks to his role as Aaron Samuels 2004 I mean girls – What features Lindsay Lohan He performs a must-see rendition of “Jingle Bell Rock” — and is now recognized as a huge Hallmark star.
Vincent Rodriguez III and Jonathan Bennett in “Christmas on Cherry Lane.”
Hallmark Media/Jeff WedelDespite the boycott of holiday home decorations this year, Bennett has become synonymous with Christmas and the network as a whole since he made The rom-com debuted in 2010. It wasn't until 2018 that he landed his first lead role Christmas made to order. Since then, he has become a Bennett It was blown up for Hallmark During the holiday season.
In 2020, Bennett starred Christmas housemarking the first Hallmark film to feature a same-sex couple. It received a sequel the following year called Christmas House 2: Deck those halls.
Everyone deserves to fall in love with a corny Christmas movie — and many networks and streaming services are making their offerings more diverse than ever. “(Christmas movies) give everyone everything they want,” Jonathan Bennett, a Hallmark mainstay, exclusively told Us Weekly in November 2022. “(The Holiday Sitter is) an LGBTQ+ movie, but (.. .)
Bennett has added to his holiday Hallmark rom-com hits with 2022 holiday babysitter, Which focused only on A Story line of a same-sex couple While Sam Bennett takes care of his niece and nephew with the help of a handsome neighbor.
Last year, he starred in the ensemble film christmas At Cherry Lynn, Which got a sequel, Season's greetings from Cherry Laneon Hallmark+ this season. (He shot this film between shooting Groomsmen Trilogy, which is not related to holidays, abroad.)
Melissa Peterman, Jonathan Bennett, Nikki DeLoach
Hallmark Media/Kim NunleyMoreover, Bennett is the mastermind behind Hallmark+'s company Find Mr. Christmas. The series, which concludes on Thursday, December 12, challenged 10 contestants to complete festive tasks that showcased their holiday spirit and acting abilities in hopes of becoming Hallmark's next leading man.
“I think everyone fell in love with the Hallmark Channel… (and) it became part of the fabric of popular culture, especially Hallmark movies,” Jonathan said. we. “They fall in love with the iconic Hallmark stars. They love their signature blocks.
He explained that after his friends kept asking him how to become a Hallmark star, he came up with an idea for the show. He added, “I started thinking, since I'm a fan of reality shows, I was like, 'What if we animate the way we make an actor a Hallmark star?'”
The winner will join Jessica Lowndes In her 2024 film Countdown to Christmas, happy birthdaywhich will premiere on Saturday, December 21.
“I think it was just one of those things that once we figured it out, we were like: Why haven't we done this yet?” Bennett concluded. “It seems like a no-brainer.”
The end of the season from Find Mr. Christmas Airing on Hallmark+ Thursday, December 12.
With reporting by Cristina Garibaldi
