How Sweet Magnolias' Helen and Erik Became TV's Best Love Story
08.02.2022 - 22:37
/ glamour.com
Sweet Magnolias star Heather Headley remembers it like yesterday. “It” being the first time she met co-star and future on-screen love interest Dion Johnstone. “They had picked him up at the hotel and I was in the car,” she says.
“He was like, ‘Hey, how are you doing? I’m Dion.' I was like, ‘Great.’ It didn't occur to me at that point that that's your guy, you know what I mean? It didn't occur to me at that moment that this is the person you're going to have a journey with.”But it has been. Since filming on began in 2019 outside Georgia in the picturesque town of Covington (which stands in for Serenity), and have captivated viewers thanks to their nuanced and joyous portrayals of attorney Helen Decatur and EMT turned chef Erik Whitley. Throughout , Erik was clearly smitten with Helen even though he never acted on his feelings.
And while Helen obviously enjoyed their friendship, she was more focused on first love, Ryan, with whom she has so much history. That history is even more evident when—spoilers ahead—she becomes pregnant with Ryan's baby early in season two. It's a surprise given that the two parted ways at the end of season one because she wanted to start a family and he did not.
And it's why Helen chooses not to tell Ryan about her pregnancy—or the loss of the baby shortly thereafter. But it's Erik who is there to help Helen in her time of need. And because of his own trauma from his past (he lost his wife and unborn baby), he knows exactly what to do and say. As a result, their friendship grows deeper, and Erik's support—as well as a very sexy rendition of “Something to Talk About” on karaoke night—leads the two to a relationship.Acquaintances to friends to romantic partners is nothing new on television; but the
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