Lacey Chabert Loves Her ‘Home in Hallmark’ After Candace Cameron Bure Drama: ‘We All Just Need a Feel-Good’ Movie
07.01.2023 - 22:07
/ usmagazine.com
Hallmark queen! Lacey Chabert has starred in more than 30 Hallmark Channel romances and has praised her “home” with the network after Candace Cameron Bure’s controversial departure from the network.
“I never would have thought when I did the first one, which was called Elevator Girl, so many years ago that here I’d be finding such a home in Hallmark,” Chabert, 40, gushed during a Friday, January 6, appearance on Live With Kelly and Ryan.
The Mean Girls star further opened up about why her sweet romance movies have consistently brought joy to movie viewers. “I think it’s the goodness [and] I think it’s the hopefulness more than ever,” Chabert said on Friday. “We all just need a feel-good [movie].”
The Party of Five alum made her Hallmark debut in 2010 with Elevator Girl, in which she starred opposite Ryan Merriman. Chabert has gone on to lead more than 30 movies for the network, including The Wedding Veil Expectations, which premieres on Saturday, January 7. (The Wedding Veil Expectations serves as a sequel to her initial 2022 movie trilogy.)
Chabert’s sweet comments about the television network comes months after the Full House alum, 46, left Hallmark for Great American Family.
“My heart wants to tell stories that have more meaning and purpose and depth behind them,” Cameron Bure told WSJ. Magazine in November 2022 of her move. “I knew that the people behind Great American Family were Christians that love the Lord and wanted to promote faith programming and good family entertainment. … I think that Great American Family will keep traditional marriage at the core.”
The Make It or Break It alum’s comments, seemingly excluding the LGBTQIA+ community, swiftly sparked backlash. “All of you who know me, know beyond question that I