Mary-Margaret Humes: From "Dawson's Creek" to Hallmark (and Back?)

Unsatisfied with her administrative position at the bakery Ellie takes a leap of faith following her true passion for crafting by deciding to sell her Christmas wreaths at a stall in the town39s upcoming Christmas Festival amp160With her inventory yet to be created the bakery receives notice that company CEO Nick Carlingson Daniel Lissing will be visiting to experience its operation firsthand amp160No one knows Nick wants to automate the bakeryamp160at the cost of many local jobs and after a forming a friendship with Ellie he decides to help her build the wreaths she needs for her new undertakingamp160 Ellie of course develops feelings for Nick until she learns of the corporate agenda that brought him to townHumesamp160was happy to lend a guiding hand on set to make the wreaths but insists her onscreen daughter needed little guidance amp160quotI really didn39t give Brooke any advice on making the wreathsquot she laughed in an exclusive sitdown with MediaVillage amp160quotShe actually created all of them on her ownamp160 They were very elaborate and absolutely stunningamp8221amp160 Humes is pictured at top and below left opposite D39Orsayamp160For Humes there were many reasons to embark on her most recent Hallmark project amp160quotThe script itself was very endearingamp8221 she explained amp160amp8220If automation were to happen to a place I loved I would be torn amp160This is a family owned and operated bakery that employs many people who depend on it for their livelihood and Daniel39s character wants to replace people with machines amp160Brookeamp8217s character is all about family so these two are like oil and water amp160Danielamp8217s character has to learn family values while Brooke needs to take a leap of faith and go into business for herselfamp8220Iamp8217d seen Brookeamp8217s work and she has a sparkle and is a bubble of enthusiasmamp8221 she continued amp160amp8220Daniel is so charming and I got to go to this wonderful place called North Bay in Ontario Canada so that was a new experience amp160I was so excited to be going therequotDespite amassing a multitude of credits over her extensive career sheamp8217s still Gail Leery to legions ofamp160Dawsonamp8217s Creek fans amp160Itamp8217s something her young Hallmark costars many of whom grew up watching that show often call her out for amp160amp8220I do get amp8216You played Dawson39s mom amp160And now you39re playing my momamp8217quot she laughed amp160amp8220To me that39s just wonderfulamp160 I felt very privileged to be a part of Dawson39s Creekamp8221Christmas in Love was no exception amp160amp8220A few days into shooting Brooke shared a story about me which to me made all the difference in the worldamp8221 she recalled amp8220She explained that in an episode of Dawson39s Creek I was giving advice to Katie Holmes39 character Joey and she39d always remembered what I saidamp8220Being sequestered in Wilmington North Carolina out of the limelight the Dawsonamp8217s kids had no idea what Hollywood glitz wasamp8221 she continued amp160amp8220We had no texting or internet and cell phones were fairly new so we 39d sit down look at each other and have conversations amp160To me thatamp8217s one of the most special things about my Dawson39s Creek experienceamp160 I think people crave that nowamp8221Hollywood glitz was something Humes was well versed in while shooting Dawsonamp8217s amp160Early in her career Mel Brooks saw something special in her and cast her in his 1981 classic History of the World Part 1 amp160She also almost became a glamorous TV crimefighter tooamp160 quotI did a Charlie39s Angels spinoff pilot produced by Aaron Spelling called Velvet back in 1982amp8221 she told meamp160 amp8220I played an aerobic instructor by day and government agent by nightamp160 It was basically the same concept but I39m kind of glad it didn39t make itquotHumes said sheamp8217s still in contact with many of her Dawson39s cast mates recently catchingup with TV son James Van Der Beek amp160She sees former TV husband John Wesley Shipp whom she calls quota kindred spiritquot once a month and is planning a little quotsecret destinationquot getaway with Katie Holmes for a weekend to catchupShe39s also not ruling out that rumored Dawson39s reboot telling me amp160quotNever say neveramp8221 she teasedamp160 amp8220If there are talks they39re bound by secrecy and I39m bound to secrecyquot amp160However before any possible return to Capeside Humes has a full plate of projects to complete amp160She has a Hallmark Valentine39s day movie to shoot and a couch to visit as Hallmarkamp8217s Countdown to Christmas continues amp160quotI love being a part of the Hallmark tradition and curling up on the couch under a blanket as a family to watch these moviesquot she smiled amp160quotWho wouldnamp8217t want to be There are smiles all around and there is always a happy endingquotChristmasamp160inamp160Love will be telecast Sunday November 11 at 8 pm on Hallmark Channel as part of the networkamp8217s Countdown to Christmas 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 writersamp160amp160

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