Victor Webster of "Homegrown Christmas" Says His Life "Is Like a Hallmark Movie"

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When it comes to his association with Hallmark Channel and Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, actor Victor Webster is doing something right.  Since starring in 2012's Puppy Love, opposite reigning Hallmark princess Candice Cameron Bure, the debonaire Webster has worked alongside such Hallmark favorite leading ladies as Catherine Bell (Home for Christmas), Jill Wagner (A Harvest Wedding) and his real-life leading lady Shantel VanSanten (whom he met filming Love Blossoms).  Now, in Homegrown Christmas, premiering Saturday on Hallmark Channel, Webster finds himself paired with reigning network queen Lori Loughlin (pictured with Webster below). "No pressure there, right?" he laughed during our recent conversation.  The union was, in fact, one he'd been looking forward to.  "Lori is fantastic!" he beamed of his co-star.  "I've watched her work all the way back to the movie Rad she did about BMX racing.  I watched Full House too, so I was really excited and looking forward to working with her.  She was so sweet and nurturing and really took care of everyone.  She treated everyone with such respect and she's so talented as an actress as well.  She's just a good all-around person.

"[Working] is easy with Lori as she's so easy to get along with, willing to play, collaborate and have fun," he continued.  "It was one of the easiest jobs I've had, we just got to show up on set and have fun.  As long as you knew your lines and were prepared, everything else just took care of itself."

He also appreciates the fact that his life these days mirrors some of his roles. "My life, literally, is kind of like a Hallmark movie," he laughed at my comparison. "I met Shantel in Belgium doing Love Blossoms and we've been together for about two years now.  So, Hallmark really does make lasting memories, at least for me!  I realize life isn't always like a Hallmark movie and we both know that, but we really try to keep things as simple as we can amidst all the chaos."

Webster's admission of small-town dreams doesn't mean a complete change of pace.  He hopes he and VanSanten will work together again soon and if it happens to be for Hallmark, it’s a call he’ll take.  "It's nice getting the call from Hallmark," he explained.  “I do love working with them.  This is my third Christmas movie.  To be honest, doing Christmas movies is fantastic because they have the best decorations!  It really gets me in the Christmas spirit because they do it so well.  I come home, look at my little Charlie Brown Christmas tree that I put out every year with one ball on it, and just sigh.  If I could take one of those trees as extra baggage, I 100% would.”

Till then, he's looking forward to eating lots of his favorite meal, turkey, and a Christmas vacation to Paris with his lady -- one that may (or may not) include a snowball fight.  "I'm an expert in snowball fights," he laughed.  ">

Steve Gidlow

Steve Gidlow, a long-time columnist for MediaVillage ("Behind the Scenes in Hollywood"), has written about television and pop culture since 1994, beginning in Australia.  Since moving to Hollywood in 1997, Steve has focused on celebrity interv… read more