Jennifer Love Hewitt honours her late mother in a new holiday film.
The actress is bringing her personal journey with grief to the big screen in the new Lifetime Christmas movie, The Holiday Junkie.
The film, scheduled to premiere on December 14, shows Jennifer’s character coping with the loss.
Jennifer, who lost her mom Pat to cancer in 2012, drew inspiration from her own experiences, according to a report by PEOPLE magazine.
It is worth mentioning that the film stars Jennifer’s real-life husband Brian Hallisay as her onscreen lover.
Speaking with the outlet, the actress recalled a fun moment when their daughter asked if Hallisay would be “nice” to her this time, referencing his past roles as a villain.
She said, “On The Client List, obviously he wasn’t kind, and then in 9-1-1, for sure, not kind. So it was really funny. My daughter was super psyched that daddy was going to be nice to me on screen.”
Talking about her experience, Jennifer said, “It was really fun to be in a movie honoring my mom with Brian because he does such a great job of honoring her in our life, even though he only met her once.”
“So it was special having him there. I’m really proud to be one of very few grief Christmas movies out there for people who feel things other than just joy at Christmas,” she added.
