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\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n\t\t\tHallmark Media kicked off 2024 with four fresh Hallmark Channel features \u2014 and there\u2019s plenty more where that came from. January\u2019s lineup began with Love on the Right Course, starring Ashley Newbrough. \u201cLearned how to say, \u2018cheers\u2019 in Hungarian but definitely didn\u2019t learn how to spell it \ud83c\udded\ud83c\uddfa\u2763\ufe0f,\u201d Newbrough captioned a series of Instagram snaps [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
In Falling Together<\/em><\/a>, Natalie (Williams) tries to bring her feuding neighbors together after moving to Philadelphia. Along the way, Natalie volunteers for the Walk to End Alzheimer\u2019s<\/a> and befriends the lead organizer, Linda, who is suffering from the disease. With a little help from her building super, Mark (Paul Campbell<\/strong><\/a>), Natalie learns what she needs in life \u2014 and how to help others, even if they don\u2019t want it.<\/p>\nWilliams revealed that as Natalie is lending a hand at the Alzheimer\u2019s Association office, she notices three photos on the wall \u2014 which are nods to real people who have passed away from memory diseases<\/a>. (According to the Mayo Clinic<\/a>, Alzheimer\u2019s is a disorder that causes memory loss and deterioration of the brain.)<\/p>\n\n![\"Ashley](\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Ashley-Williams-Falling-Together-Pays-Tribute-Her-Mom-Hallmark-Stars-01-2024.jpg?w=1000&quality=86&strip=all\")
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\n Ashley Williams and Linda Kash<\/span> Bettina Strauss<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\u201cOne of the cool things about being a producer is you can incorporate all these neat little Easter Eggs<\/a> in the movie that the audience might not know, but that make the whole thing more emotionally resonant,\u201d Williams told Us<\/em>.<\/p>\nOne of those Easter Eggs includes a nod to her mother and relatives of Hallmark favorites Nikki DeLoach<\/strong><\/a> and Andrew Walker<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\u201cThere are three photos next to Linda Payne\u2019s character\u2019s photo up on the wall. One of them is Nikki DeLoach, my partner in crime at Hallmark, her father [who] passed away from an aggressive form of dementia,\u201d Williams shared. \u201cNext to that is Andrew Walker\u2019s mother, who also died of Alzheimer\u2019s last year. My mother is the third one, the original Linda, who passed away from Alzheimer\u2019s Disease.\u201d<\/p>\n\n![\"Ashley](\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Ashley-Williams-Falling-Together-Pays-Tribute-Her-Mom-Hallmark-Stars-03-2024.jpg?w=1000&quality=86&strip=all\")
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\n Stephanie Petallano, Ashley Williams and Linda Kash<\/span> Bettina Strauss<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nWhile Williams, who is an executive producer on the film, wanted to tell the most authentic story<\/a> about Alzheimer\u2019s disease, she confessed that the scene was especially hard to shoot. \u201cIt hit so deeply,\u201d she said of the moment that Linda Payne has a memory episode in the office and doesn\u2019t recognize herself up on the wall.<\/p>\nWilliams recalled her husband, Neal Dodson<\/strong><\/a>, who was an executive producer as well, constantly asking if she was \u201cOK\u201d but she was \u201cstill in it\u201d so she didn\u2019t respond.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n![\"Gallery](\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Jessy-Schram.jpg?w=400&h=225&crop=1&quality=86&strip=all\")
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\u201cWhen it was over, I just dove into his arms and just sobbed,\u201d she confessed. \u201cIt wasn\u2019t even necessarily sad tears, it was more, like, \u2018Wow, this is incredible that I get to honor my mom this way.\u2019 Marking the journey that we all went through with her disease on screen in a way that really means something to me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n![\"Ashley](\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Ashley-Williams-Falling-Together-Pays-Tribute-Her-Mom-Hallmark-Stars-02-2024.jpg?w=1000&quality=86&strip=all\")
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\n Ashley Williams and Paul Campbell<\/span> Bettina Strauss<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nWilliams called the moment \u201cincredibly moving,\u201d adding that like much of the movie they instantly worked in some comedy to offset the heaviness of the illness. \u201cThere\u2019s so much joy in this movie and so much tragedy. And then again, so much joy and laughter,\u201d Williams teased.<\/p>\n
The Hallmark movie is also full of love \u2014 it is a rom-com after all \u2014 fall decorations<\/a> and newfound friendships. (There is a failed chili housewarming night that is also influenced by Williams\u2019 real life that will make viewers laugh out loud.)<\/p>\n\n\n\nThank You!<\/h3>\n
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Williams revealed that as Natalie is lending a hand at the Alzheimer\u2019s Association office, she notices three photos on the wall \u2014 which are nods to real people who have passed away from memory diseases<\/a>. (According to the Mayo Clinic<\/a>, Alzheimer\u2019s is a disorder that causes memory loss and deterioration of the brain.)<\/p>\n \u201cOne of the cool things about being a producer is you can incorporate all these neat little Easter Eggs<\/a> in the movie that the audience might not know, but that make the whole thing more emotionally resonant,\u201d Williams told Us<\/em>.<\/p>\n One of those Easter Eggs includes a nod to her mother and relatives of Hallmark favorites Nikki DeLoach<\/strong><\/a> and Andrew Walker<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cThere are three photos next to Linda Payne\u2019s character\u2019s photo up on the wall. One of them is Nikki DeLoach, my partner in crime at Hallmark, her father [who] passed away from an aggressive form of dementia,\u201d Williams shared. \u201cNext to that is Andrew Walker\u2019s mother, who also died of Alzheimer\u2019s last year. My mother is the third one, the original Linda, who passed away from Alzheimer\u2019s Disease.\u201d<\/p>\n While Williams, who is an executive producer on the film, wanted to tell the most authentic story<\/a> about Alzheimer\u2019s disease, she confessed that the scene was especially hard to shoot. \u201cIt hit so deeply,\u201d she said of the moment that Linda Payne has a memory episode in the office and doesn\u2019t recognize herself up on the wall.<\/p>\n Williams recalled her husband, Neal Dodson<\/strong><\/a>, who was an executive producer as well, constantly asking if she was \u201cOK\u201d but she was \u201cstill in it\u201d so she didn\u2019t respond.<\/p>\n \t\t<\/a><\/p>\n \n\t\t\tThe Hallmark Channel has become the one-stop-shop of holiday movies and light-hearted rom-coms over the years \u2014 with many fans tuning in to see their favorite leading ladies. Whether it\u2019s When Calls the Heart\u2019s Erin Krakow or Sweet Autumn lead Nikki DeLoach, the network is full of talented women telling heart-warming stories. Hallmark\u2019s long list [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201cWhen it was over, I just dove into his arms and just sobbed,\u201d she confessed. \u201cIt wasn\u2019t even necessarily sad tears, it was more, like, \u2018Wow, this is incredible that I get to honor my mom this way.\u2019 Marking the journey that we all went through with her disease on screen in a way that really means something to me.\u201d<\/p>\n Williams called the moment \u201cincredibly moving,\u201d adding that like much of the movie they instantly worked in some comedy to offset the heaviness of the illness. \u201cThere\u2019s so much joy in this movie and so much tragedy. And then again, so much joy and laughter,\u201d Williams teased.<\/p>\n The Hallmark movie is also full of love \u2014 it is a rom-com after all \u2014 fall decorations<\/a> and newfound friendships. (There is a failed chili housewarming night that is also influenced by Williams\u2019 real life that will make viewers laugh out loud.)<\/p>\n You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>
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