Andrew Walker, Nikki DeLoach. Allister Foster/Hallmark Media
Witchy lady! Andrew Walker gushed over his Curious Caterer costar Nikki DeLoach for manifesting their Hallmark Motion pictures & Mysteries franchise.
DeLoach, 43, solely instructed Us Weekly on Wednesday, February 1, that she had a “imaginative and prescient” for her and Walker, additionally 43, to collaborate on a Hallmark thriller movie collection.
“I feel I mentioned [to] you, it was like the highest of 2020 or possibly the top of 2019, and I mentioned, ‘I wanna discover a thriller wheel for us,’” the Taking the Reins actress mentioned whereas doing a joint interview with Walker. “’If I’ve to develop it, I’ll develop it. However, I wanna discover a wheel for us.’”
The Three Smart Males and a Child actor chimed in, telling DeLoach that she must “make clear” her visions, as a result of they aren’t random.
Andrew Walker, Nikki DeLoach. Allister Foster/Hallmark Media
“Her visions come true. Nikki Deloach is a witch,” Walker quipped. “She’s a witch residing amongst us.”
The Awkward alum didn’t argue. In actual fact, she detailed how her need to work with Walker on the detective-style film happened.
“If it’s dropped into me, it’s virtually like one thing will get channeled and I’ll have, like, a flash of a picture of one thing — or I’ll dream of, like, a scene or one thing will come to me,” DeLoach instructed Us on Wednesday. “And this was one thing that got here to me and I used to be like, ‘I feel you and I’ve to do a thriller wheel collectively. I don’t precisely know what it’s but, however I noticed it. I noticed us doing this.’”
The duo appeared in 4 Hallmark rom-coms collectively earlier than signing on to helm 2022’s Curious Caterer: Dying for Chocolate. Within the second thriller movie, Curious Caterer: Grilling Season, Walker reprised his position as detective Tom Schultz, whereas DeLoach returned as caterer and newbie sleuth Goldy Berry.
The brand new drama, which premieres on Sunday, February 5, was the “subsequent finest” challenge for the longtime mates, in line with the A Maple Valley Christmas actor.
“Truthfully, it’s precisely what I’d hope for in my evolution [with] Hallmark,” Walker confessed. “That is … precisely the place I need to be.”
DeLoach, in the meantime, teased that Grilling Season, which follows Goldy and Tom’s seek for the killer of a neighborhood realtor, performed to their joint strengths as actors.
“[The writer] infused much more comedy into this. He additionally noticed that Andrew and I, we’re bodily, like, lively,” she defined. “That is the place we find yourself having a lot in widespread. We like to work out, we like to eat effectively, we like to hearken to podcasts about well being and wellness. He owns a juice enterprise. Like, you understand, attending to do lively stuff within the film additionally actually turns us on. That’s actually enjoyable.”
The Cranberry Christmas actress promised “motion” and “humor” and “romance,” confessing that the “sluggish burn” between the 2 characters could depart followers wanting extra — and craving for a 3rd movie.
Whether or not one other Curious Caterer film involves fruition or not, each DeLoach and Walker haven’t any plans of stopping their partnership.
“I really love Andrew Walker a lot, like, household. The truth that we get to go try this and work collectively and do these motion pictures, it’s so cool,” 5 Extra Minutes actress mentioned.
The Bottled With Love actor echoed his costar’s sentiments, telling DeLoach, “I simply love you a lot.”
Walker continued: “Hallmark is so fortunate to have her. After which I get this chance to be working probably the most with Nikki, which is simply such an superior place to be. She challenges me. She’s there for me and she or he helps me. It’s nice. We bought the identical work ethic. It’s a gorgeous factor we bought occurring.”
Curious Caterer: Grilling Season premieres on Hallmark Motion pictures & Mysteries Sunday, February 5, at 7 p.m. ET.
With reporting by Kat Pettibone
