Hallmark’s Stephen Huszar is mourning the lack of former Chesapeake Shores costar Deal with Williams.
“It’s been a really emotional time,” Huszar, 39, completely instructed Us Weekly whereas selling his new movie A Royal Christmas Crush with girlfriend Katie Cassidy. “However in a manner, it’s introduced the [Chesapeake Shores cast] again collectively. We’ve been celebrating his life. He’s simply such a power and actually the patriarch for our household and a patriarch for me, personally.”
Williams, who died unexpectedly in June on the age of 71 after being concerned in a bike accident, starred on Hallmark’s Chesapeake Shores alongside Huszar for six seasons previous to his passing. Williams portrayed Mick O’Brien on the heartwarming collection, whereas Huszar, for his half, performed Luke Tatum — a love curiosity for Mick’s daughter Bree (Emilie Ullerup).
“I simply really feel like Deal with was a person who simply actually liked life and lived life to the fullest,” Huszar continued, calling Wiliams a “legendary” and “unimaginable” actor. “And he was doing one thing he liked when he went out. All of us simply maintain him very near our coronary heart. It’s really introduced us again collectively.”
Huszar had his personal private message for Williams as properly, including, “So for those who’re listening to this brother, we miss you a lot and also you’ll be with us at all times.”
Following his dying, Hallmark additionally paid tribute to Williams, who additionally starred in a number of of the community’s tasks through the years together with 2020’s The Christmas Home and its subsequent sequel.
We’re heartbroken over the passing of beloved Deal with Williams, star of Chesapeake Shores, The Christmas Home and a lot extra,” the community wrote through Instagram on the time. “We are going to eternally cherish him in our hearts, and prolong our condolences to Deal with’s household, mates, and family members.”
Williams’ costar Barbara Niven, who performed Williams’ onscreen spouse Megan O’Brien on Chesapeake Shores, additionally took to social media to honor the actor following the “surprising and immense loss.”
“Deal with lived massive and savored each little bit of life. He liked his craft and it was an honor to spend six years with him on Chesapeake Shores. He really was the patriarch of our household, each on and off the set. And he made it a lot enjoyable,’ she wrote through Instagram in June. “He would all of a sudden break right into a music from Grease or Hair as we had been rehearsing a scene, and got here in with horrible dad jokes daily to make the crew chortle. What an actor he was. I believe he was this era’s Spencer Tracy.”
Hallmark is understood for its tight-knit group of actors. It’s that form of “familiarity” that retains Huszar coming again for extra tasks.
“Working with different performers and crew once more, it’s simply very nice. It’s household. It actually seems like household,” Huszar gushed to Us about his time with the community. “It’s at all times good to work with individuals you’ve labored with earlier than [that have] your again and also you’re simply there to make an ideal creative piece with one another and have enjoyable when you do it. That’s the secret, isn’t it?”
One creative piece Huszar has definitely had enjoyable making is his upcoming movie A Royal Christmas Crush. The film — which premieres July 8 and is a part of Hallmark’s Christmas in July occasion — follows Huszar’s character, Prince Henry, as he finds surprising love with architect Ava (Cassidy) when he involves stateside to go to. The chemistry on set was so plausible, in truth, the twosome sparked a real-life romance.
“It’s laborious to elucidate, however I simply assume the extra [Katie and I] obtained to know one another, we realized we’re principally the identical particular person, simply in a unique pores and skin. Which was odd. I’ve by no means met somebody that’s so related in methods than I’m. It’s been fairly a journey,” Huszar instructed Us of the couple’s blossoming romance, to which Cassidy, 36, added, “It’s like we end one another’s sentences.”
