Katie Cassidy and Stephen Huszar revealed why they saved their blossoming romance a secret whereas filming their new Hallmark film, A Royal Household Christmas.
“We clearly [were] skilled and saved it that approach. Nonetheless, I felt as if it’s nearly like there was this layer as a result of he and I form of knew this secret factor that no one else knew,” Cassidy, 36, solely instructed Us Weekly whereas selling the movie. “And we may let our guard down when our characters had been purported to and permit area to fall into each other. I nearly really feel like that added a sure kind of factor to it. We simply couldn’t assist it.”
The twosome star alongside one another within the vacation flick, which premieres on Saturday, July 8, and is a part of Hallmark’s Christmas in July occasion. The story follows Ava (Cassidy) as she accepts the supply of a lifetime to work on the Royal Ice Lodge the place she finds herself in a shock whirlwind romance with a very powerful visitor of all — Prince Henry (Huszar).
Whereas the pair started taking pictures the film as strangers, sparks rapidly started to fly — “When chemistry is there, it’s simply there,” Cassidy defined of her instantaneous reference to Huszar.
“It’s actually necessary to maintain it skilled. As we did, however, you already know, emotions come up,” Huszar agreed. “And personally for me, it simply permits me to land slightly bit extra in reality. I imply, our job is clearly to be as truthful as we will in, in these circumstances which can be surreal, unreal. However when one thing is definitely triggering honestly inside you, after all, that helps.”
Cassidy — who confirmed she and the Chesapeake Shores alum are a real-life merchandise earlier this month — recalled first assembly her beau and being hesitant to work carefully with one other “fairly Canadian, actually engaging” actor “named Stephen.” (Cassidy starred reverse Canada native Stephen Amell on The CW’s Arrow from 2012 to 2015 as Laurel Lance. She later returned as Black Canary.)
“However Stephen [Amell] was like a brother to me. Then I don’t know, it was like, after the primary week I used to be like, over in my very own world-ish,” she instructed Us, sharing that it was Huszar’s crystal bracelets — “I’m very drawn to [crystals],” she defined — that had her questioning if there was one thing extra blossoming between them. “I used to be like, ‘Wait a second. What are you aware about these and why do you might have these? There’s one thing taking place right here,’” she stated.
“I bear in mind there’s this one scene within the barn the place I actually am him, and that was the second for me. I’m not kidding you. I’m, like, leaning on the desk and he’s saying his traces and I similar to, I feel I like nearly fell over,” she gushed, admitting that she and Huszar later realized they first started falling for one another “30 seconds aside’ whereas filming the “identical scene.”
Cassidy added that the lovebirds additionally bonded over their humorousness after she performed a trick on Huszar with the remainder of the forged and crew. “I made everybody [on set] begin speaking on set in a British accent,” she instructed Us, laughing. “So I feel possibly my British accent was possibly slightly bit charming. And I additionally instructed everybody they might now not name [him] Stephen. They needed to name [him] Prince Henry.”
After filming wrapped — and romance bloomed — the pair loved one-on-one time collectively by touring world wide. “We had been simply in Europe. We had been additionally in New Zealand and in Australia,” Huszar shared. Cassidy famous that the duo really misplaced their baggage on the getaway however nonetheless managed to have a blast jetting off to completely different areas.
Whereas Huszar revealed there “will likely be extra touring” within the couple’s future, they twosome are at present taking the summer season to wind down — and luxuriate in their love. “[It’s] slightly little bit of settling [in] proper from time to time most likely adopted by some touring,” he stated.
A Royal Christmas Crush premieres on Hallmark Saturday, July 8, at 8 p.m. ET.
