Andrew Walker, Nikki DeLoach. Allister Foster/Hallmark Media
Witchy lady! Andrew Walker gushed over his Curious Caterer costar Nikki DeLoach for manifesting their Hallmark Movies & Mysteries franchise.
DeLoach, 43, completely informed Us Weekly on Wednesday, February 1, that she had a “vision” for her and Walker, additionally 43, to collaborate on a Hallmark thriller movie collection.
“I think I said [to] you, it was like the top of 2020 or maybe the end of 2019, and I said, ‘I wanna find a mystery wheel for us,’” the Taking the Reins actress stated whereas doing a joint interview with Walker. “’If I have to develop it, I’ll develop it. But, I wanna find a wheel for us.’”
The Three Wise Men and a Baby actor chimed in, telling DeLoach that she must “clarify” 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 living amongst us.”
The Awkward alum didn’t argue. In truth, she detailed how her need to work with Walker on the detective-style film took place.
“If it’s dropped into me, it’s almost like something gets channeled and I will have, like, a flash of an image of something — or I will dream of, like, a scene or something will come to me,” DeLoach informed Us on Wednesday. “And this was something that came to me and I was like, ‘I think you and I have to do a mystery wheel together. I don’t exactly know what it is yet, but I saw it. I saw us doing this.’”
The duo appeared in four Hallmark rom-coms together 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 function as detective Tom Schultz, whereas DeLoach returned as caterer and novice sleuth Goldy Berry.
The brand new drama, which premieres on Sunday, February 5, was the “next best” challenge for the longtime pals, in line with the A Maple Valley Christmas actor.
“Honestly, it’s exactly what I would hope for in my evolution [with] Hallmark,” Walker confessed. “This is … exactly where I want to be.”
DeLoach, in the meantime, teased that Grilling Season, which follows Goldy and Tom’s seek for the killer of an area realtor, performed to their joint strengths as actors.
“[The writer] infused a lot more comedy into this. He also saw that Andrew and I, we’re physically, like, active,” she defined. “This is where we end up having so much in common. We love to work out, we love to eat well, we love to listen to podcasts about health and wellness. He owns a juice business. Like, you know, getting to do active stuff in the movie also really turns us on. That’s really fun.”
The Cranberry Christmas actress promised “action” and “humor” and “romance,” confessing that the “slow 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 have no plans of stopping their partnership.
“I truly love Andrew Walker so much, like, family. The fact that we get to go do that and work together and do these movies, it’s so cool,” 5 Extra Minutes actress stated.
The Bottled With Love actor echoed his costar’s sentiments, telling DeLoach, “I just love you so much.”
Walker continued: “Hallmark is so lucky to have her. And then I get this opportunity to be working the most with Nikki, which is just such an awesome place to be. She challenges me. She’s there for me and she supports me. It’s great. We got the same work ethic. It’s a beautiful thing we got going on.”
Curious Caterer: Grilling Season premieres on Hallmark Films & Mysteries Sunday, February 5, at 7 p.m. ET.
With reporting by Kat Pettibone
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