Given the shortage of brazenly LGBTQ+ athletes in skilled sports activities, Bennett felt he would “supply aspiration and hope” to followers by making Danny a Main League Baseball participant.
“We need to be sure that after we’re telling tales ― whether or not it’s a vacation story or a marriage story ― that there’s all the time a seat on the desk for everybody,” he stated.
With 4 years of Hallmark expertise underneath his belt, Bennett can also be thrilled to be mentoring would-be heartthrobs because the host of Discovering Mr. Christmas. Airing Thursdays, the competitors collection finds 10 actors vying to be the main man in an upcoming Hallmark Christmas film, Comfortable Howlidays, starring Jessica Lowndes and due out Dec. 21.
“My dream for the present is for it to be just like the early days of American Idol, the place everybody gathers across the TV collectively on the holidays, and all people has their favorites that they’re rooting for,” Bennett stated. As to what makes the best Hallmark vacation heartthrob, he famous: “They’ve a wit and a kindness to them. They’ve a complete lot of coronary heart and charisma popping out of their ears. And, in fact, they appear good in a Christmas sweater.”
