Hunter King Says She Cried Happy Tears While Working On Hallmark's 'A Royal Corgi Christmas' - Here's Why (Exclusive)
Hunter King is sharing all the details behind her newest Hallmark movie, A Royal Corgi Christmas, with JustJared.com.
Premiering TONIGHT, Friday, November 25 at 8 p.m., the flick centers on Crown Prince Edmond, who returns home before Christmas to take the throne and brings a rambunctious Corgi pup for his mother. When he solicits the training expertise of Cecily, an American animal behavior expert, they both learn a lesson about what each truly wants from life.
Ahead of the premiere, Hunter chatted with us about the working with the cutest corgis on the planet, her co-star Jordan Renzo, and becoming part of Hallmark royalty.
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“I was so excited to be a part of Hallmark’s Countdown To Christmas,” Hunter told us, adding that this was her first holiday movie with the network. “This being my first holiday Hallmark movie, I was already so excited but I don’t think anything could’ve topped working with puppies in castles in Ireland!”
She adds, “I think I was most surprised by the fact that it really did feel like Christmas on set. Hallmark does such a great job of creating that magic for their viewers that even being the scenes it felt like it too.”
While Hunter did get some downtime to explore the Irish countryside, one of the highlights for her was working with the corgis.
“I am a huge dog lover myself so getting to work with corgis was amazing,” Hunter says. “Whenever I’m away from home and I’m filming I miss my dog so much and I always find myself having to stop and pet every dog I see. I do that even when I’m home in LA too.”
She continued, “But getting to work with dogs on this movie helped so much. My favorite scene of the whole film has to be when Cecily is at the Corgi Christmas Derby in the puppy pen playing with all the puppies up for adoption.”
“I may have cried happy tears when I saw the set up that morning for the scene and saw that I got to play with the puppies,” Hunter shared, and we would have too! “I have to say that was definitely a highlight. Along with figuring out how to get BonBon how to love me as much as he loved Jordan. Needless to say I never quite figured that out.”
Speaking of Jordan, Hunter gushed over her co-star, saying that he was a “total pro and if anything, I feel like I’m always continuing to learn from my fellow cast mates. I had so much fun working with him. He was a true gentleman and played the Prince with such ease. He and Bonbon formed such an adorable bond too.”
One of Hunter‘s favorite days on set was with him, and you’ll see why in the cooking scene in the movie.
“It’s such a cute scene between Cecily and the prince and feels like a real turning point in the story where you can feel the shift between the two happen.”
Check out a sneak peek from the movie below, and stay tuned for more of Hunter‘s interview with JustJared!