‘The Way Home’ ‘She’s All That’ Scene — Chyler Leigh Interview

When The Means Residence‘s Kat walked down a staircase in a crimson costume to the sounds of Sixpence None The Richer’s “Kiss Me” in Episode 5, it was hardly the primary time her portrayer Chyler Leigh had paid homage to the long-lasting scene from the ’90s teen film traditional She’s All That.

Leigh tells TVLine that the producers of Hallmark Channel’s time-traveling household drama “positively knew” that the actress had already as soon as recreated the second wherein Rachael Leigh Cook dinner’s She’s All That character unveils her makeover whereas descending a flight of stairs to a surprised Freddie Prinze Jr. Leigh’s first tackle the scene occurred within the 2001 spoof Not One other Teen Film, reverse Chris Evans, below way more foolish circumstances. (As an alternative of simply tripping on the ultimate step like Cook dinner, Leigh’s character dramatically crashed by the staircase.)

The Means Residence‘s model, nonetheless, was much more honest, with Kat strolling down to fulfill her greatest buddy Elliot (who’s pining for her) to go chaperone the highschool’s ’90s-themed dance. (Fittingly, Kat and her daughter Alice additionally time journey to 1999, when She’s All That was launched, all through the primary season.) To cap the proper homage, Kat stumbles on the finish of the staircase, similar to Cook dinner’s Laney. Watch it beneath:

Loving #TheWayHome soundtrack? Tune in tonight to listen to “Kiss Me” by @sixpencemusic as Kat and Elliot head off to chaperone the college dance. ❤️ Hearken to the total collection soundtrack right here ➡️ https://t.co/FiBGvwjFjY pic.twitter.com/HAk8sqrvuK

— The Means Residence (@TheWayHomeHC) February 19, 2023

When Leigh learn the script for the episode, “I used to be laughing so arduous. I used to be like, ‘Oh, my God, you didn’t!’” the actress shares with fun. “However they at all times had that second in thoughts from the very starting. From what Alex [Clarke] and Heather [Conkie], our showrunners, had instructed me after I had the preliminary dialog, they have been saying, ‘Once we obtained this undertaking, we at all times had you in thoughts. And so, once we wrote that, it was at all times type of a part of, like, a want for that to have the ability to occur.’”

However Leigh did have a bit trepidation about stepping again into that beloved second: “I used to be like, ‘Wow, that is like 20-something years later. I really feel a bit bit outdated, however on the identical time, perhaps I can nonetheless rock that crimson costume,’” Leigh remembers.

The actress was additionally capable of make a much-needed trend tweak to the long-lasting scarlet outfit to account for the Canadian temperatures the place the collection is shot.

“We had plenty of conversations about how can we do that in a means that also honors the second, but additionally covers me up a bit bit extra [for] once we do should go outdoors and the way chilly it’s,” Leigh shares. So a cardigan was added for a later scene outdoors the dance.

Ultimately, “it was a lot enjoyable to do it, and even the little stumble on the backside with the footwear and whatnot, at the very least I didn’t go crashing by the staircase, which is cool!” Leigh provides with fun.

The Means Residence Season 1 is presently streaming on Peacock, Hallmark Motion pictures Now and Hallmark TV.