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 manner. Nevertheless, I felt as if it’s virtually like there was this layer as a result of he and I type of knew this secret factor that no person else knew,” Cassidy, 36, completely informed Us Weekly whereas selling the movie. “And we may let our guard down when our characters had been imagined to and permit house to fall into each other. I virtually 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 an important visitor of all — Prince Henry (Huszar).
Whereas the pair started capturing the film as strangers, sparks shortly started to fly — “When chemistry is there, it’s simply there,” Cassidy defined of her instantaneous reference to Huszar.
“It’s actually vital to maintain it skilled. As we did, however, you recognize, 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 are able to in, in these circumstances which can be surreal, unreal. However when one thing is definitely triggering in truth inside you, in fact, 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 intently with one other “fairly Canadian, actually enticing” 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 informed 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 may have these? There’s one thing taking place right here,’” she stated.
“I keep 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 strains and I identical to, I believe I like virtually fell over,” she gushed, admitting that she and Huszar later realized they first started falling for one another “30 seconds aside’ whereas filming the “similar scene.”
Cassidy added that the lovebirds additionally bonded over their humorousness after she performed a trick on Huszar with the remainder of the solid and crew. “I made everybody [on set] begin speaking on set in a British accent,” she informed Us, laughing. “So I believe possibly my British accent was possibly slightly bit charming. And I additionally informed everybody they might 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 around the globe. “We had been simply in Europe. We had been additionally in New Zealand and in Australia,” Huszar shared. Cassidy famous that the duo truly misplaced their baggage on the getaway however nonetheless managed to have a blast jetting off to totally different places.
Whereas Huszar revealed there “might be extra touring” within the couple’s future, they twosome are at the moment taking the summer season to wind down — and luxuriate in their love. “[It’s] slightly little bit of settling [in] proper at times in all probability adopted by some touring,” he stated.
A Royal Christmas Crush premieres on Hallmark Saturday, July 8, at 8 p.m. ET.
