The first week of the inaugural Hallmark Stars Live tour has come to an end and JustJared.com was in attendance for the fifth show of the tour.
Nikki DeLoach, Andrew Walker, Ashley Williams, Tamera Mowry-Housley, and Jonathan Bennett have been on the road for the past week, visiting fans in cities across the northeast and performing a lively 90-minute variety show, complete with behind-the-scenes stories, insight into their personal lives, sneak peeks of upcoming Hallmark Channel movies, and a hilarious improv game that had the audience rolling on the floor with laughter.
While traveling from city to city, the five actors and members of the Hallmark Channel team have been living on a tour bus and we caught up with the stars to find out more about life on the bus. To get a sense of what it’s like on the road, you can also watch a hysterical video in which Jonathan positions himself as the most important person on the bus.
Week two of the tour will feature Nikki, Andrew, and Ashley alongside Paul Campbell and Kimberley Sustad. Get tickets now for shows Reading, PA, Northfield, OH, Detroit, MI, Waukegan, IL, and Omaha, NE!
Check out our exclusive interview with the stars below:
JUST JARED: After five days on tour together, have you all learned anything new about each other from living together in tight quarters on the bus?
TAMERA: That’s challenging for me because I had an idea of who Andrew is, and he’s exactly who I thought he is. [Laughs] You look at him and you think, ‘Hot yoga.’ Right? You think, ‘Zen.’ He puts like, peppermint oil on his wrists. I saw him do his skin routine. Brilliant! Brilliant.
NIKKI: That’s a really good question for Tamera because I will say, in L.A., the three of us [myself, Ashley, and Andrew] live within seven minutes of each other. And I’ve kissed him a million times, I’ve kissed her a million times. [Laughs]
ASHLEY: In my dreams! [Laughs]
ANDREW: And we kiss each other on the bus! [Laughs]
NIKKI: She’s left multiple bras at my house… Discovering something new, maybe not as much, but I will say that our network set us up with so much success for this. It’s the first time we’ve ever done this and I couldn’t have dreamed of a better group of people to collaborate together and find the show and figure it out. There’s been absolutely no ego in the process at all. We just put our heads together and figure it out together. Everybody has been such a delight… honestly, I could not have imagined a better week. And the crowds have been great. So it’s been so lovely.
ANDREW: I don’t think it’s necessarily learning new things from each other, but being able to witness the coming together at the end of a show and seeing everyone come in and break down what went wrong and how we can make it better… these are incredible minds here. Producers and directors. Ashley is an incredible director. Nikki is going to be directing.
NIKKI: And what a showman Jonathan is and knowing those beats on stage.
ANDREW: There’s a want to keep perfecting this. You know? We’re the guinea pigs of this bus tour.
TAMERA: And we’re okay with that!
NIKKI: We’re so lucky and honored. It’s been incredible.
JONATHAN: I did discover something. I discovered that all Hallmark actors have some sort of IBS. After living on a bus with all five of them…
NIKKI: We have stomach issues! [Laughs]
JONATHAN: I also discovered that Tamera Mowry-Housley has never been in a bunk bed in her life. She does not know how to get in or out of a bunk bed. It’s like Cirque du Soleil.
TAMERA: Without a ladder! Okay! When I was a kid, I had a bunk bed. I shared with my sister.
JONATHAN: You were on the bottom bunk. [Laughs]
TAMERA: No, I was on the top! But I had a ladder. There’s no ladder here. So you have to learn to parkour it. And it’s not pretty. And I brought a lot of sun dresses, so…
ASHLEY: I’m on the bottom bunk and so every time Tamera starts getting into her bed, I open up my curtain just so I can watch from below because it’s a such show.
ANDREW: The phones start recording. The cameras start watching. There’s going to be a Reel cut together at some point of Tamera getting in and out of her bunk. [Laughs]
You have one more week to catch the Hallmark stars in a town near you. Later this year, you can see the stars live on the Hallmark Christmas Cruise from October 23-27 or by attending the Hallmark Christmas Experience in Kansas City, which runs four weekends from Thanksgiving to Christmas.
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