Given the shortage of overtly LGBTQ+ athletes in skilled sports activities, Bennett felt he would “provide aspiration and hope” to followers by making Danny a Main League Baseball participant.
“We need to be certain once we’re telling tales ― whether or not it’s a vacation story or a marriage story ― that there’s at all times a seat on the desk for everybody,” he stated.
With 4 years of Hallmark expertise beneath his belt, Bennett can be thrilled to be mentoring would-be heartthrobs because the host of Discovering Mr. Christmas. Airing Thursdays, the competitors sequence finds 10 actors vying to be the main man in an upcoming Hallmark Christmas film, Blissful 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 everyone 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 an entire lot of coronary heart and charisma popping out of their ears. And, after all, they appear good in a Christmas sweater.”