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A ghost plays matchmaker in new Hallmark movie
In the new Hallmark movie 3 Bed, 2 Bath, 1 Ghost, the lively spirit of a 1920s flapper refuses to leave her home until she helps the woman who is selling it find love.
Madeleine Arthur stars as Ruby, who has haunted her former home for decades, only to befriend Anna (played by Julie Gonzalo), who is trying to close her first deal as a Realtor.
But playing matchmaker turns tricky when Ruby decides that Anna is destined to be with Elliot (Chris McNally), the ex Anna left at the altar.
“Will old feelings resurface when Anna @julie_gonzalo teams up with her ex-fiancé Elliot @chrismcnally to restore a haunted mansion?” reads an Instagram post promoting the movie.
Real-life couple
In addition to featuring a fun plot twist, 3 Beds, 2 Bath, 1 Ghost also stars real-life couple Julie Gonzalo and Chris McNally.
The pair met while filming the 2018 Hallmark movie, The Sweetest Heart. In June 2022, they welcome a baby girl.
McNally has called fatherhood his favorite job. In an interview with Entertainment Tonight, he credited his work with Hallmark for helping him be present in his daughter’s life.
“…I’ve got a wonderful dad job because for When Calls the Heart we film four and a half months, the hours are not crazy, we don’t really have a lot of night shoots so I can be really present with her,” he said. “And then I get the rest of the year, which is like, it’s just such a blessing. So, since wrapping in mid-November I’ve just been on dad mode and it’s fantastic.”
Julie Gonzalo
Julie Gonzalo was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and moved with her family to Miami when she was eight years old.
Her first big role was the 2002 romantic comedy I’m with Lucy. She had roles in the TV shows Veronica Mars, CSI: Miami, Dallas, and Castle.
She has appeared in the Hallmark movies Falling For Vermont (2017), The Sweetest Heart (2018), Flip That Romance (2019), Jingle Bell Bride (2020), and Cut, Color, Murder (2022).
Chris McNally
Chris McNally plays Lucas Bouchard on the hit Hallmark series When Calls the Heart. He has appeared in the TV shows Riverdale, Firefly Lane, Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies, Killer Instinct, Tower Prep, Supernatural, Falling Skies, and Lucifer.
He has starred in the Hallmark movies Hearts of Christmas (2016), The Gourmet Detective (2017), Rocky Mountain Christmas (2017), The Sweetest Heart (2018), A Winter Princess (2019), Sailing Into Summer (2019), Snowkissed (2021), A Tail of Love (2022), Christmas Class Reunion (2022), and Fourth Down and Love (2023).
Madeleine Arthur
Madeleine Arthur has appeared on the TV series The X Files, Supernatural, The Family, and The Magicians.
In 2014, she played the daughter of Amy Adams in the award-winning Tim Burton movie Big Eyes. In a 2019 interview, Arthur said she wasn’t always interested in acting.
“Growing up I was more focused on academics, as well as extracurriculars such as gymnastics and violin,” she said. “For the longest time I thought I wanted to somehow work at the UN. Then at the age of 12 I read a book on theatre and had an epiphany. I knew at that moment I wanted to be an actor and began realizing my dreams by taking as many acting classes as I could.”
When Calls the Heart star calls fatherhood his favorite job
Chris McNally, who plays Lucas Bouchard on the Hallmark series When Calls the Heart, recently called fatherhood his “favorite job.”
In an interview with Entertainment Tonight, the actor said that he loves being a dad.
“Fatherhood is fantastic. It’s my favorite job,” he says. “It’s a job I’ve always wanted to do.”
McNally welcomed a baby girl with Julie Gonzalo in June 2022. In an Instagram post featuring a photo of the family’s hands, Gonzalo wrote, “Our hearts are full…Welcome baby M.”
When Calls the Heart
McNally joined the cast of Hallmark’s longest-running original series in 2019. His character moved to Hope Valley to do business but soon fell in love with Elizabeth Thornton (Erin Krakow). He faced competition from Mountie Nathan Grant, but eventually won Elizabeth’s hand at the end of Season 8.
The actor said his job on When Calls the Heart has afforded him plenty of time to spend with his daughter.
“…I’m really, really grateful that right now, at least, I’ve got a wonderful dad job because for When Calls the Heart we film four and a half months, the hours are not crazy, we don’t really have a lot of night shoots so I can be really present with her,” he said. “And then I get the rest of the year, which is like, it’s just such a blessing. So, since wrapping in mid-November I’ve just been on dad mode and it’s fantastic.”
New series
McNally was interviewed on the red carpet at the Hollywood premiere of his new series Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies, a show that streams on Paramount+.
Set in 1958, the show follows the formation of the Pink Ladies, the girl gang made famous in the musical Grease. According to Paramount, the show tells the story of four outcasts who “dare to have fun on their own terms, sparking a moral panic that will change Rydell High forever.”
McNally plays a teacher in the show, which also stars Marisa Davila, Cheyenne Isabel Wells, Tricia Fukuhara, Shanel Bailey, Madison Thompson, Johnathan Nieves, Jason Schmidt, Maxwell Whittington-Cooper, and Jackie Hoffman.
The actor said he re-watched the 1978 movie version, which starred John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John.
“I am one of those people who, of course, we were aware of Grease. I watched it when I was little and then it wasn’t until this show came around I was like, ‘Oh, I need to, you know, get back into it,’” he said. “I watched it again. It was kinda like I watched it for the first time because I was so small when I watched it the first [time]. I’m embarrassed to say that but, on the other hand, I fell in love with it again. I’m, like, ‘This is just the best.’ And I’m so happy to be a part of this reincarnation of it.”
Season 10 of When Calls the Heart is set to premiere on July 30.