Mark your calendars!Ree Drummondis bringing her cheerful cooking from the kitchen to holiday movies.
Candy Coated Christmas,Food Network’s first-ever scripted feature andDrummond’sfirst-ever acting role, will premiere on Nov. 19, the network announced on Wednesday. Theholiday moviewill stream only on discovery+ as one of many festive features to get viewers in the spirit.
PEOPLE has the exclusive first look at the trailer for the upcoming movie.
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ThePioneer Womanstar, 52, plays Bee, the owner of a sweet shop in the fictional town of Peppermint Hollow, the peppermint capital of the world. At one point in the trailer, she hands outmint brownie bites, which Food Network has a recipe for if fans want to try them out at home.
“I am so incredibly honored that Food Network asked me to play Bee,” said Drummond in a press release. “If I get to be in just one movie in my life, I want it to be a Christmas movie.”
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Fans of the cook can watch Drummond’s journey on set with inside looks at her wardrobe fittings and her first time meeting the cast and crew in a feature calledCandy Coated Christmas: Behind the Scenes with Ree Drummond.This special insider scoop will be available to stream on Nov. 1 with discovery+ and will also include some baking tricks from the celebrity chef.
“Candy Coated Christmaswas so much fun to be part of; it had all the magical elements that make holiday movies so special,” Drummond said in a statement when thefilm was announced in August. “Any initial nerves I felt about joining this project completely melted away when I stepped into the sweet, charming world of Peppermint Hollow!”
Candy Coated Christmaspremieres on Nov. 19 on discovery+.
source: people.com
