In Hallmark circles, many monikers are tossed around by the fans, interviewers, and the network itself. Even though the designation “zaniest leading man of Hallmark” may be debatable, in my opinion, this describes Paul Campbell to a tee and then some. His movies never fail to be entertaining, but as we know, he also possesses a robust set of dramatic chops. Regardless, whenever a new movie featuring his talents and abilities appears on the Hallmark network, I consider it an automatic “tune-in.” To promote his upcoming premiere Wedding Every Weekend, he and I chatted for the fifth time. It is my joy and honor to present our captivating and informative conversation to you in advance of tonight’s (August 15th) debut.
Now, I don’t normally post a disclaimer before an interview, but I do believe this one requires just that. Suppose anyone has kept up with the chatter about this movie. In that case, you are probably aware of the diversity elements that are included in this film. Hallmark does not own my website; it is owned and maintained by me alone. I believe that including a wide range of topics and beliefs is paramount to having a dialogue that is enlightening and even challenging at times. I am well aware of the discord currently running rampant in various segments of the Hallmark community. I am not here to espouse one belief system as right or wrong. My purpose solely is to inform and delineate, while providing my readers with pertinent, interesting information about the actors and other industry professionals they regularly enjoy on their television sets. Additionally, I believe it is imperative in my role as an entertainment journalist to allow every interviewee to describe their reasoning and views in a positive, uplifting manner. Paul Campbell was an absolute delight to interview. Still, suppose you are offended or triggered by what he has shared in this interview. In that case, I invite you to share your opinions elsewhere, but not on this interview post or any social media postings connected with this interview. I refuse to permit anyone to attack the people I interview. Should you choose to do so, I will take appropriate action.

Paul Campbell Credit: ©2020 Crown Media United States LLC/Photographer: Ryan Plummer

RH: Paul, it’s so great to chat with you again. How are things?

PC: Always great to chat with you, Ruth. You know, I feel pretty blessed to be living in B.C. right now. It’s one of the safest places in North America in terms of the virus and in terms of how everything’s been handled here. I’m happy that I was able to get back to work and be productive. I felt like I could march forward with my career a little bit here, even though I know that other people are still struggling. I feel pretty blessed to be given that opportunity, so I can’t complain.

Kimberley Sustad, Paul Campbell Credit: ©2020 Crown Media United States LLC/Photographer: Ryan Plummer

Right, I hear ya. I couldn’t believe how quickly this movie happened. The turnaround for this movie was…I mean, it was just like…you guys just made this movie, and now it’s out!

Yeah, it’s insane. It’s fast, a little too fast for me, I think. Originally, we had five weeks for turnaround, and they pushed it up a week. So they only had four weeks. You know, I haven’t seen the movie, but so far the response has been really good from the network. But I just don’t know how you turn out a movie that fast and see one hundred percent of its potential in four weeks. Maybe it’s possible, but that is lightning fast. I mean, even half-hour episodics are not being turned around in four weeks. It’s usually six. And here you’re turning around eighty-four minutes of a film with music and color correction and audio in four weeks…it’s pretty bananas!

Yeah, I can see that.

But I think they did it, and everybody seems happy with it. The little bits and pieces I’ve seen I’m very pleased with.

Paul Campbell, Kimberley Sustad Credit: ©2018 Crown Media United States LLC/Photographer: Bettina Strauss

Well, you’ve got an incredible group. I mean, this is like the dream cast and crew. It’s honestly just amazing. I thought it was really something when you were filming it, and people were saying, “Oh, is this the sequel to Godwinks?” I knew right away this wasn’t going to be a sequel to Godwinks.

I know there was a lot of confusion because there was a second Godwink film as well, and then people thought that was a sequel to the first one. They didn’t realize that those movies are standalone stories. So then they were like, “Oh, so you guys aren’t in this second one?” And then this came up, and they’re like, “Oh, is this the sequel?” Uh, no, it’s not. It was helpful that Kim and I were both in Vancouver because with quarantine issues and stuff, it was really tough to bring people in from the U.S. at that time. And they were like, “Hey, you guys work well together and you’re in Vancouver. Let’s make another movie together.” So it was serendipitous the way it all came about.

Well, I remember that you guys wanted to work together again. I mean, this may not have been that particular project that you’d thought about, but I know you guys were already working on something.

Paul Campbell, Kimberley Sustad Credit: ©2020 Crown Media United States LLC/Photographer: Ryan Plummer

Yeah, we’ve been writing something as well. We’ve got another project sold to Hallmark that is in development. It was sold with the intention that we star in it together. Then when Wedding Every Weekend came up, we were like, “Oh, I guess; maybe they’ll let us do another one this Christmas if the movie that we wrote goes forward.” So maybe, but we don’t know how that’s gonna work. We don’t know when people will get tired of us. We hope to star in the Christmas one as well if it does end up getting made.

I don’t think you have to worry about people getting tired of you two.

There is an element of potential overexposure, though, you know. I think the key is maybe spacing them out enough, so people don’t feel like they’ve seen us tell similar stories over and over. But the movies are also different. Wedding Every Weekend is so different from Godwink. It does feel like a brand new relationship in the way it develops. It feels like a brand new story.

Paul Campbell, Kimberley Sustad Credit: ©2020 Crown Media United States LLC/Photographer: Ryan Plummer

I’m sure, and you’ve got quite a cast. I know you’ve got Kimberley Sustad. And you’ve got an incredible screenwriter, Julie Sherman Wolfe. You’ve got Brandi Alexander and Jaime Callica–he’s one of my good friends. I’ve met him, and we go back several years.

And we’ve got Geoff Gustafson, Peter Benson…it’s a good cast.

Definitely! I’m looking forward to it. Oh, and your director too. He’s fantastic.

Kevin Fair, yes, he’s phenomenal. We really did win the lottery with this one. Sometimes you get like the perfect group together to make a movie. And if anybody could pull off turning around a movie in thirty days, it’s this group. And Front Street Pictures is so good with the movies they produce. They always turn out quality movies. So I’m definitely not worried that we’re going to end up with something we’re not happy with. I think we lucked out in every way.

Carmel Amit, Makayla Moore Credit: ©2020 Crown Media United States LLC/Photographer: Ryan Plummer

Oh, totally. Now, I don’t know if you want to address this here. I know you’ve been addressing this on Twitter. There’s a lot of buzz surrounding the film because of a storyline that I assume is a smaller storyline that is included in the movie. Some people are a little bit concerned about it. I don’t know if you want to speak about it.

I’d love to.

Okay, good.

I want to talk about it as much as you want to talk about it. I have a very strong opinion about it.

Good. So in the past, Hallmark has included minimal allusions to the–uh–LGBT…well, let’s just say gay because I always get the letters wrong.

Well, I found the stumble…we used to say LGBT, and then there was a “Q,” so it’s LGBTQ. It’s easier if you say it fast. And then you throw the plus on there now. LGBTQ+. It’s constantly evolving.

Really, I didn’t know about the plus.

I believe it’s still the correct way to say it. I hope so because that’s what I’ve been saying.

Well, that’s good to know. I didn’t know the plus had been added.

The plus, I think, is fully inclusive.

Paul Campbell Credit: ©2020 Crown Media United States LLC/Photographer: Ryan Plummer

Thank you for that info, Paul. So I know Hallmark has included allusions to this particular group in their movies before. Of course, I haven’t seen the movie, but from everything that I understand, this movie has more than an allusion. I believe it has a scene with two women getting married, right?

Yeah, one of the weddings that we go to is of a same-sex couple–two women–at the altar exchanging vows and officially becoming legally married. Each of the women is a friend of ours. I’m friends with one of the brides, and Kimberley’s character is friends with the other bride. And that’s one of the weddings we end up meeting and going, “Hey, I remember you from the last wedding.” So yeah, in this particular movie, rather than alluding to it, Hallmark is openly celebrating love in its many forms, including same-sex marriage. They’re not shying away. They’re very openly celebrating it, and they’ve been very vocal, particularly in interviews with us. Just in the messaging we’ve received, this is something that they’re fully on board with, continuing to celebrate. And I think, as far as I can tell, it’s not sort of a one-off to appease certain groups. Hallmark has shifted their attitude towards inclusiveness, and this is something we’re going to see a lot more of moving forward, which I couldn’t be happier about.

Of course, I know that some people are very upset about this. There are those who voice their opinions about Hallmark making this shift, and they’re really concerned about it going forward. What would you say to those who are really concerned? We know we have this segment of the Hallmark viewers who are saying that it’s no good because Hallmark’s supposed to be family-friendly. And some are even saying they’re going to boycott Hallmark now because of this movie and not watch the network anymore. What would you say to people who might be concerned about Hallmark making this shift?

Ashley Williams, Payton Lepinski, Paul Campbell Credit: ©2019 Crown Media United States LLC/Photographer: Bettina Strauss

Well, here’s my position. Anybody that’s arguing that celebrating love in its many forms is something that doesn’t foster family-friendly viewing or it’s something in some way, shape, or form…that’s wrong. Those arguments are from those people who come out of a place of intolerance and hatred. And my argument comes out of a place of love and acceptance. As far as I’m concerned, those people, regardless of what they believe, are on the wrong side of the argument. How do you argue against love and acceptance? We have too much divisiveness in this world. We have too much intolerance. We have too much hatred for our fellow man, and it’s time that we put that to rest. And I think those people that are so vocal about this and are against the changes that Hallmark is making…I think those people–on a global scale–are a very, very small minority of people that are not emotionally in the twenty-first century. And I think that their views are selfish and damaging, and I have no time for those dudes. So my opinion is to get on board with what’s really happening in the world or don’t watch. But either way, I’m going to sleep just fine at night.

Exactly. And Paul, I really appreciate you saying all that because that clears things up perfectly. It’s one of these things where people feel like they have to get on and say something about it and try to stir up all these issues. I mean, they’ve tried to get me involved in it, and I am just like, “You know, I don’t even wanna talk about it or get involved.” Most of the time, the people that are going to try to bring that stuff up, I know very well where they’re coming from, and I know what they want me to say. And if I don’t say what they want me to, well, they’re just going to start arguing.

Paul Campbell Credit: ©2019 Crown Media United States LLC/Photographer: Ryan Plummer

I know where those people are coming from too. People have their convictions, and I’m not going to try to change anyone’s mind. What I would like is to invite people to watch this movie in particular, and they can make up their own mind. You know, give it a chance. I think there has been such an overwhelming outcry of support for people that say, “Finally, I feel like me and my relationship is represented in a way that I haven’t seen before.” So many more people have come out and said, “I can’t wait to watch this movie to see a little piece of myself,” as opposed to the people who say, “I won’t watch this movie because these are not the values that I subscribe to.” And what that says to me is that we’re doing the right thing and that it’s long overdue. It’s the right thing. How can you argue with people finally feeling some acceptance and feeling respected and valued? How can you argue with that? I know that these beliefs are so deeply entrenched in certain groups in certain parts of society that are anti-same-sex relationships. There’s a lot of “anti” that we deal with, and I’m just tired of it. I just have no patience for it. Man, the world needs love, and that’s what we’re trying to give people. Love regardless of your age or your creed or your color or your sexual orientation. Just love. There’s nothing wrong with that.

What I appreciate is that this is Hallmark. That means that we’re not going to have…one of my issues with network television is no matter whether they’re showing same-sex couple or hetero-, you get all these bedroom scenes that you just feel so uncomfortable with. I like that at least on Hallmark, no matter the sexual orientation, you’re not seeing all the bedroom, make-out scenes. So you can watch it, and it’s still going to be family-friendly. Maybe it’s not the family that you grew up with, but it’s still family-friendly.

Paul Campbell, Kimberley Sustad Credit: ©2018 Crown Media United States LLC/Photographer: Bettina Strauss

I agree. I think the bedroom scenes detract too. And what’s so remarkable about the way this particular wedding and this relationship is handled is that this movie was shot so beautifully and organically and so innocently. It’s impossible to watch it and say, “Oh, that’s evil. There’s something wrong with this. Those people shouldn’t be doing that.” I mean, it is truly a celebration of love. I was crying during the takes genuinely as Paul Campbell watching them do the kiss, watching them love each other. These two actresses did such a phenomenal job. Watching them celebrate this life that they had started together…I was genuinely crying during these takes to the point that the director, Kevin, was like, “Hey, can you dial it back just a little bit?” I was like, “Sorry, this is just a genuine emotional reaction to how beautiful this is.” And it really humanizes the issue too. You know, you watch it, and you go, “Oh, wait, these are just people who have found love. How can I tell them that’s wrong?” I hope that people will give the movie a chance. I hope that people will watch it and maybe remove some of the stigma. Maybe they’ll go, “Oh, wait a minute. Oh, these are just people. They’re not demons. They’re people that have found love. Wait, how extraordinary is this?”

Paul & wife

And the other thing I think is that Hallmark…what I’m so looking forward to is that Hallmark, just by virtue of the types of families that do watch traditional Hallmark programming, there are going to be a number of people in those communities and in those households that probably have been–whether they’re acknowledging it or not–part of the LGBTQ+ community that have felt sidelined or felt like they haven’t really had a voice and they’re going to see themselves on those screens, and it’s going to give them some hope maybe. And it’s gonna make them feel like they’re not alone. That’s what I’m really hoping for that people will go, “Oh, wait a minute, maybe this is okay.” And maybe it’ll bring some awareness to the households that otherwise wouldn’t have been there. That’d be pretty incredible. Even if we reach one person, then I’ll feel pretty satisfied.

Well, I’m so glad that we were able to have that discussion. When I noticed that you were already tweeting responses to people, I thought, “Okay, we probably can talk about this.” And I knew it would be a good thing because people need to realize that this doesn’t mean that Hallmark is ruined forever.

Paul Campbell Credit: ©2019 Crown Media United States LLC/Photographer: Brendan Meadows

Maybe it’s going to end up being a positive thing for so many people. It’s a positive thing for me, and it made me really proud of this project in particular. I love working for Hallmark and all of its iterations, but this one in particular just feels special.

As far as my responses to people n Twitter, I mean, there a line between hoping to educate but understanding that it’s not really my position to do so. As much as I’m an ambassador for the network, I’m also my own person, and I have very strong opinions about these things. When people are coming at me personally with grievances, I’m going to fight back a little bit. I do have a voice. I haven’t been told to stand down yet by Hallmark.

You’ve handled yourself very well, Paul. I have been reading your responses, and I was like, “Good for you, Paul.” I think you’ve handled it well.

They picked a fight with the wrong guy. If they want to get into a war of words, I’m the wrong guy to do that with because I live for this stuff. I’ve been training my whole life. I also feel very strongly that I’m on the right side of the argument, so it’s kind of hard to lose.

Speaking of the movie. I know that we’ve talked about this issue, but it’s good to remember it’s only one part of the movie. I mean, it’s an important part, but it’s only one part. So can you tell me about your character and how he fits into the overall story?

Paul Campbell Credit: ©2020 Crown Media United States LLC/Photographer: Ryan Plummer

I play a guy named Nate, who runs a classic automobile restoration shop that his father left to him. He had his heart broken a couple years prior. He was married; now he’s divorced. Or no, I think they were just engaged. Anyway, yeah, that’s right, they were engaged, and it was broken off. So he’s this fairly typical kind of broken guy. He’s stubborn. He’s got his wall up. Definitely not looking for love. And very early on in this movie, he re-injures his knee, which has been injured before, and he goes to seek physical therapy from Kimberley’s character, Brooke, who is also in a reasonably unhappy life situation. She’s in a relationship with a gentleman that she works with, played brilliantly by Peter Benson. He’s nice, but you know there’s nothing inspiring about him.

Kimberley Sustad, Paul Campbell Credit: ©2020 Crown Media United States LLC/Photographer: Sven Boecker

These two, over the course of the movie, discover that they have the same peripheral friend group, so they end up going to four consecutive weddings four weekends in a row. Over the summer, they forge this wedding buddy pact because they’re both at the singles table, and neither of them are interested in getting in any sort of relationship. And of course, over the course of the summer, they discover that the other person is the one they’re meant to be with, and they ultimately fall in love.

In terms of the arc of the traditional Hallmark love story, we don’t deviate too much. But what was so fun about this script is that from the outset, these two are absolutely not interested. They’re actively trying to avoid falling in love with each other as opposed to slowly slipping into it. They’re trying to avoid falling in love with each other, but circumstances keep thrusting them together. The banter is so great that Julie writes. Kimberley and I were really given permission to find comedy in this one, which was something that we weren’t really able to do in Godwink because those tend to be a little more serious. But we had full freedom to be playful and silly and fun on this one, and I think it just brings a whole new dynamic to the characters. We definitely got silly. We’ll see how much of that makes it into the movie, but it was a lot of fun to shoot. We got to wear fancy clothes for half of the movie, so that’s cool.

Paul Campbell, Kimberley Sustad Credit: ©2020 Crown Media United States LLC/Photographer: Ryan Plummer

Speaking of the humor and silliness, I’ve noticed that Hallmark seems to be allowing more of that. I noticed it this past Christmas season. There were some movies where I was like, “Wow, they really let there be a lot more comedy than there had been.” So hopefully, that’ll keep going. I mean, I realize that you walk a fine line because you want it to be a romantic comedy, and sometimes it can go too far towards comedy where that just overtakes the story. But I was thrilled with what I saw this past Christmas.

I think, in general, that Hallmark has sort of been shifting direction just a little bit. I think they sort of began to narrow their focus in terms of storytelling, and then in the last six or eight months, the shift has gone to broaden the storytelling and the way they tell stories again. And part of that is just inclusiveness and things like that. But also just the tone of their stories they tell. We’re still very much in the Hallmark tone. The comedy’s nothing too broad, but…and I think we’ve talked about this in the past. I’ve always felt like Hallmark shied away from letting their character be funny. You know, like letting me just be silly just for the sake of making the other person laugh. Often the humor comes from the circumstance and stuff like that, but rarely do we get the opportunity to just pull a silly face just solely to make the other person laugh. And to me, that’s such a part of relationship building. Humor is such a big component, and to be able to be silly and to be able to be funny for the sake of being funny is such great relationship building. And I think Hallmark is finally started to give a little more license to that, which makes me really happy. Hopefully, we’ll see more of that.

Paul Campbell Credit: ©2020 Crown Media United States LLC/Photographer: Ryan Plummer

Oh, yeah, I’m totally with you on that. You know, I loved the whole Twitter exchange that you and Julie and Nina Weinman Swift had about the movie. The problem was I jumped in, and somebody thought I was being serious! I had to say, “Did you even read my tweet?”

People are too serious. I read that, and I was like, “How could anybody interpret that as serious?” What world are we living in here? I thought it was hilarious right away.

{laughing} I know! I mean, I was just going with the tone you guys had started. I thought I was just going to jump in here because this was fun.

That’s how it should be! I think we all take ourselves so seriously. I didn’t interpret that as serious for sure.

Well, anyway, I’m looking forward to seeing the movie. It sounds like it’s going to be lots of fun. I have no problem sitting there watching it. I’m perfectly fine with everything you’ve told me about the movie, so I’m looking forward to it. I’m glad that we get to see you and Kimberley again. And all the other people too.

Kimberley Sustad, Paul Campbell Credit: ©2020 Crown Media United States LLC/Photographer: Ryan Plummer

I think we’ve made a pretty good one. You know, usually, you can tell when you’re shooting. It started with such a good script, and that is almost impossible to screw up at that point. I’m hopeful that people will really enjoy it.

I know you mentioned that you and Kimberley have written a script that might happen this Christmas, and it’s in development.

Yeah, and I’m writing a couple of other projects. I’m writing another summer project based on a book. I don’t know if I can talk about it yet. It’s with Hallmark, and it’s based on a book series. We’re sort of hoping that it can get made for next year if everything goes according to plan.

Well, they’re trying to make forty Christmas movies this year, so maybe we’ll see you in a new Christmas movie. Maybe even this one with you and Kimberley.

Paul Campbell Credit: ©2019 Crown Media United States LLC/Photographer: Ryan Plummer

I’m hoping that I will end up working on a Christmas movie. But that’s the actor’s life. You just never know. You sort of wait for the phone call. And when it comes, it comes. If it doesn’t, it doesn’t. I think they’d be foolish not to put me in a Christmas movie.

I’m with you on that too. And I’m not saying that only because you’re so talented. I mean, yes, you’re talented. But also the fact that you’re Canadian, that helps as far as not having to worry about quarantine.

I agree. Trust me, Ruth. I’ve done the math. I’m like, “Come on, guys, you need me. I’m here already. I’m in the one place you can shoot right now. I’m ready to go.”

The Campbell Family

Right. Not like when they were getting ready for When Calls the Heart, and they had all these actors that had to be in quarantine. So hopefully that will happen for you. So backing up just a bit, I wanted to say I think it was really great that during this whole crisis that you were going live every night on Instagram to show appreciation to the healthcare workers.

Oh, yeah, I think we did it like seventy or eight nights or something like that. We did it until we felt like we were annoying our neighbors and just making noise. B.C. did so well, and the numbers were so good that it just felt like we were the only ones doing it, so we stopped. We live in a condo and we faced all these other buildings, so when it became that it was just us, we decided we would stop being the ones just making all the noise. It was great to do it. We had anywhere between twenty-five and a hundred fifty people show up every night just to cheer. It was so much fun.

I thought it was cool that you did it. I think my problem was that I would forget about it. I think I only showed up a couple of times. And then I was like, “Wait a minute! He’s doing this every night! Oh, my goodness!”

Well, it was meant as sort of a drop-in thing, you know, if you happen to be on Instagram and you want to come shout with us, then come and shout. If you’re not there, no problem.

Paul Greene, Lorie Campbell, Kate Austin & Paul Campbell

Well, you had competition because Paul Greene was doing his concerts every night over on Facebook and sometimes on Instagram.

{WARNING: PAUL CAMPBELL HUMOR AHEAD}

You know that guy is ALWAYS competing with me! He always feels threatened by me. I get it. I totally get it. I totally get why he would feel threatened. I’m sure he was like, “Oh, Campbell’s doing this. I’ve got to one-up. I’ve got to be a hunky musician.” It’s too much, Paul! We get it. Bug off! What a jerk. I mean, he’s the nicest guy in the history of mankind. It’s impossible to say a bad thing about Paul Greene.

{laughing} I know exactly what you mean. Trust me. I’ve gotten to know him and his fiance Kate very well over the past few months, especially. They have developed this online course about transforming your life–healthy eating, mind, relationships, etc. So I happened to jump in and help them and still am currently. So I know very well, you can’t really find anything bad to say about him, but–

Yeah, he’s the worst. You can’t find anything bad to say, but you hate him. He’s hatefully lovely.

Paul Campbell, Tricia Helfer & Paul Greene

So during the crisis, the lockdown, what did you do to keep yourself busy?

Well, we have a four-year-old son, so you know, that sort of takes care of itself. You’re just busy. Regardless of what you’re doing. I had some building projects. I did a lot of writing. And then my wife and I were obviously running after the kiddo trying to keep him occupied. We did pretty well. We tried to get outside as much as possible. Fortunately, it was sunny in April, which is rare for Vancouver, so we were able to get outside and go sit in the park surrounded by nobody and get outside and get some fresh air. We just did anything we could to stay sane. We did a lot of zoom trivia with friends and stuff like that. I think we saw our friends probably more during that time than we do in real life. We certainly had no shortage of things to do during quarantine.

Did your family do any baking? That seems to be something a lot of people did.

Quarantine

That’s not really our thing. We’re not big bakers. We didn’t do baking. We’re more like builders. We do building instead of baking. I built some stuff. Some people built bread. I built a bathroom. Some made sourdough. I retiled a shower.

Sourdough bread was the thing. I know Paul Greene did a lot of baking. He posted a lot about that.

Of course, he did. Here we go. Oh my gosh. We can’t go five seconds without talking about Paul Greene. Unbelievable. You want to get him on the phone? {laughing} No, I’m just kidding. I’m happy to chat about Paul Greene. You could interview me just about Paul Greene, which would be a whole thing.

I know you two had your podcast last year. You know he’s gonna do his own podcast.

Is he? Oh, I’m not surprised. ‘Cause I had the idea for a podcast. So he can take that idea and do something on his own with it.

Exactly! Because it was all you last year. You came up with the idea for a podcast. But we know that was all your idea.

Oh, I know. I know.

So now he’s gonna take that idea and do it on his own away from you.

Paul & son

What a jerk. And it’s gonna be successful. Don’t get me started. I’m happy to be Paul Greene’s springboard to start him. No problem.

What I was going to say is that it was probably a healthier option that you were building instead of baking. A lot of people were gaining weight during the time because they were baking and staying home and not exercising. They were just sitting around doing nothing. But it sounds like you guys remained active.

Yeah, that’s part of it. That’s why we don’t bake. We’re pretty healthy, pretty active. None of us really have a sweet tooth. Bread, you could bake, but we’re not gonna bake cookies, cakes, or stuff like that.

Paul, this has just been such a great interview! We have covered so much. Thank you for all the fantastic content and the fun moments too.

Ruth, it was my pleasure to share. I really hope everyone tunes in for Wedding Every Weekend. And fingers crossed for Christmas. Thanks for all the support.

Permit me to say that writing the transcript for this interview was unquestionably HILARIOUS, especially towards the end. Not that I don’t savor the interviews I do, but I don’t think I’ve laughed that much during an interview. Period. Knowing what good friends Paul Campbell and Paul Greene are and yet listening to PC roast PG…well, that was an experience that may not translate quite as well into the written word, but it was categorically amusing. It’s just one of the beautiful things I relish about Paul Campbell. He can be discussing one of the most earnest, heartfelt, essential things one moment, and the next, he is regaling you with his rapier wit. I understand the sobriety of some of what we discussed. Still, in my humble opinion, Hallmark could have picked no one better as an ambassador for this film and its inclusive message. Whether you agree, disagree, or feel ambivalent towards the entire diversity issue, Paul gives you many things to ruminate while confronting long-standing beliefs that may or may not be right or wrong.
I greatly anticipate watching Paul and Kimberley in another Hallmark movie today (August 15th), and I would urge as many as possible to tune in and enjoy their antics as well as the enchanting love stories portrayed on-screen. While you’re anticipating this movie, please consider visiting all of Paul’s links below and following him where applicable. No matter what the future may hold for Paul, I hope to witness his shenanigans for decades more on my television screen, and almost without exception (if he does a horror film, I may have to rethink this), I will be there cheering him on to greatness!

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