Jonathan Bennett had a big 2024!
“It was probably the best year of my life,” says the 43-year-old actor, who rang in the New Year with Snapchat, in an exclusive interview with PEOPLE.
“I got to do so many things I’ve always wanted to do. I got to start my new Hallmark show, Searching for Mr. ChristmasI got to make my Broadway debut, I got to be in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade,” he continues.
“There were so many bucket list moments,” adds the Mean girls alum.
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Jonathan Bennett in July 2024.
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According to Bennett, he wants to go even further in his career in the new year.
“For 2025, I’ll be working hard to try to find ways to match 2024 — or even surpass it and make it better,” he explains.
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One passion project he’s set his sights on is getting away from in front of the camera and behind it to “direct something,”
“That would be my next thing to add to my bucket list,” he says, adding, “I’d love to direct a Christmas movie or a romantic comedy.”
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Jaymes Vaughan and Jonathan Bennett in April 2022.
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As for the 2025 resolutions involving his husband Jaymes Vaughan, Bennett tells PEOPLE they want to find more ways to work together professionally.
“We have to do something super special [in 2024]which, in my Hallmark Christmas movie that came out, Season’s greetings from Cherry Lanewe actually had to use my husband’s Christmas carol as the film’s theme song,” she says.
“There was that moment when you’re watching your Hallmark movie that you’re starring in, and then your husband’s voice comes on as the soundtrack,” continues Bennett, who married Vaughan in March 2022. “I thought it was such a neat moment, and I wished I had more moments like that where we sort of intertwine our art.”
She adds, “There is literally no more perfect Hallmark moment than your husband’s song playing during an emotional part of your Hallmark movie.”
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