The stars of Hallmark’s new holiday movie Christmas Island they share a look at their shenanigans on set.
On Saturday, in celebration of the film’s Nov. 11 premiere online, actress Rachel Skarsten shared an Instagram column of her and her co-stars hilariously recreating the Backstreet Boys music video.
“We spent about as much time making this Backstreet Boys tribute video as we did Christmas Island. So both premiere today ❤️,” Skarsten, 38, jokingly explained in the caption.
“Can you guess which BB we all were? We’ve been thinking about it,” she added, issuing a little challenge to fans.
In the clip, Kate Drummond and Jefferson Brown are seen walking down the plane’s steps as the opening notes of “I Want It That Way” play, while Andrew Walker and Skarsten — dressed in pilot uniforms — stand under the plane’s wing.
Mimicking the original video for the 1999 hit, Brown, 47, steps into the role of Brian Litrell, pointing and gesturing to the camera as he sings the iconic lines, “You are my fire. The one desire.” Skarsten, Drummond and other cast members dance in the background behind him.
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The video then cuts to Walker, 44, inside an airport hangar, belting out a tune as Nick Carter. He seems to be really enjoying his moment in the spotlight as he smiles and makes exaggerated facial expressions to convey the emotion of the song.
The cast also take part in several group dance moments in the clip, showing off their signature moves including plenty of enthusiastic chest-beating. In one amusing moment, Brown jumps into the frame and gives a series of flirtatious winks to the camera as he embraces his status as a boy-band heartthrob.
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Fans flooded the comments section with praise for the cast and the comedic video. “You can’t even fathom how spectacular this is,” raved one, while another simply wrote: “This. Is. Everything.”
Others commented on the obvious chemistry between the stars. “I can’t stop laughing watching this! You all have great chemistry and it really shows that you had fun filming,” said a fan.
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The cast of Hallmark’s ‘Christmas Island’.
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Christmas Island is among 40 new original movies that Hallmark is showing this holiday season. After Kate’s (Skarsten) first private flight en route to Christmas Island in Switzerland is diverted due to a snowstorm, she teams up with an air traffic controller (Walker) to secure her dream job as a family pilot.
In an Instagram post Friday, Walker — a Hallmark regular — praised the film, saying it “could be one of my personal top 3 favorites.”
“I hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoyed making it!” he wrote, along with a photo of himself and several stars wearing Santa hats. “Thank you @hallmarkchannel and @vortex_prods for giving me the opportunity to work on #ChristmasIsland with some familiar faces and a few new ones. @rachieskarsten you are 💎😉.”
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