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Ashley Williams’ ‘Falling Together’ Pays Tribute Her Late Mom– And Has 2 Hallmark Stars Easter Eggs (Exclusive)
Ashley Williams, Linda and Kimberly Williams Courtesy of Ashley Williams/Instagram
Ashley Williams’ most recent Hallmark job, Falling Togetheris “straight” from her “heart”– and works as a love letter to her late mom, Linda.
Williams, 45, specifically informed United States Weekly on Wednesday, September 18, that the character Linda Payne, played by Linda Kash, was produced to admire her mommy, who passed away 7 years back after fighting Alzheimer’s throughout 12 years.
“My mommy worked for the Michael J. Fox Foundation actually effectively. She was an unbelievable neighborhood organizer and charity event for a cause she truly thought in,” Williams described. “So [our writer] Adam [Kulbersh] had this concept to develop a character who dealt with the Alzheimer’s Association who we actually imitated my mom.”
In Falling TogetherNatalie (Williams) attempts to bring her feuding next-door neighbors together after relocating to Pittsburgh. Along the method, Natalie volunteers for the Walk to End Alzheimer’s and befriends the lead organizer, Linda, who is experiencing the illness. With a little aid from her structure very, Mark (Paul Campbell), Natalie discovers what she requires in life– and how to assist others, even if they do not desire it.
Williams exposed that as Natalie is aiding at the Alzheimer’s Association workplace, she notifications 3 pictures on the wall– which are nods to genuine individuals who have actually died from memory illness. (According to the Mayo Clinic, Alzheimer’s is a condition that triggers amnesia and wear and tear of the brain.)
Ashley Williams and Linda Kash Bettina Strauss
“One of the cool aspects of being a manufacturer is you can include all these cool little Easter Eggs in the film that the audience may not understand, however that make the entire thing more mentally resonant,” Williams informed United States
Among those Easter Eggs consists of a nod to her mom and family members of Hallmark favorites Nikki DeLoach and Andrew Walker.
“There are 3 pictures beside Linda Payne’s character’s picture up on the wall. Among them is Nikki DeLoach, my partner in criminal activity at Hallmark, her dad [who] died from an aggressive kind of dementia,” Williams shared. “Next to that is Andrew Walker’s mom, who likewise passed away of Alzheimer’s in 2015. My mom is the 3rd one, the initial Linda, who died from Alzheimer’s Disease.”
Stephanie Petallano, Ashley Williams and Linda Kash Bettina Strauss
While Williams, who is an executive manufacturer on the movie, wished to inform the most genuine story about Alzheimer’s illness,