It’s explained very quickly that Isabel’s husband passed away a few years ago.
However, another tragedy occurs that sets what happens with the McMurray family in motion and that’s the unexpected, and tragic, loss of the eldest McMurray son, Austin.
In the first movie, titled Nicole’s Pen Pal, finds the newly engaged Nicole (Bristow) having second thoughts as she wonders if the one she’s really meant to be with is her mystery college pen pal (Marcus Rosner) whose letters she has kept all these years.
Apart from the typical love story at the center of the flick, Brittany has opened up about the importance of the female friendships in the movie, too.
“We had a really incredible opportunity to build real friendships and rely on each other. I think each of our individual personalities was a huge part of why we were cast in the roles that we were put in,” she told TV Fanatic in a recent interview. “As a result, we had an opportunity to lean on each other in a similar way that the characters did.”
Brittany added that the four women were “there for each other in the mornings. We hung out on the weekends. We really developed beautiful friendships and had a chance to really be there as support for each other, which is beautiful.”
“I think it’s a really special moment when you get to lift up another woman, as a woman, as an actor, when you get a chance to support the people around you. Having an opportunity where we had the chance to both be supported, and support was really special,” she shared.
The Love Club: Nicole’s Pen Pal airs TONIGHT, March 4 @ 8 p.m. on Hallmark Channel.
Sarah Drew, Toni Braxton and Bethany Joy Lenz strike a pose on the red carpet while attending the VIP opening night of the life-sized gingerbread house in celebration of It’s A Wonderful Lifetime held at The Grove on Wednesday (November 14) in Los Angeles.
Lifetime’s It’s a Wonderful Lifetime lineup features 14 all-new original movies and nine acquired films. Kicking off on November 21 with a special week featuring five nights of premieres, each week of the holiday season will feature new movies every Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Lifetime will also present the special, Tis the Season: A One Tree Hill Reunion on November 22, following the premiere of the original movie, The Christmas Contract – Watch a teaser below!
It’s A Wonderful Lifetime w/ One Tree Hill, Melissa Joan Hart, Toni Braxton | November 21
Shiri Appleby happily strikes a pose alongside co-star Constance Zimmer while attending Lifetime’s Anti-Valentine’s Bash in celebration of season three of their hit show UnREAL held at Eveleigh on Tuesday (February 13) in West Hollywood, Calif.