Lacey Chabert Teases ‘Things Don’t Always Go According to Plan’ on Hallmark+’s ‘Celebrations’ Series

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00:00I love celebrating. I love celebrating life in general and celebrating the people in my life,

00:05my loved ones. I love throwing parties for my daughter. So I've always dreamed of doing a show

00:10where we get to celebrate people who are so deserving. And together Hallmark and I developed

00:15Celebrations with Lacey Chabert and alongside our incredible event planners, Lisa and Marissa,

00:22we find our heroes, we learn about them, and then we spend three days planning the ultimate

00:27surprise party. And my favorite moment of every episode was seeing the look on our hero's face

00:32when they walked in and they realized that they think they're there for a hero documentary

00:38interview. And they realized that this is a huge surprise party for them. And, you know,

00:42they're surrounded by their loved ones and friends and colleagues. And it brought a tear to my eye

00:47every time. Well, it's unscripted. And so while there is a plan, things don't always go according

00:53to that plan and people have jobs and are in school and we're trying to keep it a surprise.

00:58So we're sneaking around. And the biggest thing I learned was that we all just had to be really

01:01flexible. We lost venues because of weather issues or, you know, things happen right before

01:07the celebration. And Lisa and Marissa are incredible planners. And, you know, we had a

01:12wonderful crew putting this show together and you just go with the flow and make the best of it.

01:16And everything worked out just as it was meant to be. I cried every episode again, pretty much

01:22the moment when our wonderful hero walks in and they look around and take in all of the love

01:27that's in that room and realize that it's for them. That really touched my heart every time.

01:32And then getting to speak with individuals whose lives had been greatly impacted by our heroes

01:39was also very touching because you realize that, you know, so many people want to change the world

01:45and feel like, where do I start? And it's so inspiring to realize you just have to start with

01:49one person. Definitely. Kindness has that ripple effect.