While filming Hallmark’s latest installment of its popular “Hannah Swensen Mysteries” franchise, Victor Webster realized he had so much fun learning to tango with co-star Alison Sweeney, he’s up for a little more dancing — potentially even on live TV.
The dynamic duo, who play Detective Chad Norton and baker-turned-sleuther Hannah Swensen, had to take dance lessons for a scene that appears in “Pie to Die For: A Hannah Swensen Mystery,” premiering June 22 on Hallmark Channel.
“Ali definitely picked it up much faster than I did,” Webster told EntertainmentNow, but once he got the hang of it, he said he really enjoyed it, admitting he’d even be open to waltzing onto the cast of ABC’s “Dancing With the Stars.”
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In addition to rehearsing the actual dance steps for their upcoming movie, Webster and Sweeney also had to hold poses as their director — and fellow Hallmark star — Yan-Kay Crystal Lowe captured gorgeous overhead angles and a dramatic scene-ending dip. Webster told EntertainmentNow they “had a great time doing the scene,” but he acknowledged that freezing in place as he and Sweeney looked into each others’ eyes during that dip wasn’t the easiest thing to film.
“You know, I talked with Ali about it the other day,” he said, “and she was like, ‘One of the hardest things was, you know, to look super relaxed and comfortable while you’re, like, laying backwards and being held up and like, you can’t put any stress in your neck.’ You see stuff on screen — you can’t compare that to real life. Like, we have to go through a lot to make that look real, right?”
“Nobody holds that pose,” he said, adding, “Well, maybe somebody on ‘Dancing with the Stars’ does.”
When EntertainmentNow asked if he’d consider competing on DWTS, Webster said, “You know why I would do it? I’m not a reality TV guy, and that’s more of a competition show, but my goddaughter wants me to be on that show so badly.”
Smiling as he thought of his goddaughter Eden, he said, “Like, once a month (she asks), ‘Will you go? Will you go on?’ Like, I can’t just snap my fingers, sweetheart, and then be on ‘Dancing with the Stars!’ But if somebody asked me to do it? For her, I would.”
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These days, Webster’s open to all kinds of experiences that expand his horizons and zest for life — whether learning to dance, connecting with fans at events like the upcoming Hallmark Christmas Experience and fan cruise with Kristoffer Polaha, or diving into favorite hobbies, including photography and travel.
Webster told EntertainmentNow that the latest thing he’s tried is stand-up comedy. He’s been taking a class in Vancouver and will perform his first live set as part of a private graduation event a few days after the “Pie to Die For” premiere.
“It scares the heck out of me,” Webster admitted, but that’s why he decided to do it. “Yeah, I just want to do things that scare me and make me feel alive. I don’t know that I want to do stand-up comedy as a job or profession, but I’m doing it because it scares me.”
Webster said his comedy material is all about dogs, based on his bond with his beloved pup, Nova.
“I find it incredibly funny,” he said, beaming. “There might be crickets in the audience, but whatever. I find dog stuff incredibly hilarious, stuff that they do. Like, what if humans did the things to other humans that dogs do to each other? So there’s a lot of stuff around that I think dog owners will really appreciate.”
“Pie to Die For: A Hannah Swensen Mystery” premieres on Hallmark Channel at 8 p.m. Eastern time on Hallmark Channel.
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