Kimberley Sustad on ‘Imposter Syndrome’
A well-known face on the Hallmark Channel, has turn out to be a powerhouse each on display and behind the scenes. Nevertheless, the actress and author admits she struggles with imposter syndrome whereas creating initiatives for the community.
Whereas engaged on the script for Three Wiser Males and a Boy, Sustad revealed the strain she felt following the success of 2022’s Three Sensible Males and a Child.
“I have been worried for so long — talk about not feeling like you’re enough, you know, having imposter syndrome. That’s me writing these movies,” Sustad, 37, informed Us Weekly throughout a set go to in Canada earlier this yr.
“I sort of fell into it and I hate being thrust into the limelight and *Three Wise Men* kind of did that.”
The 2022 vacation movie turned considered one of Hallmark’s greatest hits, leaving Sustad feeling the load of expectations for its sequel.
“I’m like, ‘Oh, no, no, no, I’m not a profesh writer,’” she recalled, including that followers and the community shortly pushed her to proceed. “People are like, ‘You are! Write another.’ You are like, ‘Oh my God, what if I can’t?’ And then everyone will know.”
Sustad, who made her Hallmark writing debut with Christmas By Starlight in 2020, likened the expertise to a musician creating a success report.
“It’s like writing a hit album. And then they’re like, ‘So where’s the next song?’ I can’t imagine being that artist,” she stated.
Regardless of her issues, Sustad believes the group delivered a powerful follow-up.
“There’s fear and panic,” she admitted, *“but I think we made a ‘better’ movie than the first.”
Three Sensible Males and a Child adopted the Brenner brothers — performed by Tyler Hynes, Andrew Walker, and Paul Campbell — as they cared for a child dropped at a fireplace station. Within the sequel, the trio should now navigate the varsity vacation play for the little boy, who has grown up.
Along with her writing duties, Sustad reprised her function from the unique movie as a health care provider, making a quick cameo that even breaks the fourth wall — a second followers will little question get pleasure from.