Loretta Devine on working with Jennifer Love Hewitt on ‘The Client List’
Loretta Devine bought candid about working with Jennifer Love Hewitt.
The Gray’s Anatomy star, 75, mirrored on a few of her previous tasks whereas attending the American Black Movie Competition Honors on Monday, Feb. 17.
When the dialog turned to her time on The Shopper Record, Devine didn’t maintain again her candid ideas about working alongside Jennifer Love Hewitt, who each starred in and served as an government producer on the present.
“Mixed,” she mentioned with fun when requested to explain the expertise. Then, with a realizing smile, she added, “You know what? She decided to rewrite the entire angle of the show right in the middle.”
Devine, who performed Georgia Cummings on the Lifetime drama, admitted she had been excited concerning the present’s path, regardless of its abrupt cancellation after simply two seasons.
“It was good,” she shared. “Everything gets you prepared for whatever you’re going to do next.”
The Shopper Record, which aired from 2012 to 2013, starred Hewitt as Riley Parks, a struggling single mom who takes a job at a spa—solely to find that it presents extra than simply massages.
Nevertheless, in line with Leisure Weekly, a disagreement between Hewitt and the community over the present’s future storylines reportedly led to its premature finish.
On the time, Hewitt was additionally anticipating her first little one with now-husband Brian Hallisay, whom she met in 2011 however reconnected with whereas filming The Shopper Record.
Hallisay performed her estranged husband on the collection—a dynamic they revisited years later in 9-1-1, the place he portrays her character Maddie Han’s ex.
Extra not too long ago, the couple switched issues up by starring as a contented couple (for as soon as!) within the Hallmark vacation film The Vacation Junkie, which Hewitt joked was a refreshing change for his or her children to see.
Whereas The Shopper Record might have been short-lived, it clearly left an enduring impression on its solid—even when the behind-the-scenes expertise had its fair proportion of surprises.