Tyler Hilton And Megan Park speak Marriage, Taylor Swift ...

by means of Leena Tailor, ETCanada.com personnel. 20 Nov 2019 6:10 PM

They met and found love on the Toronto set of “Charlie Bartlett” 13 years in the past and now, as Canadian actress Megan Park and Tyler Hilton have fun four years of marriage, the couple is about to hit the display collectively once once more in Lifetime’s “A Christmas desire”.

The pair big name alongside Hilton’s “One Tree Hill” co-stars, including Hilarie Burton, in the movie, premiering on Nov. 28, and talked to us about acting together once again, plans to stream to Canada, first rate pal Taylor Swift and their recent wedding anniversary.

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“We’ve been collectively for most of our grownup life, and the marriage half simply looks like icing on the cake,” says Hilton, who played musician Chris Keller on “One Tree Hill”, presently after portraying Elvis Presley in 2005’s “walk the line”. “It has felt greater unique since we got married… it’s very nearly like we’re pretending to be adults and there’s whatever so lovable about that! but there’s also some thing in reality insignificant about it, as a result of we’ve been together so lengthy and would were collectively continuously no matter if we obtained married or now not. the marriage component turned into just a complete bonus.”

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“It’s humorous because we weren’t even certain we ever desired to get married as a result of we thought, ‘What does that even suggest anymore?’” provides Park, who grew up in south Toronto and moved to l. a. after landing a job on “the secret life of the American teenager” shortly after finding love with Hilton. “We’ve been together so lengthy and felt strong and powerful, so questioned what difference it could make, however felt so particular and has intended so a great deal. We’re improved and even nearer.”

“And, Tyler taught me early on about giving each different room to exchange,” Park continues, about being collectively considering that their formative years. “He changed into at all times like, ‘I don’t understand what I’m going to be in two years and also you don’t recognize what your direction is.’ I always go back to that as a result of i used to be simplest 19 once I first met Tyler and he changed into 22. We’re so distinct now, but we’ve managed to dwell together as a result of we give each and every different space for our pastimes and passions to alternate, which is in fact crucial because who is aware of what we’re going to be doing at 40. You need that room to grow.”

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via their years collectively, they have got supported each different through own struggles, like Hilton’s long combat with alcoholism, in addition to professional endeavours, like when Park directed the dramatic music video for Hilton’s “city of fire” video â€" the single from his album of the equal identify, which he released in January and is currently visiting alongside one other “One Tree Hill” alum, Kate Voegele.

When it got here to working together on “A Christmas wish”, Park and Hilton jumped on the chance after Burton first requested Park if she would play her sister in the movie, then checked how she would think about Hilton taking part in her love hobby.

The plot follows religion (Burton) as she offers into encouragement from her sister Maddie (Park) to enter a hope for love into their town’s Christmas wishing container. A good-looking man named Andrew turns up the following day, however faith increasingly wonders if it’s in reality her bestie, Wyatt (Hilton) who the desire is main her to.

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Park says she and Hilton have all the time discovered working together more of a blessing than a problem. “We’re no longer overly dramatic or emotional people, so we work basically well collectively,” say the actress, who has starred in a few Christmas videos and is now filming “The Moodys”, a restricted collection premiering on Fox on Dec. 4, which is an adaption of the Australian series “A Moody Christmas”. “after we had been directing ‘metropolis on fire,’ Tyler became in reality beneficiant in letting me have a creative vision, so we’re good at helping each and every different, however not being up in each different’s enterprise. If anything else, it feels in fact exceptional to have your existence accomplice there if you would like a bit added emotional boost.”

in the case of “A Christmas hope”, the couple also had a few of their closest chums around for aid, with “One Tree Hill”’s Lee Norris, Antwon Tanner, Barbara Alyn Woods and Colin Fickes additionally starring within the film.

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however’s Burton, with whom Hilton up to now starred in 2013’s “Christmas in the Bayou” and 2018’s “The Christmas Contract”, who the couple are closest with and they admit they’re still devastated that work commitments these days stored them from attending Burton’s wedding to “The Walked lifeless” big name, Jeffrey Dean Morgan. The couple attended Hilton and Park’s Malibu nuptials in 2015.

“talk about FOMO!” Hilton says. “The aspect about not having consistent work is that you would be able to never plan in case you’re going to have holiday, but all of our pals are within the same company so that they bear in mind. every person changed into texting us and looked as if it would have a blast, however I don’t even know if I wish to hear about it as a result of I’m still too bummed that we couldn’t go!”

both couples have shaped strong household-like vibes, thanks to Hilton and Burton ultimate shut after “One Tree Hill”, then Hilton occurring to star in television collection “Extant” alongside Morgan. Hilton is crammed with compliment for Burton and Morgan as both entertainers and oldsters.“They’re first rate fogeys who've raised two really splendid children, they've a wonderful home and that they’re just earthy people and knowledgeable,” says the “When the night moves” singer. “It’s so challenging to be in this enterprise and reside unemotional and focused, but they’re pros. Then to take those two careers and put them right into a relationship with the knowing that people are going to be out of city all the time and that you simply should make a commitment to discuss with the person and keep the household collectively â€" that’s some thing Megan and i relate to a great deal. We don’t have loads of coupl e chums, the place each people are entertainers.”

Of course, there's one other pal who can relate to courting someone else in showbiz â€" Hilton’s childhood friend, Swift! The songstress become just 15 when Hilton first met her, and the Swift family unit would develop into instrumental to his transition to Nashville, providing up their condominium boat for Hilton to reside on when he essential a place to crash. Hilton was additionally invited to celebrity as the singer’s crush in her “Teardrops on My Guitar” video in 2007.

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The musician changed into overjoyed to reunite with Swift when they each carried out in Dallas in October 2018. “She changed into enjoying one hundred,000 individuals and that i became playing to a whole lot much less!” Hilton laughs. “but after my display, I went over to peer her and received to catch up with her and her family, who I’ve conventional invariably and who basically helped me out when I first got here to Nashville. She’s nevertheless so candy and killing it. As I watched her on stage, i used to be thinking how I bear in mind seeing her in this tiny nation saloon in San Bernardino, Calif., and she turned into killing it just taking part in for whoever became there, and now here she become playing to one hundred,000 individuals in a stadium. It’s wild.”

Now as Hilton and Park prepare to wrap up their yr by way of spending Christmas with their families in California, they’re excited for 2020, with Park preparing for writing and directing gigs and Hilton hoping to tour Europe and Australia.

Hilton is additionally presently in the procedure of getting Canadian residency, so that it will circulate towards splitting their time between Toronto and l. a., starting next yr if all goes in keeping with plan.

“My total family unit is Canadian and everybody’s right here, and there’s a very shiny movie and tv scene, in addition to tune, so we like it,” Park says. “We’re in a pleasant place now where we can be away and nevertheless be working, chiefly now that I’m doing loads of writing. So, we’re truly eager for spending extra time here… despite the fact we’re going to strategically evade the winter!”