Recently, I got a chance to speak to Keshia Knight Pulliam about her role as “Rebecca Miller” in Lifetime’s upcoming film, The Christmas Aunt. This film is set to air on Lifetime Sunday, November 1st at 8/7C. The Christmas Aunt is a charming story centered around the character of “Rebecca Miller” who is a high-demand art dealer in a museum in LA. Just are things are booming in the art gallery, Rebecca receives a call from her sister asking her to return home to Nashville, Tennessee to watch her niece and nephew while their parents are traveling out the country. Seeing that her niece and nephew are pretty bummed about their parents being away for the holidays, Rebecca decides to plan her own upbeat version of “The 12 Days of Christmas” to lift their Christmas spirit!

When speaking to Keshia Pulliam about how this film resonates with her personally, Keshia shares that she has had the privilege of doing holiday films with Lifetime for several years now and that the role comes naturally as she absolutely loves Christmastime, enjoys spending it with her family and having a 3-year old daughter of her own, she can relate to the need of making the season memorable! We also talked about how some people feel the holidays are too rushed commercially, but in reality, 2021 is just around the corner. We discussed how important it is to push out film programming such as “It’s Wonderful Lifetime” with the intention of sparking hope and inspiration in people’s hearts particularly now more than ever before!

Keshia went on to share with us how important it is to showcase the diversity of Christmas and the beauty of how all people celebrate it their own way. She says that Lifetime in particular does a fantastic job of demonstrating diversity in its programming including black people, LGBTQ and the whole variety. Prime example, in the film, there is a scene where the aunt takes the kids see Black Santa. Likewise, Keshia shares with us how she traditionally has a Christmas brunch with her family every year and they have a black Santa to come to the brunch to celebrate the holidays. It’s so important to see people who “look like us”, she states.

At one point in this film, Rebecca spontaneously runs in to her old hometown friend, Drew, and finds herself having to come to terms with her own unresolved feelings for him while also balance giving her niece and nephew the best Christmas experience possible while her parents are away. Needless to say, the entire film will warm your heart and pull you in from start to finish! I also got a chance to ask Keshia about her other business outlets such as her love for cooking and curating meals with love. She shares with us about her beloved Kitchen Collection Seasonings including an All-Purpose Seasoning, Meat & Poultry Seasonings and a Holiday Sweet Seasoning to come! In addition, she also has a unisex clothing line for babies & toddlers via peachesandlola.com.

For more information on The Christmas Aunt and other programming “It’s a Wonderful Lifetime” programming times, please visit, https://www.mylifetime.com/christmas-movies-full-schedule. Keshia Knight Pulliam’s Seasonings and special recipes are also available via www.keshiaskitchen.com.

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