It was the surprise seen around the world 91裸聊视频� millions of times, as a matter of fact.

Actor Benjamin Ayres was in town to film one of Hallmark91裸聊视频檚 Christmas movies this year, 91裸聊视频淟ong Lost Christmas.91裸聊视频� Recently, he posted a short video on social media surprising some onlookers checking out the decorations along Pioneer Avenue. The spectators immediately recognized him, much to the delight of everyone involved.

Ayres said the video has since received more than 2 million views on TikTok and nearly as many on Instagram.

91裸聊视频淭hat was a really wonderful video,91裸聊视频� Ayres recalled. 91裸聊视频淚 had just broken for lunch. I knew that we were going to be filming for another 10 to 15 minutes. I walked across the street walk past them, and I was like, 91裸聊视频楾hat91裸聊视频檚 so cute that they91裸聊视频檙e watching.91裸聊视频� I put my phone on and I walked up and just said 91裸聊视频榃hat are you filming?91裸聊视频�91裸聊视频�

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Ayres said he wasn91裸聊视频檛 sure how the onlookers would react.

91裸聊视频淭hat could have gone the way that I thought, which is they turn around and go 91裸聊视频極h, it91裸聊视频檚 a Hallmark movie,91裸聊视频�91裸聊视频� he added. 91裸聊视频淚 would have said was like 91裸聊视频楧o you know who91裸聊视频檚 in it?91裸聊视频� and they would have been like,91裸聊视频� I have no idea91裸聊视频� and I would have just played along. I91裸聊视频檝e never done that, just turn my camera on and walk up to somebody.91裸聊视频�

Ayres91裸聊视频� 91裸聊视频淔amily Law91裸聊视频� co-star Jewel Staite (91裸聊视频淔irefly) convinced him to join TikTok. While his videos drew in a few thousand views, the Agassiz encounter with fans, in his words, 91裸聊视频渂lew up.91裸聊视频�

91裸聊视频淚 think it91裸聊视频檚 such an honest reaction,91裸聊视频� Ayres said. 91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 super quick. What I love about it is it91裸聊视频檚 really brought all these Hallmark fans from all over. I wish I would91裸聊视频檝e kept it going because even the husband was like, 91裸聊视频極h, I know all your movies!91裸聊视频�91裸聊视频�

Kamloops-born Ayres has been in about 13 films in the Lower Mainland. He now lives in Toronto.

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91裸聊视频�(Agassiz-Harrison) has been one of my favorite locations to film, to be honest,91裸聊视频� Ayers said. 91裸聊视频淧eople are so kind here; everyone is so nice.91裸聊视频�

Ayres said there are many Hallmark fans in the area and the cast and crew have been welcomed with open arms.

While he91裸聊视频檇 been to and filmed in Agassiz before, Ayres had up until recently never been to Harrison Hot Springs.

91裸聊视频淥f course, I91裸聊视频檝e known about it my whole life and I didn91裸聊视频檛 realize kind of what it was, or just the natural beauty of this whole location and this quaint little (community), Agassiz included,91裸聊视频� Ayres said. 91裸聊视频淭hey work splendidly well, for a Hallmark film, because there are so many locations we can use between the two. The backdrop is magnificent.91裸聊视频�

91裸聊视频淟ong Lost Christmas,91裸聊视频� which also stars Taylor Cole (91裸聊视频淪urrogates,91裸聊视频� 91裸聊视频淢aking Spirits Bright91裸聊视频� is among the more dramatic of Hallmark91裸聊视频檚 offerings this year.

91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 about a girl who lives in a big city and she just lost her father,91裸聊视频� Ayres said. 91裸聊视频淪he discovers that there might possibly be an uncle that she didn91裸聊视频檛 know about, and she kind of decides to do some sleuthing and drives to the small town where she thinks potentially this uncle might live.91裸聊视频�

While unraveling the secrets of her long-lost family, the protagonist might just find love along the way.

91裸聊视频淟ong Lost Christmas91裸聊视频� premieres on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries Nov. 18 at 10 p.m. EST (7 p.m. Pacific).

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