Who Is Hallmark Channel’s Eloise Mumford? 5 Things to Know About the ‘Sweeter Than Chocolate’ Star

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Pretty sweet! Eloise Mumford has been a staple on Hallmark Channel since 2012 — and the leading lady is just getting started.The 36-year-old actress made her network debut with 2012’s Christmas With Holly, which has since been dubbed a Hallmark Hall of Fame movie.

Her holiday movie success continued with roles in 2015’s Just in Time for Christmas, 2018’s A Veteran’s Christmas and 2021’s One December Night.Outside of her festive films, Mumford starred in 2021’s The Baker’s Son and 2022’s Presence of Love before joining Dan Jeannotte for 2023’s Sweeter Than Chocolate.In the rom-com — which premieres on Saturday, February 4, as part of Hallmark’s “Loveuary” programming — the actress plays chocolatier Lucy Sweet.“The lure of this chocolate shop is that they sell these cupid chocolates that when you eat them, you meet your true love,” Mumford revealed in a January 2023 video shot on set. “Dean Chase, who is a reporter, comes to town to do a story on the shop and perhaps expose whether or not this is true.”Jeannotte, who plays Dean, teased in the clip that “sparks fly” between their characters despite their opposite views on love.In a preview for the movie — which is inspired by Lizzie Shane’s book by the same name — fans learned that there is a “secret ingredient” in the chocolate that Lucy won’t share with the reporter.“It’s love, isn’t it?

Say it’s love!” Dean said in the Hallmark clip released last month, to which Lucy replied, “It’s not love.”In order to view the video, please allow Manage CookiesAfter the journalist claimed he was disappointed by her response, the baker quipped, “Is the cynic disappointed in the lack of love in my family’s magic chocolate recipe?” Dean insisted he’s “not a cynic,” which got a laugh out