Gabriel Thaxton discussed his “Finding Mr. Christmas” Season 2 experience with #Powerjournalist Markos Papadatos.
On his “Finding Mr. Christmas” experience, he reflected, “Honestly, it was amazing! Obviously, it was a little rocky to start but I feel as though I gained a lot of confidence in the end. I was super sad to leave. I came out a more confident man, so I am very happy about that.”
Regarding his future part of the experience, he responded, “That’s hard. For me, I really enjoyed the experience of Craig, Robbie and myself won the ‘Festive Face-off’ in Episode 2 when we were launching the presents.”
“The journey taught me that you are always going to do your best if you just stay your authentic self. Don’t think about what other people are going to think or if you are going to be accepted or not,” he observed.
“That was essentially my experience on the show. I was so scared to be myself that I ended up falling on my face in the first episode. Then, later, I did so much better… when I got it out of my head and when I trusted I was good enough,” he added.
Working with Jonathan Bennett and Melissa Peterman
On working with Jonathan Bennett and Melissa Peterman, he said, “They are such accepting and personable people… it is like talking to friends that you are already know. They are superstars but it doesn’t feel like you are talking to superstars. It feels like you are talking to normal people with them.”
“As hard as it was for me to get comfortable in that experience, they made it that much easier,” he added.
Future plans
Regarding his future plans, he shared, “I will continue modeling like I’ve been doing for the past seven years, and I’ve added some acting classes. I go to Acting class twice a week, and I’ve been doing really in it. I’ve been going to it since April, and as a result, I feel a lot better (as an actor).”
“If I was given a second shot, I would have killed it in the competition,” he said with a sweet laugh.
Message for Hallmark fans
For his new Hallmark fans, Thaxton expressed, “Honestly, the Hallmark fans are so graceful. As hard as it was to see myself get that nervous and have a nervous breakdown in the first episode, everybody was so kind. They were all rooting for me and they were made me feel so much better about my experience on the show, and I felt so supported.”
“The Hallmark fans are the best,” he said, effusively.
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