Exclusive: Christina Milian talks being pregnant, song selections & having fun shooting Resort To Love
Currently playing on Netflix is the romantic comedy ‘Resort To Love,’ starring Christina Milian, Jay Pharoah, Sinqua Walls, Christiani Pitts, Karen Obilom, with Jeryl Prescott Gallien, and Tymberlee Hill, Alexander Hodge, TJ Power, Sylvaine Strike, and Kayne Lee Harrison.
Directed by Steven Tsuchida from a screenplay by Tabi McCartney and Dana Schmalenberg, the film was produced by Alicia Keys, Maggie Malina, and Jeremy Kipp Walker.
A romantic comedy about aspiring pop star Erica (Christina Milian) who ends up as the entertainment at her ex-fiancé’s wedding after reluctantly taking a gig at a luxurious Mauritius island resort while in the wake of a music career meltdown. She tries to keep their past relationship a secret from his bride-to-be Beverly (Christiani Pitts), but Erica rediscovers her feelings for her ex, Jason (Jay Pharoah), despite his brother Caleb's (Sinqua Walls) attempts to keep them from falling back in love. In this warm and funny romantic story that explores the bonds of love and family, the question soon becomes will Erica sing at Beverly's wedding - or her own?
For Christina Milian, her castmates refer to her as the MVP of the project. Not only did she film this movie during the COVID pandemic, but she was pregnant and having a blast singing some of her favorite songs on-screen. She was last seen in the Netflix romantic comedy Falling Inn Love opposite Adam Demos. Her previous film credits include Love Don’t Cost a Thing, Torque, Be Cool, Bring It On: Fight to the Finish and Baggage Claim.
BlackFilmandTV.com’s Wilson Morales spoke with Milian as she talked about her experiences on this film while being pregnant and the song selections that were part of the script.
