What do you get when you assemble five legendary soap stars under one roof? Drama, witty repartees and loads of laughs.
In PEOPLE’s exclusive first look at the trailer, it’s clear that keeping the peace among Lily (Anderson), Margaux (Fairchild), Lauren (Gray), Dana (Mills) and Juliette (Sheridan) means navigating old feuds and finally putting aside differences. It also doesn’t hurt if there’s a distraction, like playing cupid to the soap’s producer Alex (Travis Burns) and director Nell (Taylor Ann Thompson).
As the five stars emerge in front of the camera arm-in-arm with thousand-watt smiles, a host from the fictional celebrity news showHollywood Tonightoffers commentary.
The cast of ‘Ladies of the ‘80s: A Divas Christmas’: Linda Gray, Donna Mills, Loni Anderson, Nicollette Sheridan and Morgan Fairchild.Lifetime
Lifetime
“Longtime popular daytime soap operaThe Great Lakesis getting a little holiday reprieve,” he says.
But Dana grimaces when Juliette enters the picture, emerging from a black SUV sporting sunglasses and a designer orange trench coat.
“If she’s doing the show, I’m not,” Dana declares.
“Fasten your facelifts, ladies. It’s going to be a bumpy weekend,” Margaux declares.
‘Ladies of the ‘80s: A Divas Christmas’ stars Nicollette Sheridan, Donna Mills, Morgan Fairchild, Loni Anderson and Linda Gray.Lifetime
Cutting to Alex and Nell together, Alex tells Nell he’s “stoked” she was available to direct the episode.
“Are you two an item?” Dana interjects.
“We’re friends from college,” Nell quickly explains.
“With benefits?” Dana continues.
“No,” Alex and Nell reply at the same time.
Over a roaring fire, while donning pajamas, Margaux offers Nell some advice. “You don’t always get to choose who you fall for,” she says.
“Listen to her. She’s had five husbands,” Juliette quips.
“And I wouldn’t trade any one of them. Well, maybe that last one,” Juliette adds.
‘Ladies of the ‘80s: A Divas Christmas’ stars Morgan Fairchild, Linda Gray, Nicolette Sheridan and Taylor Ann Thompson.Lifetime
While the holiday film promises no shortage of onscreen drama, director Christie Will Wolf tells PEOPLE that working with Anderson, Fairchild, Gray, Mills and Sheridan was a different story.
“Directing five of the most legendary actresses of the ’80s was indeed an experience I’ll forever cherish,” she says. “An ensemble movie (with five of them in nearly every scene, and with one location) is never easy. Timing was essential to make sure the scenes landed — both for the comedy and, equally, the pacing. Loni, Morgan, Linda, Donna and Nicollette supported each other as any top-notch actor would, and I felt blessed they brought me into their inner circle… A circle that was built on immense trust, and a whole lot of laughs.”
Stepping on set was like “stepping back into the ‘80s" for the director, who says the five actresses “never missed a beat and nailed every take.”
Adds Wolf: “To see them all having so much fun spoofing the types of characters they played back then was hilarious."
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Ladies of the ‘80s: A Divas Christmaspremieres Saturday, Dec. 2 at 8 p.m. ET on Lifetime.
source: people.com
