In life and acting, family remains a priority for Cameron Bure
There are three reasons that Candace Cameron Bure scaled back on acting during the past decade.
“I have a 10-year-old, an 8- year-old and a 6-year-old,” she explains.
But the former “Full House” sitcom star (she was oldest daughter D. J.) adds that sacrificing a career for her kids was actually no sacrifice at all.
“The way I was raised, family is most important,” Cameron Bure says. “I wanted to be a stay-at-home mom and raise them and be with them every day.”
That’s still her priority, but the wife of former NHL All-Star Valeri Bure is dipping a toe back into the waters of show business. She stars alongside Tom Arnold in “Moonlight & Mistletoe,” a holiday-themed movie for Hallmark Channel that premieres at 9 p. m. Saturday.
“I’ve been out of the business for a while,” Cameron Bure says. “But my youngest is in the first grade this year, so my kids are all in school every day. That opened the door for me again, because they’re not babies any more.”
Ironically, given how she put her career on hold to have a family, Cameron Bure makes her acting comeback cast as a workaholic businesswoman who would prefer to skip spending Christmas back home with her father.
Cameron Bure’s character has issues with Dad (Arnold) and with the yuletide season as well. She grew up as the daughter of a 365-day-a-year Santa Claus in a holiday theme park called Santaville. Even the festive name that her dad gave her, Holly, is a bit too precious for her “Grinch” sensibilities. But old resentments melt away once Holly steps in to help save Santaville from bankruptcy.
“I loved the script,” Cameron Bure says. “And really, who doesn’t love Christmas movies? They’re always great. This was such a heartwarming, very sweet family story. I think we need more of these stories. Everything that I watch today, or at least most of it, is trying to push the envelope and be so edgy. I think there are a lot of viewers who just miss good, wholesome stories.”
Which brings us to a fourth reason Cameron Bure has become an infrequent presence onscreen. I’m just very picky,” she says, explaining that most scripts she sees conflict with her Christian values. “It’s difficult for me to find a script that I’m willing to do, something very wholesome and family-oriented. Those are the kinds of stories that I want to do and, really, will only do.”
Christmas has always been a cherished time of year for Cameron Bure. When she was a kid, she not only would leave cookies out for Santa on Christmas Eve, but also carrots for his reindeer to munch on. She also fondly remembers waking up every Christmas morning to find a tree surrounded by presents.
Her new family has inherited many of the traditions she grew up with. “The kids are usually waking us up at 5 in the morning to see what’s under the tree.” She also goes all out every year when sending Christmas cards. “I have a list of about 150 I send them out to,” she says. “And every year, I have to top the one that went out before. Last year, we had a pullout Christmas card that was like an expanded photo book. Family and friends love it.”
“Moonlight & Mistletoe” isn’t a faith-based movie, but the “family aspects” made it irresistible and meaningful for her nevertheless.
“It’s a very simple and sweet story,” Cameron Bure says. “But it can give someone the thought that, if they have a struggling relationship with a family member, that there’s more to life than holding on to a grudge or resentment or bitterness or bottling up your feelings.
“I think we all know that. But it doesn’t hurt to be reminded.”
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