Did you know that Justin Timberlake is a longtime friend of Hallmark star Nikki DeLoach?
The two stars have been friends for 30 years after meeting at a casting camp for The Mickey Mouse Club. Nikki became a member of the cast alongside Justin, Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Ryan Gosling, and several others.
Nikki was even in the girl group Innosense back in the late 90s and they were managed by Justin‘s mom Lynn Harless.
Over the weekend, Justin performed as the headliner at the Children’s Hospital Los Angeles gala and Nikki was the one who secured him as the performer. She is a member of the CHLA Foundation Board of Trustees and a passionate spokesperson for the hospital, which provided lifesaving care for her young son Bennett who was born with congenital heart defects.
Click inside to find out what she said about their friendship…
“I just called him and asked and he said yes,” Nikki told THR.
On meeting 30 years ago, Nikki said, “We instantly became best buddies, like brother and sister, and we have been brother and sister ever since. His mother has been like a second mother to me, I’ve lived with her for chunks of time in my life. We’re just chosen family, and I’m so honored because he’s always been there any time I’ve needed him, and I’ve always been there when he needed me.”
In addition to starring in many Hallmark movies, Nikki is known for her role in the MTV series Awkward. Her next movie, The Gift of Peace, premieres on Hallmark Channel on December 10.
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