Holiday Romance For Muldoon!

DAYS OF OUR LIVES’ Patrick Muldoon (ex-Austin) is kicking off the holiday season right this weekend in UP TV’s new original, Christmas In Palm Springs. “It’s about a New York family that’s in trouble — my wife, played by Dina Meyer, and I have grown apart and are following our own dreams, but the children are in the middle and still see the love between us,” he reveals. “So when my wife has business in Palm Springs and I have a meeting in Los Angeles, the kids conspire [for us to meet up].”

Add in a little Christmas magic from Gabriel (Bill Cobbs) the all-knowing hotel concierge and some wild chemistry between Muldoon and Meyer, and the result is a thoroughly entertaining picture. “Dina and I have known each other since doing Starship Troopers together back in 1997,” Muldoon confides. “And as much as Dina is beautiful, she’s also tough. We’ve always had this very funny, competitive banter between us and we couldn’t help but bring that to our scenes [in this film].”

Muldoon’s character is a theater director whose talk-to is also sure to make viewers grin. “Ian Ziering (BEVERLY HILLS 90210; Cameron, GUIDING LIGHT) plays my hustling agent/dear friend who knows what’s going on with the family — he’s so great in this movie,” Muldoon reveals, adding that another pleasant surprise is in store. “The film also marks my first time singing on television. My character does a rock ‘n’ roll serenade to his wife at the end!” Don’t miss the premiere of this uplifting tale on Sunday, November 23, at 7:00 p.m. ET on UP TV.