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March 19, 2013 HALLMARK CHANNEL PRESS RELEASE – ENTERTAINMENT WEDNESDAY ON ‘MARIE’ (OAD March 20)

‘TRUE BLOOD’ STAR KRISTIN BAUER VAN STRATEN TALKS ABOUT HER NEW DOCUMENTARY SHE FILMED IN AFRICA, AUTHOR ALEX HITZ SHARES HIS BEST FRIED CHICKEN RECIPE, ‘’ ACTRESS OPENS UP ABOUT LIVING WITH DYSLEXIA, PLUS, LONI COOMBS REVEALS THE DANGERS OF SPOILING YOUR CHILDREN

MARIE HAS ALL NEW SHOWS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE 2013 SEASON AND HAS MOVIED TO 12PM-1PM ET/PT (CHECK YOUR LOCAL LISTINGS) MONDAY-THURSDAY

“True Blood” star Kristin Bauer van Straten stops by Marie and dishes about her role as sweetly dangerous vampire Pam de Beaufort and married life with husband and musician, Abri van Straten. Kristin also passionately discusses her time in Africa creating the documentary, “Out of Africa,” that explores its land, its people and Africa’s wild animals. Next, author of My Beverly Hills Kitchen: Classic Southern Cooking With A French Twist Alex Hitz shares his delicious fried chicken recipe that has been labeled by Southern Living magazine as “the best fried chicken in the world!” Star of Disney Channel’s “Shake It Up” Bella Thorne opens up about how she has overcome the challenges of living with dyslexia and how it has helped her play her character on the show who also has dyslexia. Finally, Loni Coombs, a former prosecutor and author of You’re Perfect…And Other Lies Parents Tell: The Ugly Truth about Spoiling Your Kids, discusses the dangers of spoiling your children and how it could land them in jail.

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