After asserting that she is anticipating her third child — her first with fiancé Steven Krueger — Candice King revealed if her being pregnant can be written into We Had been Liars season 2.
“We’ll be filming subsequent summer season,” King, 38, solely instructed Us Weekly after asserting her being pregnant on Monday, December 8, following a babymoon journey to Aruba. “I can be bringing my child. Clearly we don’t know the precise timeline but, however I can be bringing my child to movie [the show].”
King couldn’t give an excessive amount of away about how the present will evolve.
“What I can say is that there’s a prequel. There’s a prequel known as Household of Liars,” she teased earlier than joking, “I’ve but to get my child current from [creators] Julie [Plec] and Carina [Adly Mackenzie], which is all of the spoilers for season 2. However I do know that there can be components or a thick line of storytelling from Household of Liars.”
Primarily based on E. Lockhart‘s YA guide sequence, We Had been Liars facilities on the prosperous Sinclair household, identified for the idyllic summers they spend on their secluded island. Prime Video’s adaptation, which premiered in June targeted largely on The Liars: Cadence (Emily Alyn Lind), Gat (Shubham Maheshwari), Mirren (Esther McGregor) and Johnny (Joseph Zada).
It was their dad and mom — Penny (Caitlin FitzGerald), Carrie (Mamie Gummer) and Bess (King) — who stole the present although. Fortunately, Lockhart already wrote Household of Liars, which might present the mothers as youngsters.
“[Season 2] goes again to expertise to see what occurred with the sisters after they have been youngsters on the island. That’s going to be very enjoyable — regardless that technically I received’t be part of these scenes,” King revealed. “For Bess, what I wish to see her experiencing is perhaps sporting unfastened cashmere [and] lounging by the seashore.”
Earlier than becoming a member of We Had been Liars, King labored with Plec on The Vampire Diaries, which impressed The Originals spinoff that featured Krueger — and had Mackenzie because the writer of a number of episodes. Candice was married to Joe King whereas taking part in Caroline Forbes on The Vampire Diaries and welcomed daughters Florence and Josephine in 2016 and 2020, respectively.
Candice and Joe, 45, parted methods in 2022 and she or he subsequently moved on with Krueger, 36. Regardless of not sharing scenes throughout their TVD days, Candice and Krueger wouldn’t rule out a collaboration on We Had been Liars.
“That might be handy,” she quipped to Us. “We might each be there. Possibly I’ll ask Carina and Julie. … However that might be fantastic. It might be a dream. I feel Steven is among the most gifted actors and I’m a fan of his. Not simply in life however on display screen. I like Yellowjackets and I like watching him work. So I’d like to get a front-row seat on a set.”
There may be additionally room for extra TVD reunions on We Had been Liars — and Candice has one suggestion specifically.
“I need Michael Trevino,” she instructed Us about her former onscreen love curiosity. “I simply love working with him. He’s like my brother, and I’d wish to see him. I haven’t labored with him in addition to Vampire Diaries so I’d like to see what they may do with him.”
Followers didn’t anticipate to see Candice King and Steven Krueger discover love years after discovering fame in The Vampire Diaries universe. King rose to fame taking part in Caroline Forbes on TVD from 2009 to 2017. Krueger, in the meantime, performed the function of Josh Rosza in The Vampire Diaries spinoff, The Originals. Throughout her time on The CW sequence, […]
Earlier than coming again to set, nonetheless, Candice is gearing as much as broaden her household with Krueger.
”It’s one thing that we’re not solely enthusiastic about proper now. That is one thing we’ve been daydreaming about so it’s pretty to be right here proper now celebrating it,” Candice shared about how she’s virtually “midway by way of” her being pregnant. “I’m due in Could of 2026. I do know it’s form of loopy to be at that just about midway level. … A very powerful factor [for us] is a cheerful, wholesome mama and child. At every little milestone and appointment, that’s been a giant celebration.”
The couple discovered a possibility to have a good time the milestone with a visit to Aruba.
“We stay in Nashville, Tennessee, so it’s actually near get right down to these islands. The journey was very easy. I’d usually be the person who can be planning all of this and going above and past,” she defined. “After we went to Japan earlier this yr, it was pages of itineraries right down to the hour and the minute. What we have been actually craving was simply to loosen up and go someplace shut by. We needed to go someplace the place I might really feel protected and the place we might really feel wholesome.”
Candice continued: “Particularly nonetheless being inside that early a part of my being pregnant, Aruba was simply good. It had seashores, solar and fruit. I overlook how necessary it’s to have the ability to be current — particularly throughout being pregnant — when crucial factor is to wind down and actually take note of your physique, your emotional state and the way necessary that’s simply to be by the water.”
We Had been Liars is at the moment streaming on Prime Video.
