Robert Buckley Reveals His Hilarious Nicknames for Lacey Chabert During Movie Premiere
As Robert Buckley and Lacey Chabert's new Hallmark movie premiered on February 1, he posted a hilarious video of them on-set.
As Hallmark Channel premiered âAn Unexpected Valentineâ starring first-time co-stars Robert Buckley and Lacey Chabert on February 1, 2025, Buckley treated fans to a hilarious behind-the-scenes video from the movieâs set.
In the video, Chabert could be seen getting her hair touched up by a stylist as Buckley stood next to her, revealing the nicknames heâd come up for the Hallmark queen. One of them â âThe Bertâ â was her clear favorite, and she even posted it to her Instagram profile during the movie.
Buckley sarcastically wrote, âAm I on time? Rarely. Do I know my lines? Never. But when it comes to nicknames, Iâm your guy. Just ask William H Lacey (@thereallacey put up with this for three long weeks. Sheâs a saint). #AnUnexpectedValentineâ
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As Buckley began filming his video, he said, âLacey?â and she dryly responded, âWhat?â
âI came up with your nicknames for you,â he reported, and she smirked as her stylist fiddled with her hair and deadpanned, âReally? I canât wait. Go for it.â
âOkay,â Buckley began. âFirst one: Lacey Cha-Berenstain Bears.â
Asking Chabert to rate it âone out of 10,â she replied, âOkay, four.â
âOkay, fine, William H. Lacey,â he quipped, which made Chabert smile and say, â12.â
â12!â Buckley exclaimed under his breath, and then said, âAnd last, just âThe Bearâ but itâs spelled B-E-R-T.â
âOoooh,â Chabert responded, clearly impressed. â10 out of 10! Now, what are these for?â
Buckley answered, âI donât know, just us. Life. The internets.â
âMy new bio,â Chabert quipped, and Buckley sarcastically agreed, âYour new Instagram bio, which weâre going to change immediately!â
Though itâs been three months since Buckley and Chabert started their 15-day shoot for âAn Unexpected Valentine,â per Moviedelic, the actress actually followed through on that promise. As the movie premiered on February 1, she deleted her Instagram bio and quietly replaced it with âThe Bert.â
Chabert sent him a screenshot of her bio update and he posted it in his Instagram Stories, writing, âAMAZING!â
Fans and friends gobbled up Buckleyâs funny nicknames for Chabert, flooding his post with reactions, including someone who wrote, âThe Bert! â¤ď¸Itâs so now. ????????????â
âThe fact that her ig actually say the bert⌠is great lol love it,â another commented.
The Instagram account for Hallmark Channel, which announced its massive new talent deal with Chabert on January __, wrote of the nicknames, âTheyâre all too good! We canât choose ????â
In addition to reacting to Buckleyâs nicknames for Chabert, many fans also weighed in with positive reviews of âAn Unexpected Valentine,â including one viewer who wrote, âHalfway in and am fairly convinced this whole movie is just a contest to see who can be more charming, you or @thereallacey. So far itâs a draw.â
Another wrote of Buckley, whoâs starred in three Hallmark movies since March 2024, âYou are adorable ????. Quickly becoming one of my favorite Hallmark guys to watch. ????â
Itâs clear the pair had a great time filming together. When Buckley shared his video to his Instagram Stories during the movieâs premiere, he wrote, âThree whole weeks she put up with this. @thereallacey you are a saint.â
But Chabert told Southern Living she âhad a blastâ filming with Buckley and told Swooon, ââIâve actually never worked with someone who knew his lines as well as he does. I think he was word-perfect on every single line. It was kind of annoying. Heâs really brilliant and the whole cast was fantastic.â
âAn Unexpected Valentineâ is scheduled to air again on Hallmark Channel on February 2 at 7 p.m. Eastern time and on February 5 at 8 p.m. Eastern time. It is also available to stream on Hallmark+.