Leigh-Anne Pinnock is hitting the big screen! The 29-year-old Little Mix star has her first film role in Boxing Day, a UK-based Christmas romantic comedy from Aml Ameen in his directorial debut, Deadline reported Tuesday (November 24).
How to Get Away with Murder alum Aja Naomi King and Marianne Jean-Baptiste will also star.
The story is inspired by the diary of Aml‘s life, and is said to be the first UK holiday film featuring an all-black cast.
Here’s a plot summary: Melvin (Ameen), a British author living in America, returns home to London for Christmas to introduce his American fiancée Lisa (King) to his eccentric British-Caribbean family.
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