Sarah Drew Detailes Mother-Daughter Swiftie Halloween Costume (Exclusive)

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Actress Sarah Drew he told PEOPLE DiversityHer and her daughter at the Women’s Power Event held in Los Angeles on Thursday (October 24) hannah9 will be channeling the pop star this year Halloween.

“She’s going to be Taylor Swift, and I’m going to be a Taylor Swift superfan,” Drew, 44, said.

Grey’s Anatomy The alumna also has a costume plan with her 12-year-old son Micah, whom she calls a “genius.”

“He’s a really great filmmaker, and every year he comes up with a persona he wants to be in, but it’s not a specific character,” Drew explained. “He wants to be the ranger character in the game this year Dungeons and Dragons. He makes his own costume; sewing this cloak. “I’ll also be a ranger who looks like some kind of warrior elf, and he’s pretty badass.”

Drew said he plans to “buy pieces from Amazon and put them together” for his costume.

“I’m really excited about this,” he continued. “We are turning into little costume designers. “We’re all going out.”

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While Drew was enjoying the holiday preparations with her children, she admitted that being a working mother came with its challenges.

“The balance is crazy,” he said from the front Diversity The event, held in partnership with Lifetime, brings together a group of women philanthropists in the media and entertainment industry to recognize their impact. “This summer, I spent 10 weeks shooting a show I starred in and executive produced, and it was really hard to leave the kids. But when I talk to them about it, I have a very clear message: ‘I don’t like being away from you. I miss you when I’m away from you, but I love what I do. And when I go and do these things, I feel like I’ve accomplished my goal.’”

The mother of two explained that she tries never to get upset when leaving her children for a work project. “If that was my attitude, ‘Well then why are you doing this?'” Drew said. they would say. he said. “I work really hard to tell them both how great it is to do this great job and its purpose and mission.”

Drew stars are next The Mistletoe Murderssix-episode Hallmark+ series based on the Audible podcast of the same name. She plays Emily, the owner of a Christmas-themed store in a small town who finds herself involved in solving local murders with the help of an attractive local police detective and his teenage daughter. Despite Emily’s seemingly good life, she has a secret past that may crumble as the investigations progress.

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The Mistletoe Murders It will premiere on Hallmark+ on Thursday, October 31st.