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Jane Seymour stars as a widow who finds love again later in life in the new Hallmark series, Twelve Dates 'Til Christmas

The storyline resonates for Seymour, 74, who tells PEOPLE how it reminds her of her real-life relationship with boyfriend John Zambetti, who she's been dating for two years

New episodes of Twelve Dates 'Til Christmas premiere Fridays at 8 p.m. ET on Hallmark

Art is imitating life for Jane Seymour .

The actress, 74, stars in Twelve Dates 'Til Christmas , a new Hallmark holiday series led by Mae Whitman and adapted from Jenni Bayliss' beloved 2020 novel . Seymour plays Evelyn, a widow who finds a spark with Mac (Nathaniel Parker), a divorcee recovering from a motorcycle injury and in need of expanding his world.

For Seymour, the role called

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