Hallmark’s Ashley Williams Has A Very Famous Brother-In-Law

In 2021, Ashley Williams and Kimberly Williams-Paisley sat down on “Late Night with Seth Meyers” to discuss their “Sister Swap” movies at Hallmark. While chatting with the late night host, they told Meyers how Williams-Paisley’s former crush was clueless about who her husband was. The “Father of the Bride” actor explained her sixth-grade crush was named Frank “Frankie” Di Bona. As kids, they kissed in sixth grade and Williams-Paisley joked that a quote from Di Bona (“It don’t matter!”) became an inside joke for her family.

Williams stepped in to explain her idea for her sister’s birthday was to contact Di Bona and get him to make a birthday video. The “As the World Turns” actor described contacting many people around the country with the same name before eventually getting the phone number for the correct Di Bona. However, he was hesitant at first.

“And he goes,” Williams said, “‘Ah, you know what? I don’t know. I don’t want no trouble. Like, who’s her husband? … I don’t wanna make anybody jealous.’” Williams-Paisley then piped up, “Clearly, he’s not a fan,” referring to the fact that he hadn’t kept up with her life or career and didn’t realize she was married to the famous Brad Paisley. He ended up making the video after Williams explained there’d be no jealousy.