WEDNESDAY CELEBS

Q: I was watching “Christmas Cake Wars” the other day at my parents’ house, and I saw that Jonathan Bennett was the host. I loved him in “Mean Girls” and “Awkward,” and it got me wondering what else I can see him in. Thanks for your help! – Michaela M., via Twitter

A: Jonathan reprises his role of Ben Saverin in the Lifetime movie “Mommy, I Didn’t Do It,” which premieres Jan. 1 at 8 p.m. ET/ PT. It’s the sequel to “The Wrong Woman,” and it also stars Danica McKeller, Paige Searcy, Jamie-Lynn Sigler and George Wendt. When I spoke with Jonathan recently about his latest project, he told me it was a no-brainer to come back to work on this film. Jonathan was eager to return to the character of Ben, explaining: “Ben is a very likable character. I like playing likable characters, because I like giving the audience those butterfly moments. When I read the script, there were all of those great moments between him and Ellen. A big point of Ben’s presence is to give Ellen the confidence she needs to do what she knows she can do to represent her daughter.”

Q: What is Christina Ricci up to lately? Last I saw her was in the Lizzie Borden series. – Lisa F., via email

A: Christina stars in a new series for Amazon called “Z: The Beginning of Everything,” which premieres Jan. 27. The fictionalized bio series follows the life of Zelda Fitzgerald (Christina), the brilliant, beautiful and talented Southern belle who becomes the original flapper and icon of the wild, flamboyant Jazz Age in the 1920s. The series begins when Zelda meets unpublished writer F. Scott Fitzgerald in Montgomery, Alabama, in 1918 and moves through their passionate, turbulent love affair and their marriage – made in heaven, lived out in hell – as the celebrity couple of their time. ***