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Chrissy MetzandMario Lopezwill be co-hosting the 133rd Rose Parade.
The pair will be leading NBC’s 95th airing of the annual Jan. 1 parade in Pasadena, California, and taking over the emceeing duties fromToday’s Al Roker andHoda Kotb. (Lopez was tapped to replace Metz’sThis Is UscostarSusan Kelechi Watson, who was originally set to co-host.)
“I’m really excited,” Metz tells PEOPLE. “I love parades and I think the history is so cool, especially with the Rose Parade. The amount of volunteers, the time, the energy, the creativity is really cool.”
Metz, 41, will be co-hosting ahead of her hit NBC series premiering its sixth and final season on Jan. 4.
Another exciting addition to the parade this year is LeVar Burton, who will serve as the Grand Marshal.
Additionally, Metz is looking forward to the star-studded lineup of singers in the parade, including herMeet Your Makers Showdowncostar LeAnn Rimes, who is kicking off the parade with a performance of “Throw My Arms Around the World,” and Jimmie Allen, who will perform his hit song “Good Times Roll.”
TheAccess Hollywoodhost adds, “To be at The Rose Parade with my wife Courtney and kids, Gia, Nico and Sonny, is an incredible way to kick off 2022.”
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As for what she is looking forward to in 2022, aside from the return ofThis Is Us, Metz has plans to create more music.
“I’m working on some new music and I’m really excited to hopefully put that out. Maybe after the show wraps, maybe a little tour, maybe a few cities. I never had a chance to do my tour before quarantine, lockdown and all that hit,” the singer says. “So I really would like to do that before another acting gig comes along, God willing. I’m really looking forward to that. Music is my first love and something I always wanted to pursue.”
Meanwhile, theSaved By the Bellstar says he is looking to continue his resolutions from years past. “My goals for 2022 are the same as 2021 and the years before: to have a happy and healthy family,” Lopez says.
The sixth and final season ofThis Is Uspremieres Jan. 4 on NBC.
source: people.com
