Alexandra Breckenridge recently reprised her role as Mel Monroe in the beloved Netflix series Virgin River for its fifth season, but since the SAG-AFTRA strikes have halted her filming schedule for season six, the actress is making the most of spending time at home.
The star lives in Atlanta, Georgia, with her husband Casey Hooper and their two children, Jack and Billie, and Alexandra has been keeping busy in the kitchen cooking up a storm and providing her huge fanbase with mouth-watering recipes.
This week, Alexandra shared a video to her Instagram in which she was joined by Pace Webb, a chef and lifestyle content creator for a cook-along and fans got a glimpse inside her gorgeous kitchen – and there are plenty of similarities to the ones we see on the much-loved Netflix show. Let's take a closer look.
Inside Alexandra Breckenridge's kitchen
Alexandra's kitchen is the perfect haven for cooking up delicious meals. The star is fortunate to have lots of space where she can prep ingredients, and an envy-inducing double oven with huge hob – the perfect environment for some serious cheffing.
The actress has kept things quite neutral when it comes to the kitchen's colour palette from what we can see. The cupboards are a chic cream colour, with brass accents on the handles. Eagle-eyed fans will also spot a marble worktop next to the oven – giving the kitchen a sleek finish.
© InstagramWhile Alexandra is filming, the star tends to stand in front of the oven with the camera resting on her wood-affect island, where she does a lot of the prep.
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© InstagramShe also has many home comforts that made the kitchen the perfect family environment. In the background of her videos, fans will be able to see a shelf with cookbooks stacked, next to a pretty pink vase, adding an artsy feel the space.
Inside the Virgin River kitchens
There are a few accents in Alexandra's kitchen that are quite similar to ones seen in Doc (played by Tim Matheson) and Hope's (Annette O'Toole) kitchen on the show.
© NetflixFirstly, Doc and Hope's kitchen has a wooden island-style worktop where they prepare food, like in episode one of season five where Hope affectionately makes pancakes for Doc's grandson, Denny. Another similarity is the cream-colour cupboards and many home comforts on display like cookbooks, vases on the window sill, herb plants and silver pots on the stove.
© NetflixIn the show, Doc also has a kitchen at his medical practice. Although the character's priority is tending to the medical needs of the Virgin River residents, there is a healthy amount of space to prepare food. There are, however, marble top surfaces in the kitchen, which look almost identical to Alexandra's real-life kitchen.
© NetflixAlexandra's kitchen looks totally different from her on-screen persona's kitchen, however. Mel and Jack (played by Martin Henderson) live together in the cabin that Mel moved into when she first arrived in Virgin River and the couple have made it their home.
The entire cabin is full of dark wood, including on the walls which are mostly wooden panels, and the retro-style oven is worlds apart from Alexandra's chic and modern double oven in her home in Atlanta.
