Jaicy Elliot star of the new Hallmark Channel film Romance In Style

JAICY ELLIOT/ROMANCING IN STYLEARTICLE FROM PEOPLE MAGAZINE<br /><br />Grey's Anatomy's Jaicy Elliot to Star in Hallmark's New Film Promoting Self-Acceptance and Body Positivity,<br /><br />"Hallmark is opening an important dialogue about female empowerment," Elliot tells PEOPLE about the network's upcoming film Romance in Style<br /><br />Hallmark has a new movie - with a strong message - on the horizon! The network's upcoming original film,Romance in Style - a movie promoting self-love and body-positivity, will premiere during Hallmark Channel's annual "Fall into Love"programming event on August 13th.<br /><br />"I am so thrilled to be part of this new conversation we are currently having about self-acceptance and the positive spreading of that message," says leading lady Jaicy Elliot, who has portrayed Dr. Taryn Helm in the ABC medical drama Grey's Anatomy for the past four seasons.<br /><br />"Hallmark is opening an important dialogue about female empowerment and breaking through the oh-so-thick ceiling of social misconceptions we have collectively built," she continues. "Long gone is the time when it was acceptable to judge people solely on their appearance. I think it's high time we all move on from these superficial criteria and build a healthier, more connected world in which we strive to be better at being kind and tolerant."<br /><br />"I'm thankful for this movie and the message it conveys, and I feel so honored to be included in bringing it to life," she concludes."<br /><br />In the film, Elliot will portray Ella, a confident and passionate aspiring plus-size fashion designer whose dream is to make clothing for women like herself.<br /><br />While working as a freelance seamstress at a high-profile fashion magazine, she meets the "Prince of Publishing" Derek (Benjamin Hollingsworth), who is working on taking over the magazine business from his father and is desperate to learn the ins and outs of the industry as quickly as possible.<br /><br />Somewhere along the way, the two end up falling for each o