After news of the college admissions scandal broke, Lori Loughlin was dropped from many projects including “When Calls the Heart.” In March 2019, Hallmark released a statement saying it would no longer be working with the actor: “We are saddened by the recent news surrounding the college admissions allegations. We are no longer working with Lori Loughlin and have stopped development of all productions featuring Lori on the Crown Media Family Network channels…”
However, the network ran into an issue, as it cut ties with Loughlin in the middle of airing season 6, which featured the actor some episodes, according to Good Housekeeping. Because of this, the network chose to rewrite the second half of the season, and Erin Krakow’s character, Elizabeth Thatcher, was the one to deliver the speech about Loughlin’s character’s sudden exit. But as time passed, viewers missed the spark that Abigail aka Loughlin brought to the show, and they weren’t the only ones who hoped for the actor’s return.
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Krakow told Good Housekeeping, “I love Lori and would be so happy to see her back in Hope Valley sooner than later. She’s obviously always in my heart, so that would bring me a lot of joy.” Krakow and Loughlin had developed a strong relationship on the set of “When Calls the Heart” and it was clear that their friendship still stood after the admissions scandal.
