In 2021, three years after Daniel Lissing’s exit from “When Calls the Heart,” Erin Krakow opened up about what working with her former co-star was like. “The chemistry, the connection, the sparks, whatever you want to call it between Jack and Elizabeth… I don’t think I realized how powerful it would be,” she admitted in an interview with Movie Guide. Krakow described her time on-screen with Lissing as an adventure, adding that they both had fun getting to know and playing their characters. “Like, there was just something about working together. It was kind of like it just felt natural,” she added.
But not only did they have a great work relationship, the two actors were apparently able to build a friendship. So much so that when Lissing decided he was leaving, he broke the news in person. “He wanted to tell me himself, which I appreciate because if I’d heard from anyone else, he would have been in serious trouble,” Krakow recalled. Still, this did very little to lessen the pain of losing her on-set partner.
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Speaking to Entertainment Tonight in 2018, Krakow revealed how emotional it was to watch her co-star exit the show. “I was just sad that Dan was leaving. That’s the bottom line: We were all really sad about it, and that’s hard,” she admitted. Lissing on the other hand also described Krakow as “the best scene partner I’ve ever had.”
