{"id":230098,"date":"2026-03-23T02:15:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T02:15:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/23\/lori-loughlin-makes-surprise-cameo-in-when-calls-the-heart-finale\/"},"modified":"2026-03-23T02:15:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T02:15:11","slug":"lori-loughlin-makes-surprise-cameo-in-when-calls-the-heart-finale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/23\/lori-loughlin-makes-surprise-cameo-in-when-calls-the-heart-finale\/","title":{"rendered":"Lori Loughlin Makes Surprise Cameo in When Calls the Heart Finale"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/pictures\/hallmarks-when-calls-the-heart-casts-dating-history-pics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>When Calls the Heart<\/em> concluded season 13<\/a> with a surprise cameo from none other than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/lori-loughlin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Lori Loughlin<\/strong><\/a> \u2014 seven years after her original exit from the show.<\/p>\n<p>During the Sunday, March 22, episode of the hit Hallmark series Elizabeth (<strong>Erin Krakow<\/strong>) and Nathan\u2019s (<strong>Kevin McGarry<\/strong>) engagement ended with Abigail (Loughlin) coming back to Hope Valley, saying, \u201cIt\u2019s good to be home.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>News originally broke in December 2025 that Loughlin, 61, will appear in six of season 14\u2019s 12 episodes. The show, which is filming this year, is set to return in 2027 with Krakow, 41, McGarry, <strong>Jack Wagner, Chris McNally, Pascale Hutton <\/strong>and<strong> Kavan Smith<\/strong> all set to return.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSince the series\u2019 debut in 2014, the character of Abigail Stanton was a fan favorite and beloved by the Hearties,\u201d Hallmark Media\u2019s head of programming <strong>Michelle Vicary<\/strong> said in a statement. \u201cAt its core the Hallmark brand is about hope, positivity and connection, which is also the central theme of When Calls the Heart. We felt that season 14 was the right time to continue Abigail\u2019s story with her return to this beloved series.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Loughlin\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/pictures\/lori-loughlin-through-the-years-from-full-house-to-college-scandal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">appearance on the hit show<\/a> comes seven years after her final episode aired. The actress became a household name after playing Rebecca on ABC\u2019s hit sitcom <em>Full House<\/em>. From there, Loughlin continued to deliver scene-stealing performances in <em>Summerland, 90210, When Calls the Heart <\/em>and<em> Fuller House<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Loughlin was written off <em>When Calls the Heart<\/em> in 2019 in the wake of the college admissions scandal for which she served two months in jail. Before her return was announced, Krakow exclusively told <em>Us Weekly<\/em> she was hoping to reunite with Loughlin.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI love Lori Loughlin, and I love the character she created, Abigail Stanton,\u201d Krakow shared, adding that Loughlin rejoining the show is \u201csomething I\u2019ve been hoping for for years and years. I\u2019m very much a fan of hers and a friend of hers, so I really hope that it\u2019s happening.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Loughlin previously returned to acting on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/lori-loughlin-is-grateful-dick-wolfs-on-call-pushed-her-as-an-actress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dick Wolf\u2019s Prime Video procedural <em>On Call<\/em>.<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/pictures\/shocking-tv-exits-2\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"00\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/pictures\/shocking-tv-exits-2\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"00\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Shocking TV Exits Through the Years<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tAll good things must come to an end, even when it comes to TV. Over the years, many television stars have suddenly left their roles \u2014 while others have been cut from a series without much notice. Anna Faris announced in September 2020 that she was leaving CBS\u2019 Mom after starring as the lead character [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t get offered roles like this,\u201d Loughlin shared with Us in December 2024. \u201cThroughout my career, people [have] seen me as the girl next door.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Loughlin explained that she has nothing but gratitude for her past projects, but she <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/why-on-call-is-a-show-about-law-enforcement-without-the-commentary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">was excited to try something new.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not complaining. I feel very blessed for the career that I\u2019ve had but it was a wonderful opportunity for me to play a completely different role,\u201d she explained. \u201cI was shocked to even get the offer. [My costar and On Call director] Eriq [La Salle] was instrumental in bringing me on board. I\u2019m so thankful that Dick Wolf and everyone at Wolf Entertainment also agreed to bring me on board.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/lori-loughlin-makes-surprise-cameo-in-when-calls-the-heart-finale\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When Calls the Heart concluded season 13 with a surprise cameo from none other than Lori Loughlin \u2014 seven years after her original exit from the show. During the Sunday, March 22, episode of the hit Hallmark series Elizabeth (Erin Krakow) and Nathan\u2019s (Kevin McGarry) engagement ended with Abigail (Loughlin) coming back to Hope Valley, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":230099,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-230098","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/230098","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=230098"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/230098\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/230099"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=230098"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=230098"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=230098"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}