When Calls the Heart's Kevin McGarry Wants Lori Loughlin Back on the Show, Recalls Her Support Ahead of Season 1

Kevin McGarry is one Hallmark actor who wants to see Lori Loughlin back on When Calls the Heart.

He relayed a story about the first time he really encountered Lori, right before his chemistry read with the show’s star Erin Krakow.

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“There was a problem at the studio, and the chemistry read that I was supposed to have with [costar] Erin [Krakow] was delayed. And they were like, ‘Don’t worry, we’re figuring this out, we’re sending somebody.’ And I came down to the lobby and Aunt Becky was like, ‘Hey, I’m taking you to [the read],’” Kevin shared with Us Weekly. The Aunt Becky reference is to Lori’s Full House character. “I was like, ‘Am I dreaming? What’s happening?’ She was nothing but supportive for the whole period of me getting on the show and being on the show the first season.”

“I think there’s been lots of people that [have] said we’d love to have her back. It’s not our decision of course,” he shared. Erin echoed his sentiment.

“She’s an incredible person, a very dear friend. She’s got a real good heart. People don’t even know how special a person she is, and it would be wonderful to have her back in Hope Valley,” Erin added.

Kevin also added, “Without getting into too much stuff, there’s been struggles this year and last year, and the cast has always been there for whoever’s kind of going through that stuff. And I think that’s magic that those relationships on screen are also what happens off screen as well.”

If you don’t know, Lori was written out of When Calls the Heart amid the college admissions scandal back in 2019. In 2021, she reprised her role from the show, Abigail Stanton, in the spinoff When Hope Calls on Great American Family for it’s second season.