When word got out about Lori Loughlin's involvement with Rick Singer in 2019, Hallmark Media stopped allowing Loughlin to appear in any of the network's programming. At the time, season six of "When Calls the Heart" was airing on the Hallmark Channel. Hallmark took out Loughlin's character Abigail Stanton even though all episodes of the season were already filmed and some episodes had already aired. Hallmark changed the script to state that Abigail had to leave Hope Valley (the fictional Canadian town where the show takes place) in order to take care of her mother who had fallen ill.
Loughlin was released from prison in December 2020. In 2021, Erin Krakow told Fox News that Loughlin is one of her "dearest friends" and stated that she hoped Loughlin would be able to return to the show. "She will always be an incredibly important part of 'When Calls the Heart.' I would love to see her character back in Hope Valley again. We've got a lot more exciting stories that we could tell with her," Krakow explained.
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