When Calls the Heartis moving on withoutLori Loughlin.
Series star Erin Krakow made the announcement Saturday during the premiere of the Hallmark Channel movieBottled with Love.
“You’ve already heardWhen Calls the Heartwill returning with a special two-night event Sunday, May 5 and Monday, May 6,” Krakow said. “I’m also thrilled to announceWhen Calls the Heartseason 7 coming next year! We can’t wait to get back to Hope Valley.”
The Hallmark Channelcut ties with Loughlinafter she and husband Mossimo Giannulli were charged in thecollege admissions cheating scandalinvolving elite colleges and universities including Yale, Georgetown, the University of Southern California and Stanford.
The network dropped Loughlin on March 14, halting the development of future projects and claiming it would not air any past content featuring the actress.
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Shortly after Loughlin was ousted,When Calls the Heartproducer Brian Bird issued a lengthy statement informing fans that the show had not been canceled, and wouldreturn with new episodes after a “retooling” hiatus.
Lori Loughlin.GUNTHER/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock
Loughlin, 54, and Giannulli, 55, are facing felony charges of conspiracy to commit mail fraud and honest services mail fraud after they allegedly paid $500,000 to have daughters Olivia Jade and Isabella Rose recruited to the USC crew team, despite the fact that neither rowed. (It is unclear whether or not Olivia Jade and Isabella Rose are believed to have known about the alleged scheme.)
The coupleappeared before a judgefor the first time earlier this month, but did not enter pleas in the cases against them.
On Tuesday, Loughlin and Giannulli were among 16 parents indicted on anadditional felony chargeof money laundering conspiracy. They now face up to 20 years in prison for each charge.
A source recently toldPEOPLELoughlin is reluctant to plead guilty because she’s worried about her daughters.
Mossimo Giannulli and Lori Loughlin.Donato Sardella/Getty Images for LACMA
“She is very concerned about what a guilty plea would do to her daughters, who may not have grasped everything that was going on,” the source said. “Yes, she can think about the public perception of her, but that’s nothing compared to what her daughters think of her. So that is something that has understandably made her less likely to enter a plea.”
Meanwhile, Loughlin has been receiving support from costars including Krakow, who broke her social media silence last week toshare a cryptic messageseemingly dedicated to the actress.
Krakow, who hadn’t tweeted since the day before Loughlin’s indictment, shared a picture of a blooming pink flower April 8, writing, “’You are always there for me’ ‘And I always will be.’ ”
Though it’s unclear just who the tweet was referring to, the quote was lifted from aWhen Calls the Heartscene between Loughlin and Krakow’s characters.
source: people.com
