When Calls the Heart's Erin Krakow is rooting for Lori Loughlin's return to Hope Valley sooner rather than later following her exit in 2019. When asked whether we've gotten "any closer" to seeing Loughlin's character, Abigail Stanton, back on the Hallmark Channel show, Krakow, 41, exclusively told Us Weekly, "I sure hope so." "I love Lori Loughlin, and I love the character she created, Abigail Stanton," Krakow, who plays lead character Elizabeth Thornton, said while promoting her latest Hallmark movie, Christmas Above the Clouds.