Lori Loughlin made a rare public appearance to promote her return to When Calls the Heart. The show's Instagram page shared a clip of Loughlin, 61, speaking during the When Calls the Heart panel at the Hallmark Christmas Experience on Friday, December 12. Hallmark confirmed on December 2 that Loughlin will reprise her role as Abigail Stanton on When Calls the Heart seven years after exiting the show. "It feels amazing [to return] and my girl [Erin Krakow] here has been championing this for a long time," she told fans.