Less than a year after being released from prison, Lori Loughlinis returning to TV.
After serving less than two months for her involvement in the college admissions scandal, the actress is set to appear in the second season ofWhen Hope Calls, GAC Family confirmed to E! News. The When Calls the Heartspin-off, which is slated to return on Dec. 18, will have Lori reprise her longtime character Abigail Stanton. Between 2014 and 2019, she starred in six seasons as Abigail on the Hallmark Channel.
Paired with Hallmark’sGarage Sale Mystery, it was also the last television role she held when she surrendered to the FBI in March 2019 on charges of conspiracy to commit mail fraud and honest services mail fraud. In May 2020, the Fuller House alum pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire and mail fraud while husbandMossimo Giannullipleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire and mail fraud and honest services wire and mail fraud. Lori started her prison sentence in October 2020. Mossimo was a month later.