Lori Loughlin's TV series When Calls The Heart renewed for a seventh season by ...

When Calls The Heart has been renewed for a seventh season by Hallmark.

This despite the network having cut all ties with the show's star, Lori Loughlin, in light of the 54-year-old actress' alleged role in the college admissions scandal.

Lori's co-star Erin Krakow made the announcement on the Hallmark Channel on Saturday. 

Happier times: When Calls The Heart has been renewed for a seventh season by Hallmark. Lori Loughlin seen here in a still from the series

Happier times: When Calls The Heart has been renewed for a seventh season by Hallmark. Lori Loughlin seen here in a still from the series

'You've already heard When Calls the Heart will returning with a special two-night event Sunday, May 5 and Monday, May 6,' Krakow said. 

'I'm also thrilled to announce When Calls the Heart season 7 coming next year! We can't wait to get back to Hope Valley.'

The Hallmark Channel dropped Lori after she and her husband Mossimo Giannulli, a fashion designer, were accused of paying $500,000 to get their two daughters, Olivia Jade and Isabella, into the University of Southern California on fake crew team scholarships.

Gone girl: The network cut all ties with the show's star, Lori Loughlin, in light of the 54-year-old actress' alleged role in the college admissions scandal. Seen here with husband Mossimo Giannulli earlier this month

Gone girl: The network cut all ties with the show's star, Lori Loughlin, in light of the 54-year-old actress' alleged role in the college admissions scandal. Seen here with husband Mossimo Giannulli earlier this month

Torn asunder: Lori's co-star Erin Krakow [L] made the announcement on the Hallmark Channel on Saturday. She and Lori seen here in April last year

Torn asunder: Lori's co-star Erin Krakow [L] made the announcement on the Hallmark Channel on Saturday. She and Lori seen here in April last year

And Loughlin is said to be 'very concerned' about how entering a guilty plea in the college admissions scandal she's become ensnared in may affect her daughters' reputations – and her relationship with them.

According to a source, the public's perception of the scam is 'nothing compared to what her daughters think of her. So that is something that has understandably made her less likely to enter a plea,' the unnamed person told People. 

The scandal arose on March 12 when

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