Lori Loughlin is back on the small screen, including in the holiday rom-com ‘Fall Into Winter.’ It’s been a whirlwind few years for Lori Loughlin. After serving her time in prison, the Full House actress has now returned to her Hollywood roots.
In spring 2019, the Operation Varsity Blues investigation revealed that over 30 parents of college applicants, along with multiple coaches and test administrators, allegedly conspired to falsify application details to secure admission spots for their children at prestigious universities.
Loughlin and her husband, fashion designer Mossimo Giannulli, were discovered to have paid an admissions consultant millions in bribes to have their daughters admitted to the University of Southern California as crew recruits. Loughlin later pleaded guilty and served two months in prison at the end of 2020.
Following her release, Loughlin returned to acting within the year, reprising her role on a When Calls the Heart spinoff. She has since appeared on Curb Your Enthusiasm and starred in holiday rom-coms, including Fall Into Winter, now streaming on Netflix.
So what is Lori Loughlin doing now? Here’s everything to know about the actress’ life and career today. Loughlin’s life took a turn when she was named in the college admissions scandal, but she’s now striving for normalcy. In April 2024, she told First for Women that her passions are “always my family and my children.”
During her time away from Hollywood, she took up golf as a way of “getting outside in the fresh air and spending time with friends.” “I’m terrible at golf, but it’s a nice way to relax, reset, and get away from the cellphone and emails,” Loughlin told the outlet.
As for her career, she was back in the running for parts less than a year after her prison release. A source reported in September 2021 that she would be reprising her When Calls the Heart role in the Great American Family spinoff, When Hope Calls.
While it hasn’t premiered yet (it’s scheduled for a January 2025 release), Loughlin has also starred in GAF’s Fall Into Winter, which hit Netflix on Nov. 1. In the midst of these titles, she appeared on Curb Your Enthusiasm in March 2024, playing an exaggerated version of herself during the scandal, and faced rejection from country clubs around Los Angeles due to her tarnished reputation.
Additionally, she is stepping into a cop role for Prime Video’s crime series titled On Call, set to debut in January 2025. The college admissions scandal also significantly impacted the lives of Loughlin’s daughters, Bella and Olivia. At the time, Bella was in her third year of school, while Olivia was in her first. The USC Registrar confirmed their withdrawal from the university in October 2019.
Olivia spoke publicly about the situation for the first time on Red Table Talk in December 2020, in which she revealed that she didn’t return to USC, per source. “I was too embarrassed… Olivia stated, “Clearly, I shouldn’t have been there in the first place, so there was no point in me trying to go back.”
After years of keeping a low profile following the scandal, Loughlin’s daughters have resumed their online presence and launched individual podcasts. Olivia released Conversations with Olivia Jade in October 2021, followed by Bella’s The Nail Polish Sisters in November 2022.
Olivia also went back to posting on her YouTube channel, where she gives over a million subscribers a look at her daily life. In 2021, she participated in Dancing with the Stars, coinciding with her initial romantic involvement with boyfriend Jacob Elordi.
Despite the challenges, Loughlin seems to be moving forward and focusing on her family and her career. As she told First for Women, “Everyone has positive times and bad times. I think you just have to pick yourself up. Nobody promised that life would be easy. There’s beauty in life, but there’s also hardship in it.”