Brooke Shields units return to “When Calls the Coronary heart” for season 13, a decade after authentic look

Ten years after leaving it behind, Brooke Shields is driving again into Hope Valley.

On Thursday, the Hallmark Channel introduced that Shields is about to rejoin When Calls the Heart for the present's upcoming thirteenth season. The actress will reprise her function of Charlotte Thornton throughout three episodes, returning to the sequence a decade after she first appeared on it.

"We’re thrilled to welcome again Brooke Shields to the When Calls the Coronary heart household," Michelle Vicary, Hallmark Media's head of programming, mentioned in a press release. "Her first look on the sequence was memorable for our followers and we all know the Hearties can be delighted to see Charlotte’s emotional and heartwarming reunion."

A lot has modified since Charlotte final galloped by way of Hope Valley, having boldly arrived on horseback to test in along with her son Jack Thornton (Daniel Lissing). The 2-episode arc noticed her meet Elizabeth (Erin Krakow), who would finally marry Jack and develop into the mom of his son.

Since then, Jack was tragically killed in a landslide (Lissing departed the present after 5 seasons), and after mourning her husband, Elizabeth discovered love with Nathan Grant (Kevin McGarry). When season 12 concluded, the household relocated to Charlotte's boarding dwelling in Cape Fullerton so Elizabeth's diabetic son — Jack, named after his dad — might be nearer to an insulin lab.

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Charlotte will little question have one thing to say concerning the household's new regular — however the go to will even give her the prospect to spend time along with her grandson and assist him join with recollections of his father.

Talking to PEOPLE about her impending return, Shields admitted that adapting to the present's present 1922 timeline has been tough "as a result of the leap is simply so excessive."

She continued, "However we're additionally seeing Charlotte evolve, which has been fascinating. We create a path for her to modernize."

A type of modifications includes Charlotte spending much less time on horseback.

"She’s not driving horses anymore, which is type of unhappy as a result of I actually favored that," Shields mentioned with fun. "I favored type of swashbuckling in."

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Set within the Western frontier of Canada, When Calls the Coronary heart follows high-society instructor Elizabeth as she makes a house for herself in a frontier city and forges significant connections along with her new neighborhood.

When Calls the Coronary heart will return to Hallmark Channel in 2026 and is offered to stream on Hallmark+.

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