It’s no secret that Lori Loughlin has been keeping a low profile in the years following her public scandal.
But it looks like the actress is ready for a new chapter.
The “Full House” actress spent two months in prison in 2020 for her role in a college admissions scheme. She and her ex-husband, Mossimo Giannulli, paid to get their two daughters admitted to USC.
After being released that year in December, Loughlin retreated from the public. She and Giannulli announced their separation five years later, after 28 years of marriage.
Now it looks like she’s ready to rejoin the public and has the support of her “Full House” castmates.
On Aug. 31, Loughlin posted an Instagram video of her greeting the online world with her “Full House” character’s infamous catchphrase, “Wake up, San Francisco.”
In the show, she played, Rebecca Donaldson-Katsopolis, wife of John Stamos’ character Jesse Katsopolis.
The video begins with her “Full House” castmates including Jodie Sweetin, Dave Coulier, Candace Cameron Bure, Scott Weinger, and Andrea Barber all making a quick appearance to say the phrase back-to-back.
Then a clip played audio of a scene from the show where Rebecca returns to work as a newscaster from maternity leave.
“Hi, I’m Rebecca Donaldson, and I’m welcoming myself back to the show,” the audio said as Loughlin popped up and lip-synched. “Welcome back, Becky, why, thank you, Becky.”
Donaldson was also a co-worker of the main character, Danny Tanner, played by the late Bob Saget.
An old clip of Saget as Tanner played at the end, in which he said: “Wake up, San Francisco.”
Loughlin used the catchphrase as the first part of her caption, before later adding the words “I’m back on IG.”
Many people in her comments section welcomed her with open arms. One commenter said, “We missed you @loriloughlin! SO SO happy to have you back on the gram!!”
But the majority spoke loud and clear as they were not so forgiving of her past transgressions.
One critic said, “Shouldn’t she be wearing orange? Or is that just the ankle monitor?” Another person typed, “We remember why you left.”
A couple more people suspected Loughlin’s absence had something to do with her changing her appearance. “New face ,who dis,” questioned one person. Someone else said, “It took a long time for her plastic surgery to heal.”
For months, fans have speculated that Loughlin had work done on her face after noticing her youthful glow at recent red-carpet appearances.
She has not addressed those rumors. Her return to Hollywood has been slow and gradual.
The actress made a few red carpet appearances in 2022 and 2023. This year, he attended the Women’s Cancer Research Fund’s Unforgettable Evening Gala with her daughters this year. She also attended the “When Calls the Heart” and “Hope Valley: 1874” celebration.
Her life wasn’t all glitz and glamour after prison. She served time for paying $500,000 to get her daughters into USC.
She was ordered to do 100 hours of community service at Project Angel Food and serve two years of supervised release. Additionally, she had to pay a $150,000 fine.
