Tag: Kayla Wallace

  • Why did Fiona leave When Calls the Heart?

    Why did Fiona leave When Calls the Heart?

    Why did Fiona leave When Calls the Heart? That’s the question Hearties have been asking since the start of Season 11.
     
    “What happened to Kayla Wallace?” one fan wrote on the show’s Facebook page. “Are we going to see her at all this season?”
     

    Why did Fiona leave When Calls the Heart?

     
    Kayla Wallace joined the cast of Hallmark Channel’s longest-running original series in Season 6 as Fiona Miller, an independent young woman who was brought to Hope Valley to help set up the town’s first switchboard. She ended up opening a salon and making friends with the locals.
     
    She immediately won the hearts of some fans, who liked her spirit.
     
    In real life, the actress began dating her co-star Kevin McGarry, who plays Nathan Grant on the series. In 2022, they were cast opposite each other in the Hallmark romance movie Feeling Butterflies. The movie was so popular Hallmark featured the couple again in the 2022 Christmas in July movie My Grown-Up Christmas List.
     
    They announced their engagement in an Instagram post in December 2024.
     

    When Calls the Heart

     
    Hearties did not find out that Fiona would be missing from Season 11 until the first episode aired on April 7. At one point, Minnie (Natasha Burnett) received a telegram from Fiona, who was visiting her sister. She told Minnie that she was enjoying her work with the Suffrage movement and wouldn’t be returning to Hope Valley for a while.
     
    Why the change in storyline? It turned out that Kayla Wallace had booked a role in another series and was unable to film When Calls the Heart.
     
    In January 2024, Wallace announced that she had been cast in Landmark, a new Paramount+ series. The show is being written by Taylor Sheridan. the man who created the popular series Yellowstone.
     
    “THRILLED,” Wallace wrote in an Instagram post. “So grateful. Let’s GO!”
     
    The series is set in West Texas and follows the fortunes of families caught up in the oil boom. Wallace will play Rebecca Savage, an intimidating liability attorney. 
     

    Will Kayla Wallace return?

     
    In an interview with TV Insider, When Calls the Heart star Erin Krakow lamented the loss of Fiona in Hope Valley.
     
    “Not to make it about Elizabeth, but look, she goes to the barbershop and Robert’s there,” she said. “She’s not going to have Robert cut her hair. Yeah, it’s a very close community. I think people are really heartbroken over the fact that Fiona’s not around. And truthfully, we don’t have enough time in the episode to really dig into that. And so hopefully it doesn’t feel like people are in any way cavalier about her departure.”
     
    Krakow, who is also an executive producer on the series, said she hopes to have Wallace back.
     
    “We are hoping that we’ll be able to have Fiona back for some episodes,” she adds. “Who knows? But yeah, we truly, truly over the moon thrilled for Kayla.”
     
    Wallace’s new series, Landman, is scheduled to premiere sometime in 2025.
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  • Fans are in a frenzy after seeing this post on Kayla Wallace’s Instagram

    Fans are in a frenzy after seeing this post on Kayla Wallace’s Instagram

    Some Hallmark fans are in a frenzy over a recent Instagram post on Kayla Wallace’s account. The photo shows a Polaroid of Wallace and her When Calls the Heart co-star and fiancé Kevin McGarry smiling at the camera. The only caption is a heart.

    While some fans thought it was just a sweet nod to her romance with McGarry, others are convinced the photo is proof that the pair are married.

    “Photo evidence,” wrote one fan in the comments section.

    Kayla Wallace’s Instagram

    Kayla Wallace and Kevin McGarry announced in December 2022 that they were engaged. The couple posted a video to Instagram with the caption, “Forever.”

    Fans were thrilled.

    “Best couple EVER,” wrote one. “I love the way you look at each other.”

    Their When Calls the Heart co-star Erin Krakow weighed in with, “Our forever friends found their forever! So happy for you both! Still haven’t recovered from this beautiful moment!”

    Wallace and McGarry met on the set of Hallmark’s longest-running original series When Calls the Heart in 2019. Both actors joined the series in its sixth season.

    McGarry was cast as Mountie Nathan Grant, who was brought on the show as a suitor for widow Elizabeth Thornton (played by Erin Krakow). Wallace joined the cast as Fiona Miller, an independent young woman who was brought to Hope Valley to help set up the town’s first switchboard.

    Wallace and McGarry announced they were a couple in 2020. In March 2022 they starred in the Hallmark rom-com Feeling Butterflies. The movie was so popular Hallmark featured the couple again in the 2022 Christmas in July movie My Grown-Up Christmas List.

    A photo from Kayla Wallace's Instagram. (Image: instagram/@imkaylawallace)
    The evidence. (Every single one of us scrutinized this photo. We can’t decide if there is a wedding band and engagement ring or just an engagement ring on her hand. Thoughts?) (Image: Instagram/@imkaylawallace)

    Instagram post

    Over the years, both McGarry and Wallace have shared photos and messages to each other on Instagram. But it was a Valentine’s Day post that got fans excited.

    In the photo, Wallace is wearing a white dress and has her hand on McGarry’s shoulder. Some fans claim she is wearing two rings on her finger. (Every single staff member here at TV Cheddar has taken a look and we cannot agree on whether there is a second ring or not.)

    “Did you get married?” one fan wrote. “You are wearing 2 rings. Congratulations!!!!”

    “Zoomed in on photo and your ring finger,” wrote another. “You got two rings on it looks like. Is this maybe photo evidence of more than just being engaged?”

    Neither Wallace nor McGarry responded immediately to the rumors. We will update this article as soon as more information becomes available.

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  • Kayla Wallace and Kevin McGarry are engaged!

    Kayla Wallace and Kevin McGarry are engaged!

    When Calls the Heart stars Kayla Wallace and Kevin McGarry announced in a social media post that they are engaged.

    “Forever,” wrote Wallace in the caption of an Instagram video that showed a diamond glittering on her ring finger.

    “Beautiful!!!! Congratulations,” wrote When Calls the Heart co-star Pascale Hutton.

    “Our forever friends found their forever!” wrote Erin Krakow. “So happy for you both! Still haven’t recovered from this beautiful moment!”

    Kayla Wallace and Kevin McGarry

    Wallace and McGarry met on the set of Hallmark’s longest-running original series When Calls the Heart in 2019. Both actors joined the series in its sixth season on the air.

    McGarry was cast as Mountie Nathan Grant, who was brought on the show as a suitor for widow Elizabeth Thornton (played by Erin Krakow). For two seasons he competed with businessman Lucas Bouchard (played by Chris McNally) for Elizabeth’s hand. At the end of Season 8, she chose Bouchard. In Season 9, McGarry’s character met a newcomer to Hope Valley, Mei Suo (played by Amanda Wong) and sparks flew.

    Wallace joined the cast as Fiona Miller, an independent young woman who was brought to Hope Valley to help set up the town’s first switchboard.

    Officially a couple

    McGarry and Wallace announced they were a couple in a 2020 Instagram post. In March 2022 they starred in the Hallmark rom-com Feeling Butterflies. Their next movie together, My Grow-Up Christmas List, premiered during Hallmark’s Christmas in July lineup.

    McGarry played Mitch Cutty on the Canadian series Heartland from 2016 to 2021. He has had roles on the TV shows Saving Hope, Man Seeking Woman, and Private Eyes. In 2015, he played Joey Castelluci in the Hallmark Movies and Mysteries film Signed, Sealed, Delivered: From Paris with Love. He has also starred in the Hallmark movies Love at First Bark (2017), A Song for Christmas (2017), Autumn Stables (2018), and Winter Love Story (2019).

    He recently finished filming The Wedding Veil Expectations, which will air in January 2023.

    Wallace attended The Canadian College of Performing Arts in Vancouver. She has appeared in the TV shows The Good Doctor, Zoe Extraordinary Playlist, and Breckman Rodeo. She starred in the 2018 Hallmark movie Once Upon a Prince.