When Calls the Heart's Daniel Lissing doesn't regret leaving show, admits he'd love to return even for a cameo
'When Calls the Heart' star Daniel Lissing might have bid adieu to the Hallmark show two years ago, but looking back at the decision now, he claims he is living his best life - free of any regrets whatsoever.
Speaking to Entertainment Tonight about his exit from the long-running Hallmark series and the passion projects he has pursued in the time, Lissing claims he hasn't been one to look back. "It's funny the way the world works," Lissing told the outlet, adding: "If I had stayed on the show,and been there during Season 6 and shot and all that kind of stuff, then I wouldn't have met [my fiancee] Nadia, you know? And I wouldn't be getting married and I wouldn't be at this place in my life where I feel really in line with what I'm meant to be doing personally and professionally, so no regrets at all."
Lissing also further explained: “How can I look at my future wife and say, 'Oh, I should've stayed on this job?' She's my life, you know? That's my personal life and that's exponentially more important to me than a job.” But that said, he does not miss his beloved cast and crew any less. "Sometimes, I really miss living in Vancouver, getting picked up by my driver, Uncle Gary,” Lissing reflected, adding: “It is a family and that aspect of things I really miss. I love all the cast and the people at Hallmark. My time with Hallmark was nothing but positive and I’m truly grateful to be a part of it.”
Fans will be pleased to know that the one person Lissing is still regularly in touch with, is his former onscreen wife, Erin Krakow. He also teased the new project he's been working on that will see the former TV couple reunite, sharing: "About two or three years ago, I sent a big proposal to Hallmark pitching a Christmas movie with Erin and me in modern-day, and they didn't think it was the right time. Maybe it is now?” Speaking about how he would totally work with Krakow again, he said: “I’d be totally open to it, hopefully, Erin would be too."
What Lissing is also wholeheartedly open to, is welcoming the upcoming seventh season of the show, as he claims he loves the arc they are following, something that will keep him tuning in to watch regularly. "It's great, they’re keeping it positive. After Jack's death, it was a really dramatic season. It was a lot of drama there which I think made for great television,” he said. “Erin was masterful in those episodes there, really, really, really great. I think they've brought in two love interests for Erin's character and they’re doing great.”
But the biggest piece of news that might thrill his fans the most is that Lissing has now admitted he would love to make a return to the show - a flashback or even a cameo if the opportunity ever came up. “That would be so much fun. Of course. Just to go up there and see everyone again. I could see my old horse, Taylor,” he told the outlet. “Look, if Hallmark called me for anything, I'd be there. They were there for me for five years so of course, I love those guys, so anytime.”