Lori Loughlinis opening up about persevering amid the toughest of moments.
“It is a community, it is a family, and all the people that work here are so wonderful,” she explained in the segment,broadcasted on Los Angeles' KTLA 5.
“They have welcomed me with such open arms at a time when I was feeling particularly down and broken,” she continued. “That’s how I found a home here, and that’s what I feel like they did for me, and that’s why I’m so proud to be here and working with this organization, because they really do care. It’s really a community.”
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Loughlin said it is “more than just feeding people.”
“It’s about loving people and helping people,” she added. “And I think that is so important, and I am so proud to be a part of Project Angel Food.”
Also connecting it to her own experience, Loughlin said that Project Angel Food has the power to uplift. “I think that’s what Project Angel Food is,” the actress said.
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“Working with people, who have hit a low in their life, facing extreme illness, or have lost their job during the pandemic,” she concluded. “Project Angel Food, is there for them.”
Loughlin was arrested for her part in thecollege admissions scandalin 2019. Along with her husbandMossimo Giannulli, she paid a $500,000 bribe to ensure the couple’s daughtersIsabella RoseandOlivia Jadewere admitted into the University of Southern California. Their acceptance was contingent on them joining the crew team, though neither had ever played the sport.
From left: Olivia Jade, Lori Loughlin and Bella Giannulli.AFF-USA/Shutterstock
Loughlin and Giannulli, 59, pleaded guilty in 2020 to conspiracy to commit fraud. She spent two months in jail later that year and was ordered to complete 150 community service hours upon her release. Her fashion designer husband served a five-month prison sentence, whichhe completed in April 2021.
“They are both beyond relieved to have completed their prison sentences. Mossimo has to finish his community service, but then he can really move on,” a source told PEOPLE last year. “Lori is a wonderful wife, mother and friend. She and Mossimo made huge mistakes. They have taken responsibility for them and just want to start fresh now.”
Loughlin has slowly been easing her way back into normalcy. Last September, shebooked her first acting rolepost-scandal, revisiting her formerWhen Calls the Heartrole in itsWhen Hope Callsspinoff.
This casting marked a major career turn for Loughlin after she was previouslywritten off the series.
source: people.com
