With her due date just around the corner, “When Calls The Heart” star Erin Krakow and her Hallmark hubby, Ben Rosenbaum, were all smiles on March 18, 2026, as they attended the red carpet premiere of “Hope Valley: 1874” in Los Angeles, an event that doubled as a celebration of WCTH’s upcoming season 13 finale.
Glowing in a form-fitting, sleeveless plum dress to highlight her growing baby bump, Krakow posed for photographers with Rosenbaum, who lovingly touched her belly and laughed with her and many of their WCTH co-stars, including Jack Wagner, Kavan Smith, and Viv Leacock, as well as returning cast member Lori Loughlin.
Fans Share Adorable Reactions to Erin Krakow’s Growing Baby Bump
Fans swooned over a video posted to social media from the premiere of “Hope Valley: 1874,” a prequel to WCTH that premieres on March 21, as Krakow and Rosenbaum posed with their co-stars and many Hallmark executives.
One adorably wrote, “Baby’s first red carpet,” while another commented, “❤️love it, Erin looks beautiful!!!”
Someone else gushed, “Love seeing the cast at the premiere! Erin’s dress is beautiful. Baby almost here. 💖💖💖”
While on the red carpet, Krakow teased the March 23 finale of WCTH’s 13th season, revealing that it will include some unexpected twists.
In a video posted to WCTH’s Instagram Stories, she carefully chose her words as she teased, “I feel like there have been so many great moments, but there’s something really, really epic happening in the season finale that we’ve never done before, in a location we’ve never shot in before, and I think it’s going to delight and amaze!”
Erin Krakow & Ben Rosenbaum’s Little Heartie is Due Any Day
GettyKrakow, who plays lead character Elizabeth Thornton on WCTH, and Rosenbaum, who has played Mike Hickam during all 13 seasons of the hit series, thrilled fans in June 2025 when they announced they’d gotten married.
Hearties were over the moon again in late November, when the couple announced they were expecting their first child. Krakow and Rosenbaum haven’t announced whether they know the baby’s gender nor the exact due date, but have made it clear that their little one could arrive any day.
One key indicator came when Rosenbaum posted a sweet tribute to his wife on December 1 that said, “6 months of wedded bliss. 5 months of growing our baby. 1 lifetime of love in front of us @erinkrakow 🥰”
GettyIn a wild baby boom that’s hit the WCTH cast, Krakow and Rosenbaum are one of three couples from the show expecting babies this spring. Their dear friends Kevin McGarry, who plays Mountie Nathan Grant, and his wife Kayla Wallace, who stepped back from her WCTH role to join the cast of “Landman” in 2024, shared a joint post on November 11 to spill their baby news.
Meanwhile, WCTH’s Chris McNally shocked fans at the Hallmark Christmas Experience in December by announcing that he and his longtime love, Hallmark star Julie Gonzalo, were expecting their second child. Even more surprising was his admission that all three couples were due within six weeks of each other.
