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Lori Loughlin returned to Instagram more than seven years after being rocked by the college admissions scandal and she had the help of her former Full House co-stars to make her highly-anticipated re-debut.
The 62-year-old actress made her first post on the picture and video sharing social network since deleting Instagram in March 2019 amid news of the infamous Operation Varsity Blues college bribing scandal which saw her spend two months in prison.
Loughlin - who revealed her separation with 63-year-old fashion designer husband Mossimo Giannulli after 28 years of marriage in October - had pled guilty to paying $500,000 to get her two daughters enrolled into University of Southern California in 2019.
After receiving half a million dollars from Loughlin and Giannulli, fixer Rick Singer arranged to get her daughters Isabella Rose, now 27, and Olivia Jade, now 26, onto the school's rowing team, despite them having no background in the sport.
Now, Loughlin has returned to Instagram by posting a video on Monday featuring appearances from Full House castmates John Stamos, Jodie Sweetin, Candace Cameron Bure, Scott Weinger, Andrea Barber and Dave Coulier.
Each star held up a cup of coffee as they said 'Wake up San Francisco' which was made famous by Loughlin's television presenter character Rebecca Donaldson and late Bob Saget's co-host character Danny Tanner.
Lori Loughlin returned to Instagram more than seven years after being rocked by the college admissions scandal and she had the help of her former Full House co-stars to make her highly-anticipated re-debut
Lori Loughlin (right) and her now estranged husband Mossimo Giannulli (left) seen leaving court in 2019. Loughlin pled guilty to paying $500,000 to get her two daughters enrolled into University of Southern California in 2019
After receiving half a million dollars from Loughlin and Giannulli, fixer Rick Singer arranged to get her daughters Isabella Rose (left), now 27, and Olivia Jade (right), now 26, onto the school's rowing team, despite them having no background in the sport (seen in November 2014)
After her castmates were shown, Loughlin finally appeared back on her Instagram feed as she lip-synced a famous line from Full House.
She mimed: 'Hi I’m Rebecca Donaldson and I’m welcoming myself back to the show. Welcome back Becky. Why thank you Becky.'
There was then a sweet tribute to the late Saget - who passed away in January 2022 - as it showed an old clip of him from Full House delivering the line while in character as they were the morning show co-hosts on the series.
'Wake up San Francisco, I’m Danny Tanner,' Saget said in the clip before it cut to present day Loughlin who said: 'And I’m Rebecca Donaldson.'
Loughlin simply captioned the clip: 'Wake up, San Francisco! I’m back on IG [two heart emoji]'
In May 2020, Loughlin and her husband Giannulli pleaded guilty in connection with conspiracy charges in the college admission bribery case.
Loughlin received a two-month jail sentence along with a fine of $150,000 and 100 hours of community service following the guilty plea.
She began her sentence at a federal prison in Dublin, California in October of 2020 and was released that December.
The 62-year-old actress made her first post on the picture and video sharing social network since deleting Instagram in March 2019 amid news of the infamous Operation Varsity Blues college bribing scandal which saw her spend two months in prison
Now, Loughlin has returned to Instagram by posting a video on Monday featuring appearances from Full House castmates including on-screen husband John Stamos
On-screen sisters Jodie Sweetin (left) and Candace Cameron Bure (right) were also featured in the clip
Dave Coulier showed off his humor as he drank from a pitcher of coffee
After her castmates were shown, Loughlin finally appeared back on her Instagram feed as she lip-synced a famous line from Full House
There was then a sweet tribute to the late Bob Saget - who passed away in January 2022 - as it showed an old clip of him from Full House delivering the line while in character as they were the morning show co-hosts on the series
'Wake up San Francisco, I’m Danny Tanner,' Saget said in the clip before it cut to present day Loughlin who said: 'And I’m Rebecca Donaldson'
Loughlin's husband Giannulli received a five-month sentence with a fine of $250,000 and 250 hours of community service.
He began his prison sentence in November of 2020 and was transferred to home confinement in April of 2021, about a month before his sentence ended.
The celeb couple were busted in what was called Operation Varsity Blues - a massive nationwide scandal which involved 33 parents.
At the center of the case was Loughlin and Giannulli's youngest daughter, influencer Olivia Jade.
In YouTube videos posted before the scandal erupted, Olivia told fans she didn't 'really care about school' and was more interested in the social scene as she prepared for her upcoming college experience.
The influencer gave her followers advice on applying to university - just days before federal agents arrested her parents for their involvement in the conspiracy.
She has since apologized for the comments, and has returned to social media after a brief hiatus when the scandal unraveled in March 2019.
Loughlin seen with her daughters in Beverly Hills in March
In October it was revealed that Loughlin and Giannulli split after 28 years of marriage; they ar seen together in April 2009
In 2022, she insisted she was a 'straight A student' who 'worked really hard' in high school even before her parents paid $500,000 for her to get into the University of Southern California.
Professionally, Loughlin's legal troubles kept her sidelined from Fuller House's fifth season and her return to the small screen came late 2021 appearing on a two-part Christmas special for the series When Hope Calls.
In October it was revealed that Loughlin and Giannulli split after 28 years of marriage.
'They are living apart and taking a break from their marriage,' Loughlin's representative Elizabeth Much told the Daily Mail at the time. 'There are no legal proceedings at this time.'
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