When Calls the HeartStar Kevin McGarry Confirms He and Costar Kayla Wallace Are Married!

Mar. 15, 2025

Kevin McGarry and Kayla Wallace.Photo:Kayla Wallace/Instagram

Kayla Wallace/Instagram

When Calls the HeartstarsKevin McGarryandKayla Wallaceare married!

The actor said “no” and held up his hand to show off the ring as the audience clapped and cheered the news.

McGarry and Wallace first met on the set of the long-running Hallmark show in 2018, when they both joined the series for season 6, which aired in the spring of 2019. He was cast as Nathan Grant, one of Hope Valley’s mounties, and she played Fiona Miller for five seasons beforebeing written off the showahead of season 11 due to scheduling conflicts.

From left: Kayla Wallace, Clayton Chitty and Kevin McGarry in season 7 of ‘When Calls the Heart’.David Dolsen / Hallmark Channel / Courtesy Everett

David Dolsen / Hallmark Channel / Courtesy Everett

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Two years later, just before Christmas in December 2022, McGarry and Wallace announced their engagement via ajoint Instagram postfeaturing a clip of the couple kissing, set to The Beatles classic “In My Life.” Wallace wrote in the caption, “Forever ❤️.”

In a March 2024 interview withEntertainment Tonight, McGarry shared that he and Wallace bonded early on over their mutual love of music. “We always play. We’ll play music together," he said. “That’s how it all started actually. We, you know, collaborated … we do that all the time."

He teased at the time that he might even jump onstage and sing at the couple’s wedding. “There’s always a chance,” McGarry toldET. “Champagne, I imagine, is being served so … there’s a chance that could happen.

Kevin McGarry and Kayla Wallace.Kayla Wallace/Instagram

McGarry also revealed a few details about their wedding plans, saying he and Wallace had “talked about” destination weddings but ultimately decided to keep the event in Canada since their families are there.

He toldETthe pair — who have starred together in two Hallmark Channel movies,Feeling ButterfliesandMy Grown-Up Christmas List— intended to exchange personal, handwritten vows. “You know you’ve got an audience. You gotta throw a joke or two in there,” he said.

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McGarry also promised that the wedding guest list would include a few of theirWhen Calls the Heartcostars. “It’s going to be intimate, but I know there will be a couple of familiar faces there,” he said.

McGarry and Wallace are just one of several couples to find real-life love thanks to the show, which first premiered in 2019. Back in April, series leadErin Krakowtold PEOPLE she thinks theshow has sparked some cast romancesbecause “there’s just always been a bit of magic in Hope Valley.”

“There’s something so special about our show and the energy in Jamestown [British Columbia, Canada], where we shoot,” she added.

source: people.com