Lori Loughlin breaks Instagram silence 7 years after college admissions scandal

Lori Loughlin is back on Instagram, and she's got some hands to hold onto with her former costars by her side.

The "Full House" alum, 62, made her long-awaited return to the social media platform on Monday, Aug. 31, for the first time since serving time in prison in connection with the 2019 college admissions bribery scandal.

Loughlin returned via a joint Instagram post with five of her former "Full House" costars: Dave Coulier, Andrea Barber, Candace Cameron Bure, Jodie Sweetin and John Stamos.

The video began with the stars, each recording from separate locations, looking into the camera one after another and saying, "Wake up, San Francisco!" On "Full House," Loughlin's character, Rebecca Donaldson, cohosts a morning show by that name with Bob Saget's Danny Tanner.

The video, which also features "Full House" star Scott Weinger and archival footage of Saget's Danny Tanner, then cuts to Loughlin mouthing along to an old audio clip of herself on the series, saying, "Hi, I'm Rebecca Donaldson, and I'm welcoming myself back to the show. Welcome back, Becky! Why, thank you, Becky."

"Wake up, San Francisco! I'm back on IG 💕," Loughlin captioned the post.

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