When Calls the Heart Star Chris McNally Welcomes Baby — Fans Go Wild
When Calls the Heart star Chris McNally dropped a holiday bombshell at the Hallmark Christmas Experience on December 12, 2025, revealing he and partner Julie Gonzalo are expecting their second child.
File this under delightful timing: Hallmark is having an actual baby boom, and Chris McNally just added to it in the most Hallmark way possible — with ultrasound photos pulled from his pocket onstage.
The reveal
During a When Calls the Heart panel at the Hallmark Christmas Experience on December 12, 2025, McNally surprised the crowd by announcing that he and his partner, fellow Hallmark star Julie Gonzalo, are expecting their second child. He literally fanned out ultrasound pics like a magician revealing the final card, which got the room buzzing fast.
"When we all look exhausted [in season 14], you know why," McNally joked, adding that all three babies are due within weeks of each other.
Yes, three babies. Ben Rosenbaum — who was onstage — congratulated McNally then and there with a handshake as the audience reacted loudly. It was one of those genuine, unscripted moments fans love.
Who else is expecting
- Erin Krakow and Ben Rosenbaum
- Kevin McGarry and Kayla Wallace
- Chris McNally and Julie Gonzalo (baby No. 2)
Why this landed with fans
McNally and Gonzalo tend to keep their relationship and family life pretty quiet, so the onstage reveal hit as a legit surprise. It also neatly ties into the ongoing wave of real-life WCTH couples starting families at the same time, which is a fun, slightly surreal overlap of cast life and cozy TV vibes.
A quick refresher on the parents-to-be
McNally is a When Calls the Heart mainstay and a frequent face in Hallmark holiday movies. Outside the Hallmark bubble, you might have caught him on The CW's Supernatural or TNT's Falling Skies. He has said that being a dad is his favorite job, which tracks with this news.
Gonzalo has a deep resume across TV: Veronica Mars (as Parker Lee), Eli Stone (Maggie Dekker), the Dallas revival (Pamela Rebecca Barnes), and Supergirl (Andrea Rojas). She has also been a regular presence in Hallmark projects in recent years.
What to expect next
Details are still under wraps for now, but with three Hallmark-adjacent babies arriving within weeks of each other, expect more updates soon — and, as McNally teased, maybe some very tired faces when season 14 rolls around.