{"id":2380016,"date":"2026-04-19T14:41:06","date_gmt":"2026-04-19T14:41:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2380016"},"modified":"2026-04-19T14:41:06","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T14:41:06","slug":"the-way-homes-chyler-leigh-defends-elliot-says-kat-is-itching-for-that-ring-as-season-4-kicks-off-exclusive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/the-way-homes-chyler-leigh-defends-elliot-says-kat-is-itching-for-that-ring-as-season-4-kicks-off-exclusive\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cThe Way Home\u201d&#8217;s Chyler Leigh Defends Elliot, Says Kat Is &#8216;Itching for That Ring&#8217; as Season 4 Kicks Off (Exclusive)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">NEED TO KNOW<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Chyler Leigh says Kat is eager for an engagement as Kat and Elliot&#8217;s relationship matures and deepens in season 4 of Hallmark Channel&#8217;s <em>The Way Home<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Leigh defends Kat choosing Elliot and has empathy for all that he&#8217;s experienced that led the couple to their current happy place<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Leigh is excited for fans to see Kat time-travel to the 1920s, meet a young Fern Landry and explore a vibrant new era<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">When <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/the-way-home-final-season-premiere-date-cast-news-and-more-exclusive-11905587\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Way Home;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;The Way Home&quot;}\"><em>The Way Home<\/em><\/a> returns on Sunday, April 19, for its <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/the-way-home-season-4-will-be-its-last-hallmark-exclusive-11854052\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:fourth and final season;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;fourth and final season&quot;}\">fourth and final season<\/a>, at least one couple is finally on solid ground.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Kat (<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/chyler-leigh-says-greys-anatomy-costar-eric-dane-death-is-devastating-in-tribute-11911472\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Chyler Leigh;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Chyler Leigh&quot;}\">Chyler Leigh<\/a>) and Elliot (Evan Williams) will begin the season stronger than ever as they celebrate Alice&#8217;s (Sadie Laflamme-Snow) high school graduation. In fact, as Kat toasts her daughter&#8217;s milestone, she&#8217;s hoping for another celebration of her own soon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Is she itching for that ring? You better believe it,&#8221; Leigh tells PEOPLE. &#8220;It&#8217;s the whole, &#8216;It&#8217;ll happen when it&#8217;s the perfect time.&#8217; How many times has she heard that?!&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>Andie MacDowell, Sadie Laflamme-Snow and Chyler Leigh on The Way Home<br \/>Credit: \u00a92026 Hallmark Media\/ Peter Stranks<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Adding to that anticipation, of course, is that Kat has already seen the ring, which previously belonged to Elliot&#8217;s mysterious mother. After quite a bit of back and forth in season 3, Elliot currently has possession of the Augustine family heirloom.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Even as Kat waits, Leigh, 44, says she&#8217;s thrilled with where the former childhood friends stand in this final season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;What I love so much about their relationship in season 4 is that you see that it&#8217;s matured,&#8221; she says. &#8220;There&#8217;s really this eye-to-eye understanding of, I see the rest of my life with you. I want the rest of my life to be with you. Look at what we&#8217;ve already had to overcome, and where can we go from now?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;But for Kat and Elliot, they stay together, they live together, and you see their dynamics change,&#8221; Leigh continues. &#8220;Evan and I really wanted to put an emphasis on the little moments, like we wanted to put a little kiss in there, because that&#8217;s what people would do. Especially somebody that you love so much, or just the physicality of it, like an arm around each other where maybe it wasn&#8217;t written&#8230; Just to make it seem like this is what happens over time. That&#8217;s just what it is. And it&#8217;s not the honeymoon phase. It&#8217;s that we&#8217;ve progressed it to this point.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Evan Williams and Chyler Leigh on The Way HomeCredit: \u00a92026 Hallmark Media\/ Peter Stranks\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/3GBWRYDJXhLmmeHH9XWrcA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/people_218\/9d30685a662b16cd52e659e069a85a53\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>Evan Williams and Chyler Leigh on The Way Home<br \/>Credit: \u00a92026 Hallmark Media\/ Peter Stranks<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Not all fans of the series have been cheering for Kat and Elliot to wind up together in the end, as Elliot didn&#8217;t always support Kat&#8217;s choices in earlier seasons. But Leigh is steadfast about their pairing and filled with empathy for Elliot&#8217;s journey.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;He has always had this enormous pressure, enormous weight, and that&#8217;s going to carry with you. That doesn&#8217;t just go away. It&#8217;s something you have to grow through, not even from,&#8221; she says. &#8220;You have to grow through it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Leigh continues, &#8220;Essentially, Elliot has had to do the impossible ever since he was a little with growing up with Kat, and then what he learned along the way, with the time travel. And then, as a teenager, when he was falling in love with her, and she goes with Brady. I mean, his journal tracked how many times she came back and knowing about Colton and having to bring her through so many things. I couldn&#8217;t imagine having to carry that weight. He was also the only one that was there for Del during that whole time that Kat was gone.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Chyler Leigh in The Way HomeCredit: \u00a92026 Hallmark Media\/ Peter Stranks\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/KOYKgcIOpgOlRrgez_W8zw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/people_218\/66c184513f375d6a2a12fb9b38ec2c11\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>Chyler Leigh in The Way Home<br \/>Credit: \u00a92026 Hallmark Media\/ Peter Stranks<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In addition to a possible engagement, Kat will be time-traveling again in the new season \u2014 and heads to the 1920s, where she&#8217;ll meet a young Fern Landry (Bianca Melchior).<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I&#8217;m so excited, because it&#8217;s kind of Kat&#8217;s first time that she goes back, and she really enjoys where she is, as opposed to being chased with pitchforks and nearly hanged for being a witch,&#8221; Leigh says. &#8220;She kind of gets to go and play a little bit.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;And the characters in that arc are phenomenal,&#8221; she adds. &#8220;We have some potentially surprise time-travelers this season, but for our &#8217;20s cast and the characters, they&#8217;re brilliant. That&#8217;s such a big, boisterous, ostentatious kind of time, and our creators and wardrobe department, everybody, hair, makeup, set design, set design: it&#8217;s stunning.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for <\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/people-news-daily-newsletter-sign-up-8692701\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:PEOPLE's free daily newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;PEOPLE'&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><strong>PEOPLE&#8217;s free daily newsletter<\/strong><\/a><strong> to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Dive into the fourth and final season of <em>The Way Home<\/em>, premiering Sunday, April 19 at 8 p.m. ET\/PT on Hallmark Channel and streaming the next day on Hallmark+.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/the-way-home-chyler-leigh-defends-elliot-as-season-4-kicks-off-exclusive-11953480\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:People;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;People&quot;}\" class=\"link \">People<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEED TO KNOW Chyler Leigh says Kat is eager for an engagement as Kat and Elliot&#8217;s relationship matures and deepens in season 4 of Hallmark Channel&#8217;s The Way Home Leigh defends Kat choosing Elliot and has empathy for all that he&#8217;s experienced that led the couple to their current happy place Leigh is excited for [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2380017,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[388562,413302,388563,463434,343655,323324],"class_list":["post-2380016","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-chyler-leigh","tag-elliot","tag-evan-williams","tag-fern-landry","tag-final-season","tag-hallmark-channel"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/The-Way-Homes-Chyler-Leigh-Defends-Elliot-Says-Kat-Is.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2380016","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2380016"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2380016\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2380018,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2380016\/revisions\/2380018"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2380017"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2380016"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2380016"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2380016"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}