Virgin River star Teryl Rothery dropped a major hint which could see her character Muriel fall in love.

Fans are eager to see s hit romance drama Virgin River make its comeback with season five. Ahead

of its release, actress Teryl Rothery hinted her character Muriel could finally settle down.

When Muriel was first introduced, fans considered her a villain for getting in between Hope Mcrea (played by Annette O’Toole) and Doc Mullins (Tom Matheson).

She made her romantic interest in Doc well aware, which filled Hope with hatred for her even though the couple had been separated for 20 years.

Hope and Doc had been married but never made their break-up official with a divorce, instead, they chose to remain close friends.

During season three Hope was away for the majority of the season as she went to visit an ailing aunt, as a result, Muriel and Doc got closer.

After Hope got into a major car crash on the way back to the Virgin River, Muriel realised just how dedicated Doc was to Hope.

She also made Hope a photo blanket with all her loved ones’ faces for when she left the operating room.

As Doc went from a potential romance to a platonic friend, actress Teryl Rothery hinted at her character bagging a love interest in season five

Teryl stated: “I would want her to find a love interest, that poor woman Muriel is constantly searching and searching and searching.

“It’s like okay ‘you need a break’, give her somebody

“Just for her to experience that because there’s obviously a tremendous need in this woman that she does the things she does and behaves the way she behaves.”

The actress continued: “That’s all her way of covering as we discover that vulnerability in her, which I think all humans do, we all cover it up with something.”