Yesterday, Hallmark Channel announced that host Cristina Ferrare would be replaced as co-host by regular contributor Debbie Matenopoulos. The cable channel didn’t specify when the change would take place.
Today, co-host Mark Steines made a quick announcement that Ferrare had left the show and that Matenopoulos would be replacing her, effective immediately. Ferrare hadn’t been on the show for two weeks and didn’t return for a send-off.
Fans of the show have been concerned if Ferrare was sick and have been wondering if the decision to leave was her decision. On her Facebook page, Ferrare confirmed that she is not sick and essentially says that she was fired. She wrote:
Okay here goes, I feel it’s important to finally step up to the plate and let you know what is happening.
First may I say that my family and I have been so thankful and appreciative for all the love, support, prayers, and good wishes you have been sending me on a daily basis for the past three weeks. It pained me so that I was unable to let you know what was going on out of respect for everyone on Home and Family and the Network. I was asked to wait and I have but now I feel I should out of respect for YOU let you know.
It’s really very simple, Home and Family will have a season 5 which I am so happy for and the Network decided that they want a new co-host and that will be Debbie. She will do a great job!
You can still reach me here on facebook and we shall continue honoring love of family and friends. I truly LOVE you all. You have been my rainbow!
What do you think? Are you sorry that Ferrare is no longer a co-host on Home & Family? Will you continue to watch? Should the show be cancelled or, is Ferrare’s replacement a good idea?
I love this show. I think the hosts are genuine and the whole staff seem to genuinely like one another. I like that it is family oriented and I like the segments.mmi understand people didn’t like the change from the original hosts but there must have been some issues we don’t know about. I feel bad people say they don’t watch the show Amy,ore because it is one of the kindest shows on tv. Whenever I want some warm and friendly company, I turn on the Hallmark Channel and Home and Family.
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It’s rotten (dirty, shameful etc) how they handled Cristina’s firing. And why on earth was the decision to then hire a replacement such as Debbie? That has got to be the 10 million $ question! She can barely read her name off a cue card. She’s such a phony!
I do not like watching the show since Christine and Mark are gone. The show is so fake now! Both host need to be replaced as to being fake and boring. Bring back Christine and Mark.