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?
Home and Family is not the same anymore. I used to watch daily and or DVR the show. I was a faithful viewer since it started. We have stopped. It’s not the same without Christina. We miss you.
They need to change the name of the show to Debbie and Family, or Home and Debbie. Which is better? Neither one if you ask me.
miss Christina, Debbie interrupts too much.
I miss Christina and won’t be watching Home and Family anymore. She was part of the reason I watched in the first place!
We would dvr it so we could see it after work,the replacement doesn’t! Frees up some time on the dvr and we hope Christina will soon be seen on TV. WE DO MISS HER ALOT!!!!!!!!!!
I have missed Christina terribly!! Debbie just does not seem to be genuine 90% of the time . She over exaggerates to the extreme !!! I find her to be annoying. Miss the other girls also but without a doubt your choice of Debbie as coHost in my opinion was a HUGE mistake. Looking for an alternative now to watch in place of H&F .
Cristina will be missed. Woody, Woody, Woody..i have been a fan since The Home Show..loved it when Carol Duvall was the craft diva, Cristina hosted…think its time that my loyalty finds something to watch during this time slot..Sorry
Have not watched the show since Christina left. It’s just not the same. It’s too bad that TV producers, etc. think that women of a certain age need to be put out to pasture, so to speak. Because of their life experiences, they can be a lot more interesting than a younger women. Christina was the heart of that show, and it is a very good show, with a lot of interesting content. So I say very bad decision to let Christina go, and sad.
It’s very obvious that the producer wanted a younger co host. Shame on you Hallmark! I’m very disappointed and I will not watch the show.
I guess home and family doesnt care about any of the comments everyone is posting. I miss Christina! I have been watching since she was let go. Show lacks the homey feeling it had. Debbie isnt working out. She is immature and makes silly comments and jokes. Why is she constantly touching mark and marks arm???? Wont be watching anymore. The show is lacking now and not the same good vibes no longer. Miss Christina immensly@
Ok i was confused about Christina leaving
I feel they should have had her tell the audience she was leaving
I like the show an I like Debbie ever since she was on the view
I will continue to watch the show
Only known about the show a couple months ago by flipping the
Channels
I love all the segments they r so good and the people who present them
Thank u for a show that has everything
Jude heumann
Won’t be watching. I have loved seeing her. She was like family.
That’s it! She was like part of our family. She was a friend that you loved. I wouldn’t want Debbie as a friend. She’s a jitter bug, a Hollyweird phony.. I didn’t dislike her before this happened, but I really didn’t feel one way or another about her, not like how I felt about the other cast members. I loved them. But that’s all over now, because Debbie is in every segment. I can’t watch any of my favorites because there’s Debbie, taking over everything.
WOW so sad that Christina is gone. She was the best of the best and she made the show what it is. Debbie does not do it for me. She is a bit full of herself. Without Christina I will no longer watch the show each day as I did….. BIG MISTAKE!!!
Big mistake. Christina was great. I won’t watch it anymore. Debbie is OK but sometimes the voices are hard to listen to, I can not watch anymore and I loved the show when Christina was there.
So sorry to learn that Cristina Ferrare will no longer be co-host on Home & Family. She was delightful, funny and charming, Cristian was the main reason I enjoyed watching the show. Her bubbly personality, made the whole show interesting. Alas, I’m no longer tuning in, it’s not the same without her. Best wishes Cristina, we miss you.
Disappointed! Christiana was the show. I think the show will suffer and it should. You replace Christina with Debbie???