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 only watched because of Christina. She was genuine. She was the right age for the younger generation to learn from and the older viewers could relate to her. Bad decision to replace her.
I enjoyed watching the show, recorded it on a daily basis so I would not miss one episode. Since Christina is no longer one of the host, I just watch a little here and there. I have been so disappointed ! I am no longer a fan of the show. I’m sure there are many women like myself (no longer in our 20’s) that watched the show because she was one of the hosts.
I dont care for the show now that Cristina has been fired. I dont care for Debbie.
I loved that show, and a mostly watched because of Christina. Have lots of other choices for TV, so I will no longer watch Home & Family.
Not impressed! No will not be watching!
I was just checking to see if this show is even ON anymore!
There must be a lot of talkers rather than walkers. 🙁
I turned it on for a second today too. It was Debbie and Mark, so I didn’t stay tuned. I would watch on the days Debbie was on Vacation, but I don’t know how I will know when that happens.
Love her, not too crazy about the repalcement. Please bring Christina back.
CRISTINA IS MISSED EVERYDAY!!!!! hardly worth watching anymore….
The show is not the same without Christina!!!!! Please bring her back if you haven’t humiliated her too much! I use to watch every day, but not any more!
I was wondering what happened. I like the show but I really miss Christina. I think she was so much better than the replacement. I don’t really like Debbie. She is an airhead. She thinks she’s funny. It comes off as stupid. I have to DVR it to fast forward threw the stupid. Mark is so corney too. Handsome but corney. Those games are a waste of time. You asked for comments. I don’t usually write comments. But this really did bother me enough to write. Good Luck to all.
We have watched home and family for a long time but now that Cristina is gone we no longer watch it. I think they made a VERY big mistake letting her go!
I no longer watch home & family. I think Christine was done dirty and much better
At hosting than Debbie. I also have no respect for anyone on the view.
i AM A BIG FAN OF CHRISTINA oops a very long time I have watched her ,Im so sorry that they let you go ,I wom’6t watch anymore ! Where is Matt Rogers ?
Matt is in Tennessee, but he was going back a forth to be on the show. I guess he’s still doing that. I don’t watch the show anymore. But they made a big deal about him moving to Tennessee and they showed his family and their new beautiful home. They give Cristina the boot with no fanfare at all. And while I liked Matt, Cristina was worth 10 of him. They treated her very badly, it’s really unforgivable how they dismissed her. We love you Cristina!
I liked Christina. She was real. I wondered what had happened to her. Give her her own show. I rather watch her.
I don’t watch Home and Family often but when I do I look forward to watching Christina. She had heart and warmth. The show is not the same without her. If she was fired due to age, shame on Hallmark that has the nerve to call themselves the “Heart of Christmas”.
Especially when they acted like Scrooge when it came to how they treated Christina.