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?
People can relate to Cristina and she has such personality and sense of humour . Something is missing and it is Cristina for sure!!! I will not watch anymore! Cristina is a real, the new hostess looks plastic, she is beautiful and sweet but not Cristina.
Will no longer watch the show.
bring Christina home
bring Christina back
I do not watch the show since that Barbie doll took C.F’s place I dislike the way she is ALWAYS touching Steve I think she has a personality of a slug, she is probably is a nice person but she acts like a self serving witch. She upstages the others on the show and is overbearing Bring back CF she brought class to the show!
Cannot believe they fired the only reason to watch the show. Won’t be watching any more. No reason to.
Sad that Home & Family decided to replace Cristina. Loved her on the show.
I have tried repeatedly to watch Home and Family since Cristina left but cannot stand it without her. She gave it class! When she was there I could tolerate Steins but now it is impossible to even watch a craft segment with he and Debbie. For goodness sake, could the network not see the value that Cristina brought to the show? I watch all the Hallmark movies and get so disgusted when they break in with Steins and Debbie. I hope Cristina gets her own show. Would love to see her with the others on the show!
I have watched the show since Cristina was replaced, but I feel it is lacking without her. I feel she was replaced because the network wanted someone younger, which was totally stupid on their part, because she is a beautiful woman with a great personality and her age should not have mattered at all. Hope she gets her own show; I would certainly watch it.
I feel the same as you do. My comment did not state I felt that, but I do feel as you do. She should not have been let go & I firmly believe it was age discrimination!!
Won’t be watching the show anymore. Watched it briefly and Cristina Ferrari e wasn’t hosting and didn’t like it so I thought I would check to see if the new host was temporary and when I could resume watching, however now I won’t bother . Poor move on networks part as far as I am concerned.
I was very disappointed that Cristina has left the show. I only watched because I enjoyed Cristina’s humor and honesty.
I will not be watching any longer.
I don’t know Debbie much but she can never replace Christina. She’s just another female hostess, not a Christina.
I am so disappointed that Cristina is no longer on the show. I can’t stand to watch it anymore and consequently do not. She was the touch of class that the show had. It is so missing that! I watched it every morning as I got ready for work and miss it. Cristina definitely “made” the show. Such a bad decision by Hallmark!
I have not watched the show since Cristina left , and furthermore have no intention of watching it ever again!!!
Cristina brought love, fun, and class to the show! I wish her the best!
She was the only one I was turning the show on for. I am sorry but I quit also watching. Very disappointing especially when she was great.
I don’t like home and family since the new co-host .i will no longer be watching it