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?
Very disappointing that such a “goody goody” show was so callous in the way they treated Christina.
Bring Cristina back!
I wonder what happened to Christina when she was no longer on the show. I continued to watch the show but found that I was not as interested in watching as I was when Christina was a host. I did watch the hole two hours and now I try to watch the DIY segment of the show and then channel. Sorry they let Christina go.
Tried to stay with the show. Younger but not better. Miss you Cristina.
I was wondering what was up when Christina was no longer on the show. I continued to what the show but found that I was not as interested in watching the show as was before.used to watch the show for the hole two hours every day. Now I will try to ture it on so I can watch the DIY part of the show then I will change the channel.
I liked Christina and feel the show lost some of it’s authenticity. The current co-host is doing an OK job, but with Christina I was much more identifiable . To bad, now do not watch the show very often.
I really expected more respect for fans of the show that nothing was explained in regards to Christina. I thought that Home and Family was better than this. They like to tout themselves as a family and yet they just swept Christina and her fans under the rug. This is not how a family works and also where is Tanya
The show is not the same w/o Christine, Debbie does not have her warmth or her elegance. Not a viewer anymore!
I miss Christina. She gave that elegant, very special spark to the show, and the chemistry between her and Mark seemed so warm and genuine. I really don’t watch the show anymore, because I find myself being resentful that she has been replaced. I guess you could say my feelings are hurt on her behalf.
Carol cancel the show now that Christina’s gone
I so liked Christina on home and family. She brought a sense of elegance to the show. I do not like the replacement. She seems to be a little like look at me type of person. She is a lttle too much for me. I will not watch the show anymore.
Show was unique. I applauded Hallmark for it. It comes across as plastic, fake, fawning. Too bad. Another fan lost here.
I will bow out of watching Home and Family. Debbie cannot replace the warmth and genuine personality. Debbie seems fake… the show does not hold our interest anymore. Miss you Christina. Good luck on whatever you do.
I will now out of watching Home and Family. Debbie cannot replace the warmth and genuine personally. Debbie seems fake… the show does not hold our interest anymore. Miss you Christina. Good luck on whatever you do.
We’ve wondered what had happened with her not being on the show. I’ve tried watching, but, it has lost something. Even the cooking segments have lost their glitter. I used to set “record” for it, but no longer. Someone made a big mistake. The spark is gone. So sad!