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 miss seeing christina..i remember her in movie with david niven.i was about 12.she was and is soo beauiful..i remember she takes tumeric in morning and i try to also she was great in h and f..hope she comes back for week showing love her
Ur missing the true ingredient: Christina’s the heart ❤️ of home and family. I will never watch ur show or Hallmark again.
I haven’t watched since Cristina is gone:((
I still want watch since Cristina was let go and read that ratings are at there lowest
Christina’s big smile and loving eyes is what got me watching home and family. Now you have two hosts that try real hard and sweet. But are more in the head. We want heart. One wants to hug Christina. Sorry but Debbie just seems reserved. Sweet. Bet she doesn’t make many mistakes.
Debbie reserved??? Don’t you mean she’s too flamboyant? loud? Talks over everybody? Christina was the backbone of the show.
I thought she was a terrific host I’m sure it had to do with the younger gender, I no longer watch it but I’m sure the new host is doing a fine job.
I loved Christina on home and family and the old home show on a b c she made that show her cooking decorating and crafts everyone looked forward to she made everyone else look good too without her the show is boring she was like having your mom or grandmother teaching you how to run a home and bring great crafting and cooking decorating ideas I just can’t watch anymore it’s not a special show any more just another talk show too many games I miss Christina hallmark made a terrible mistake the show will lose all its followers Christina… Read more »
I will not watch home and family anymore, with Christina’s departure it is missing the essence Christina brought to it. I did notice a negative change in her co-hosts demeanor prior to her exit. Brusque and a little overconfident>
Not too impressed with the new hostess. Way too hyperactive. Almost distracting. Doesn’t seem to
Be in control.
I think that is sad. Don’t watch anymore.(
This is the second Home Show I watched and they took Cristina off I think it is so sad that as we get older we are replaceed What the Home Show did is Is awful As we grow old we should not lose our place on a in a position on talk shows or in the workforce I feel sorry for Christina And her family my heart goes out to her and I don’t know if I will watch the home show after this Judy Robertson
Guess we all feel the same about this show and loosing Christine…But the show won’t go on without and audience! It seems to have lost a lot of us..
The old show was warm and homey…The new show has nothing to do with home and family!
Yes…I too miss Cristina. Why is it when hosts get older the networks fires them? Not fair.
That is exactly what I thought when I figured Christine wasn’t just on Vacation…That is so sad, but age has everything to do with Television…Why not just be real!
I won’t watch Home & Family again with Cristina not there! BIG MISTAKE! Cristina was poise & grace. Don’t like the new person. Lacks the maturity & inner beauty Cristina exuded!
I don’t watch it anymore, either! Christine added the Home feel to it, This gal does not!
To me the word home is warm and inviting, now it is just another talk show~
I will miss Ferrare, she was one of the reasons I watched the show. Younger isn’t always the best, very sad really!