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?
Just wanted to share that Tanya Meme is now engaged. I just loved her, but she got the boot too. Her little girl, who was on the show all the time, was so beautiful, just like her mom. Too bad no one is starting up a new morning show with all the lovely people who use to be on H&M. I’d watch that show.
I just now started watching the show off and on! I miss Christina and always will. She made the show more like a (home and family) whereas Debbie changed it to more like a talk show. Also the show was much more warmer and inviting with Christina!
I love and miss Christine! There was such a special chemistry/respect with Christine and Mark. I don’t care much for Debbie’s flirtatious and childish personality. I liked Debbie before with her contribution to the show, but it just seems like co-hosting has went to her head, and is definitely not a good combination.
Debbie takes over every segment. I just couldn’t handle that much Debbie. I didn’t dislike her before Cristina left. I could take her in small doses. She’s like eating too much candy on Easter morning.
I think that the show is as good as it always has been – I and many others miss Christiana Ferrare – What I miss most is that the people on the show say they are true Christians but today I watched a woman cooking fish and everyone was celebrating with her about her up coming marriage to another woman – they both have children and were compared to the Brady Bunch – Would Hallmark rather insult God then to insult their viewers that are infavor of same sex marriages ? Who do you serve God or Man ?
I love Debbie!! Yea!!
Not that much to be proud of.
I miss Christina. I am no longer an avid watcher. It’s a great show but I the chemistry has changed and it isn’t the same.
A year later and we still miss Cristina! !!! She is the greatest host!!! She really made it feel like home!!!
Don’t watch the show any more……Can’t take to Debbie……..Loved Christina!!!!!!!
Really really miss Cristina , she is the reason I started watching the show. I do not like Debbie at all, she’s a know-it-all, and who likes to be around that. Now it might as well be called the “the I know everything show hosted by only Debbie” won’t be watching anymore. Sorry Mark, I do like you.
I really liked Cristina . I like Debbie but I think she talks over the guess too much.They will be talking and she starts talking before they are finished or takes over.
I really don’t like the show after the changes I feel its not fair that the change was made after starting it.
Debbie M.’s game became obvious when she reached across Christina to spoon feed Mark mashed potatoes on one of the Christmas shows. Christina was the soul of the show, completely natural, great personality for the “home and family” theme, brought out the best in people, and the perfect co-host for Mark Steines. Huge loss. I don’t watch anymore.
I no longer watch the show. I don’t like Debbie.
I no longer watch the show.
I don’t like the co- host Debbie she is sooo phony !!!!