Home & Family has a new co-host. Today, the Hallmark Channel announced Debbie Matenopoulos will replace Cristina Ferrare as co-host of the daytime talk show.
Ferrare has hosted the series alongside Mark Steines since 2012.
Read the full details below:
STUDIO CITY, CA, June 21, 2016 – Cristina Ferrare, longtime co-host of Hallmark Channel’s Daytime Emmy®-nominated daily series “Home & Family,” will depart the network’s popular original lifestyle program, it was announced today by Hallmark Channel. The network also announced that current “Home & Family” member Debbie Matenopoulos will immediately join Emmy® Award-winning journalist and series co-host Mark Steines as the series’ new co-host.
“Cristina Ferrare has been instrumental in making ‘Home & Family’ one of daytime’s most popular lifestyle series,” said Michelle Vicary, Executive Vice President, Programming & Publicity, Hallmark Channel and Hallmark Movies & Mysteries.
“Cristina’s natural flair and expertise, along with her warmth and grace, set a standard for all of us at ‘Home & Family,’ and we are forever indebted to her.
“It is a great pleasure to promote ‘Home & Family’ regular contributor Debbie Matenopoulos to become Mark’s co-host. Debbie has quickly become an audience favorite among our family of multi-talented lifestyle experts and we look forward to Debbie’s continued unique and exciting contributions going forward.”
What do you think? Do you watch Home & Family? Are you sad to see Cristina leave?
I am personally boycotting the show, Hallmark and any other sponsor of Home and Family. I have notified the sponsors why I am boycotting their products too. There’s no reason I should support these sponsors by purchasing their products. That would allow others to also be treated poorly by the management of Home and Family. Not with MY money, you don’t.
This is heartbreaking. Christina is the only reason I have watched this show. She gave it class! She is so naturally beautiful, inside and out. And I thought she and Mark were sweet together. The rest of the cast just annoy me, some more than others. Their shrill voices, false eyelashes, obvious plastic surgery, etc., just don’t resonate with the average American woman, in my opinion. We all don’t live in Beverly Hills! Christina, you will be missed greatly. I don’t think I will be watching Home and Family anymore.
I am missing Christina. I like Debbie but prefer Christina as Mark’s co host. I will watch when possible but I will not make as big an effort as I used to. Please bring back Christina!! Nothing against Debbie, just love Christina!
I am very disappointed Cristina has left. I watched the show everyday and really enjoy it. Mark and Cristina were great together. I’m sure Debbie will do a good job but I don’t think I will watch the show anymore.
Watched the original show with Chuck Woolery and loved it then. Thrilled when it came back especially with Christina. Couldn’t stand Debbie on The View and no better now. She is too self centered and into herself. Sorry folks but you have lost another viewer. Do like Mark, Kym and the rest of the cast, however, without Christina, I’ll watch something else. The suits at Hallmark have lost their minds!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I’m won’t be watching Home and Family without Cristina. What is wrong with you Hallmark?! One of the few programs I enjoyed BECAUSE everyone seemed like family. And you would just drop her out of the show????? Dumb move!!!!!!!!!!
I always enjoyed watching Debbie but something is missing without Christina. I will not watch any more. (We need someone for us that are older, also.
Cindy
Are you kidding me??? Christina was so much better as host than Debbie! I will no longer watch this lame show, you can’t get rid of someone because of age, Christina was still a viable and relevant presence on the show!
So dad and soory that Christina is gone. I really loved her and miss her. We couldconnect eith her snd her fsmily. She slways mentioned her faith and now it is silly and the mention of drinking is more and its not as fsmily friendly. I truley looked forward to recording and watching each day sfter work. Now its just another talk show do I dont rush home to watch. So disappointed!!
Definitely stopped watching!
Definitely stopped watching! Could tolerate Debbie and Linda (with her voice box in her nose and other “issues”)when Christina was on the show. Now the show is a lame attempt at bad comedy and child-like behavior.
My thoughts exactly. They all look like they’re trying to hard. Even Paige, who is usually so calm, looks “overly smiley” and on edge.
I have the day off today, Friday, July 1, 2016, and home watching television. I put the Home & Family show, and noticed that Christine Ferrari was not on the show. I missed not seeing her. She was bubbly and it is just different not to see her sitting and hosting with Mark.
I wish her all the best in whatever she does!!!
I don’t like that Christina Ferrare is not on home and family. She is great for the show. Sorry Debbie is not as good as Christina. Bring her back! Not watching this show till she is back.
I feel very sad that Cristina is no longer on Home & Family. She was an inspiration to me. She is more or less my age. Usually you don’t see such a beautiful lady hosting the show. It’s always younger ladies. I looked forward every day to see her show.
Did a Google search and Cristina is working with Maria Shriver on her brain health initiative to reduce dementia. I knew she would remake herself quickly- she always does! Good for her!