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’m sad I loved Christina! Why did you fire her? I love the show and wl continue to watch it….
Christina… pleeeeeeease come back.. Miss you…
I have been a faithful follower of the show for years. Hallmark supposedly represents the values of home, family, faith, and friendship. Cristina’s treatment does NOT show those qualities. I have nothing against Debbie, but fair is fair. This was not!
This makes me really sad to see Cristina replaced by Debbie. Cristina is a classy woman full of grace and Debbie is just obnoxious. On the fence whether I will continue watching Home and Family.
I agree with you Charlene. Cristina is a classy lady and I am not sure I will any longer watch. It does not have the family feeling with her gone.
Bring back Cristina
I’m Saddened that they replaced her with Debbie. I will no longer be watching. I wish you all good luck
For those of you who appreciate the change, follow it with pleasure. As for me, it stinks and totally changes my opinion of Hallmark & Co. I can totally cross off everything Hallmark from m future. The way Christina was treated lacks taste and class and casts a very negative light on Hallmark.
I miss Christina, she brought such a big personality to the show , i enjoy watching the show and I will continue watching..
I’m not sure if we talk about the same person here? Class,grace,charisma??Christina Ferrare? Really? you people are funny.
Sorry to say that but if I wouldn’t be used to her and she would take Debbi’s place back tomorrow I would be very bored now. I can see way they want Debbi she’s very talented.Sorry Christina but you need to be better in what you do or someone else will always kick you of the chair sooner or later.That’s business.
Bring back christina!
Some her glad she’s gone. Don’t need to to be “entertained ” by that boring lady in the morning anymore. Love it now
Yes I agree. So much better without her
Great that they finally got rid of her. She was boring,arrogant ,made stupid comments and very annoying.Stop hanging on old stuff if it’s no good anymore.Love to watch the show now.
So unhappy to hear that Christina is gone. She gave a depth to the show that is now missing, she was Home and Family!!! (As you can tell from the comments) she was someone many of us related well with. Hallmark you have made a mistake but I think you will realize that.
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Dear Ambel,
Thank you for posting. I signed the Petition and, hopefully, the Hallmark Channel will do something to correct this and fire Woody Fraser.
I also signed the petition and hope it brings this terrible injustice to an end.