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?
Also tuned-out , started watching to see Cristina Ferrare , new co-host is good on her other show , but is nothing compared to Cristina . Shame on you Hallmark Channel.
Stopped watching! The show promotes itself to be all about family, good values, and love. The treatment of Cristina shows the true side of the executives in charge. Their action speak so loudly, It turns out the executives at Hallmark are just cold and uncaring.
I’m shocked that Cristina is gone from H&F!!!!! She MADE the show and her and Mark had a chemistry that worked, unlike Debbie. Cristina and Mark made me laugh and want to watch the show every day. I don’t see any fun in the show any more. It’s more straight forward, on with the next guest. I’m so sorry Cristina that you were shoved out of the picture. I don’t see the show lasting without you. Praying for you and that you will get your OWN show as you so deserve it!!!
UNBELIEVABLE!! I started watching H & F because of Cristina!! She’ s beautiful, comical, and classy!! Always was!! How ironic…. I’m redoing my guest room & came across a picture of Cristina on the cover of Woman’s World, from1996, Same week she departed!! I was going to send the picture this week to H & F, I will send it to Cristina instead!! Very disappointing Hallmark !!
I enjoyed Christina so much more; Mark is hard for me to watch, he kind of hogs the show or in someway acts as if it will fall apart without him? Maybe I just do not care for his style, I choose not to watch, I gave it a week or so and could not enjoy so gave up. Bye Hallmark
I’m shocked to find that Cristina is GONE! I thought she was the reason for the show’s popularity in the first place. The guy is OK, but Cristina is the reason I watched. She’s so welcoming and friendly as well as knowledgeable in so many areas. It will be really easy for me to find something new to watch in this time spot, since I don’t really need one more “glamour gal” taking over a spot like this!
Wow, Cristina is gone, because she is old??? I am 31 and l’ve gotta say how shallow do you think we are. I loved Cristina, I remember when me and my mom would look at Avon books, when I was a kid and I thought she was so beautiful. As for Debbie, is friendship ever sacred in Hollywood, I would never of been the one to replace my “friend” they all did this behind her back, I have no respect for her or Mark, they’re shady….also for that matter Mark better watch out, isn’t he like 50. Like Justin Timberlake… Read more »
I’m missing the show so much especially that I’m not working during the summer. Always looked forward to watching it every day during the summer months. Will never tune into the show again. It isn’t good now at all without the mother and friend of the show! Too bad for me s d thousands of other people. Bye bye H&F.
Greatly disappointed in Hallmark’s decision to dismiss Cristina Ferrare from Home & Family. Hallmark has also dismissed me! The remaining cast does not have what it takes to go on without her. Sorry for them and sorry for myself. Best to Cristina in her future endeavors.
Christina added class to the show. Debbie is trying to fill the space left by a loving and caring person. Christina added maturity, fun, class and a sense of family. I do not know how the cast felt about her but I know they are trying to hard to fill the void. I have lost interest.
So sorry to see her go. Guess her age was more of a factor than her charm, trust and class. Bye-bye H n F! Hallmark’s loss, not just in the audience but Christina as well.
I have been wondering where Cristina went…so sad to learn that she was fired, undoubtedly because she isn’t 30. I miss Cristina and her warm personality, and her cooking segments! The show isn’t the same without her. I will not be watching the new show. There was no good reason to fire her, Woody!
Just found out that Christina has been replaced……thought she was on vacation…..what a disappointment. Uncomfortable to watch Debbie as she struggles…….trying too hard. Christina has such an ease and grace about herself……one feels that she is talking to you. You guys have lost a fan.
I finally looked up where Christina had disappeared to today. She was so classy, beautiful, and smart. Why was she let go? She and Mark had terrific chemistry, and so much fun to watch! I had back surgery in April, and every day I loved watching Christina and Mark! I honestly looked forward to them! I’m 58 years old, and she was such a delight to watch!! Someone on a fabulous morning show, more of my age! I was hooked! Now, I’m so saddened by her leaving. I don’t look forward to seeing Debbie try to conduct herself like an… Read more »
Miss Christina on Home and Family. A classy lady that can not be replaced. Very disappointed in Hallmark.
I agree with you Dawn. I was gone and taped the shows. I kept trying to see when Christina would be back, thinking she was on vacation. Debbie is lovely but not as the main female host. Bring back Christina.
Very sorry to see Christian leave
You now need to change the name of that show. How about “That Disfunctional Family”
very clever! and HOW appropriate1
Today I shopped for a card for an upcoming wedding and chose a lovely greeting card. I turned it over and saw it was a Hallmark card. I put it back, got one from another company. This one’s for you Christina!