We Now Understand Why Frank Is No Longer On American Pickers

From 2010 to 2020, Frank Fritz hosted the reality show American Pickers on the History Channel alongside Mike Wolff. The series featured the two traveling across the U.S. on what the network calls a mission to recycle America, which required them to source and restore antiques and other forgotten antiques. relics as he meets his owners and hears their stories. Pritz's last episode aired in March 2020 and the show continued without him. Season 21 of it ended in August 2020 and season 22 continues until recently. The History Channel and the team behind American Pickers had not. He didn't say anything about Fritz's disappearance from the show, prompting fans to take to a Facebook fan page to question the lawsuit and wonder what was going on behind the scenes.

Previous speculation and comments from those involved in the series had focused on Coven 19's pandemic back surgery and Fritz's health. Thanks to a July 19 interview with The Sun, the mystery of his disappearance has finally been cleared up. Turns out there's some truth to the previously announced reasons why he walked away he told the outlet I didn't leave the show I finished filming and then I had some back surgery and the pandemic hit, however, it turns out there's something else. in Fritz's game than that in the sun article. Fritz admitted that he and Wolf, who have known each other for 40 years, may want to break up. everyone's sentences have been out of place for a while, he told the newspaper that he hadn't spoken to Mike in two years, he knew my back was bad, but he didn't call me to ask how I was doing, that's how Although he didn't reveal the exact cause of the dispute, if that's what it means, at another point during the interview, Fritz lamented, I don't know why he behaves like that with me, but it's clear that the two of them have dealt with provoked tensions.

Because of the fame they've experienced, Fritz said the show is 100 percent biased toward Wolf and that he himself is more of a regular old guy, he hasn't strayed too far from the spotlight, although the reality star has been open about regard. His battle with Crohn's disease since 2013 made headlines meanwhile when he lost 65 pounds despite the long hiatus, he said he would like to come back to the show, but we'll see. I was doing it for 11 years, but there is a lot of controversy. is happening right now, however, Fritz also admitted that resuming his hosting duties after not speaking to Wolfe for two years would be difficult.

His last word on the matter was that it depends on the network if I return to the show, it won't affect it. Unfortunately, it does not seem that Frank Fritz will fulfill his wish. Mike Wolfe himself finally confirmed on July 21 that Fritz will not be returning to American Pickers in an Instagram post that indirectly addressed the matter. Wolfe called his former co-host a brother, rather than his time with Fritz, the journey Frank Danny and I began in 2009, as if all life has its ups and downs, blessings and challenges, but it has also been the most rewarding, he concluded. .

I will miss

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, like everyone. You and I are praying for the best and all good things for him in the next part of his journey, this definitely implies that he will not be returning, a fact that, citing sources close to the show's production, he also confirmed to TMZ earlier this week. There had been speculation that Wolfe wanted to replace his former co-host with his brother Robbie. wolf talking to sun fritz himself said that i think mike wants his brother robbie there to replace me. TMZ however reports that the show's producers have no plans to bring Robbie on board, some fans have said via social media comments that they will stop watching the show as a result of the elimination.

Whether that sentiment is widespread enough to affect the series' ratings remains to be seen. For now, the eleventh year of American Pickers continues. airs Monday nights at 9 p.m. ET on the history channel, check out one of our newest videos here and there will be more looper videos about your favorite reality shows coming soon, subscribe to our YouTube channel and hit the bell so you don't miss a single one. one