Frank Fritz is out. After showing as cohost of American Pickers for more than 10 years, Fritz, 55, will not return to the show, History Channel showed on Wednesday, July 21. Fritz had cohosted with Mike Wolfe because the sequence’ debut in 2010.
“I've recognized Frank for as long as I will be able to take note, he’s been like a brother to me. The journey that Frank, Dani [Colby], and I started again in 2009, like all of lifestyles, has include its highs and lows, blessings and demanding situations, nevertheless it has additionally been essentially the most rewarding,” Wolfe, 57, mentioned in a remark to Us Weekly on Thursday, July 22. “I will leave out Frank, similar to all of you, and I pray for the very best and all good issues for him at the next a part of his journey.”
Fritz last seemed on the show in March 2020. He was once unable to seem in the latest episodes, which filmed amid the coronavirus pandemic, because of again surgical treatment and well being headaches.
On Monday, July 19, he revealed to The Sun that he and Wolfe have not been in contact in a very long time.
“I haven’t talked to Mike in two years,” he stated within the interview. “He knew my back was tousled, however he didn’t name me up and ask how I used to be doing. That’s just how it is.”
While Fritz didn’t element what led to the falling out between the longtime buddies, he shared that there was once rigidity over their growing popularity.
“The show is tilted towards him 1,000 %. I can’t even bend that far down to turn you the way much,” he mentioned. “That’s superb. It’s like you’ve were given Aerosmith and there’s Steven Tyler and he’s the frontman. I found my spot, I’m second and he’s No. 1 at the display. That’s no downside with me, perhaps he does have a problem.”
The Iowa local added that he’s not “boastful” and perspectives himself as a “regular guy,” which is one thing that fanatics relate to.
“The man that connects with me is the man who buys a 30 pack of Busch Light and a pizza at the weekend. That’s my guy. My man buys a $a hundred and fifty signal, not an $8,000 sign,” he said. “All the small ratings are the bread and butter and that’s my deal. … [It would be] arduous [to] put the display on after not speaking to anyone for 2 years.”
Fritz also claimed that Wolfe wants to deliver his brother in as his alternative.
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“You couldn’t simply stick two other people in a van and get the chemistry you get from me and Mike. We’ve recognized each and every different for approximately 40 years. We can end each other’s sentences,” he said. “When everybody is getting along and there’s no drama, me and him are very good together.”
The pair started accumulating many items as youngsters and all the time had a passion for antiques. For the closing 10 years, they traveled across the country in search of hidden treasures — for either their own collection or for resale — in junkyards and barns.
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