"American Pickers" supermegacelebrity Frank Fritz has been hospitalized.
His former co-host, Mike Wolfe, took to Instagram on Thursday to announce the news.
"I had been very personal withinside the beyond 12 months concerning Franks's existence and the adventure he’s been on. There had been masses of evaluations concerning mine and Frank’s friendship and the display however now isn't always the time to set the file straight. Now is the time to wish for my friend," his caption began.
"Frank has suffered a stroke and is withinside the hospital. Please hold him to your hearts and thoughts."
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Wolfe continued: "Frank I pray extra than something which you make it via this okay. I love you, buddy."
Last July, Fritz advised The Sun he left the "American Pickers" collection and is not in touch with Wolfe. According to the opening, Fritz turned into fired from the hit History Channel display after he took an almost -12 months hiatus to get over returned surgery, which ended in 185 stitches and rods in his spine.
In August, Wolfe advised the opening that he might be satisfied to welcome his co-host returned to the display.
"We all do care approximately Frank and we need him returned at the display," the supermegacelebrity insisted. "I would really like to speak with him again, we'd in reality love to, however, he simply can’t get it right."
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Wolfe additionally claimed that there’s extra to the story.
"Frank is simply going via loads in my opinion with addictions," he alleged. "It’s unlucky that he’s made choices which have him the manner he is."
At the time, Fritz admitted to the opening that he desired to go back to "American Pickers" after his hiatus.
"I’d nevertheless want to get returned to my job," he stated. "I leave out my pals and my humans and being on the street and assembly all the ones exceptional characters."
However, Fritz has made it recognized that his dating Wolfe has been on the rocks.
In July, Wolfe took to Instagram and launched a prolonged assertion, sharing he will "leave out" Fritz and "pray for the very fine and all top matters for him on the following a part of his journey."
But Fritz wasn’t having it.
"Mike's assertion turned into bulls—t, any person wrote it out for him," Fritz advised The Sun at the time. "We have been in no way pals in grade school. I do not accept it as true within 10 years he stated 5 excellent matters to me, you know? Unless he turned into reducing any person else down and we have been each laughing."
Fritz insisted that Wolfe didn’t attain out to him whilst he turned into experiencing fitness woes regarding his returned injury.
"Mike did not name me himself, in no way, as I stated – we have not spoken for 2 years," stated Fritz. "That is 100% real and I do not like humans that mislead humans. I'm now no longer a liar only for the truth that my mind can not take into account if I lied or now no longer. I do not mislead humans, even supposing it hurts. If it hurts your feelings, I'm sorry. If you do not like me anymore, it truly is your problem."
