AMERICAN Picker’s Mike Wolfe has revealed he is in tears as he shares a rare photo of daughter Charlie after Frank Fritz’s stroke.
News from Frank’s stroke broke last week, after which Mike58, released a statement addressing the tragedy.
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The History Channel star shared the photo of his daughter Charlie in an Instagram post on Friday.
The photo shows Charlie, embracing Mike’s mother and by relative, her grandmother, as the couple look out over a pond.
The TV personality captioned the post: “The two most important ladies in my life. Mama Wolfe and Baby Wolfe, seeing them together brings tears of joy to my eyes.”
Mike concluded, writing, “Everything else fades away and my world feels complete.”
The “everything else” could very well be the emotional turmoil Mike has suffered from his longtime friend and former co-host Frank, 56, who is still hospitalized after his stroke.
Family seems to be Mike’s only refuge as the reality TV star recently shared another post of time spent with his daughter.
In an Instagram story, Mike cheered “That’s my girl!” while uploading snaps of his little one.
In the series of photos, the American Pickers star captured Charlie as she mixed paint on her brush and painted the sides of the small bowl.
Mike wrote in the post, “When I look at someone I’ve helped create, I create simple moments that bring tears to my eyes.
“I will never forget this.”
The Tennessee native shares his daughter Charlie with his ex-wife Jodi Nutrition.
Mike’s current girlfriend, model Leticia Cline43, jumped to the comments section and dropped a red heart emoji.
As mentioned, this all comes after news recently came about Mike’s former co-host, Frank, have had a stroke.
Frank’s stroke took place about a year after he was fired from his role in the TV show.
The former American Pickers co-host has struggled for years with alcohol addiction and battled Crohn’s disease, a chronic inflammatory bowel disease.
MIKE’S STATEMENT
Upon hearing the news that Frank had been hospitalized, Mike made a lengthy statement to discuss the sad news about his estranged friend.
He began: “I’ve been very private over the past year regarding Frank’s life and the journey he’s been on. There have been many opinions about the friendship of me and Frank and the show, but now is not the time to set the record straight. Now it’s time to pray for my friend.
“Frank has had a stroke and is in the hospital. Please keep him in your heart and mind.”
Mike concluded, “Frank, I pray more than anything that you get through this. I love you, friend.”
Frank last appeared on the show on a March 2020 episode, before taking time off to recover from grueling back surgery that left 185 stitches and two rods in his spine.
Then Mike was the one who… publicly revealed that his friend was booted from the show in July 2021.
Although they were childhood friends, Frank exclusively revealed to The Sun that Mike hasn’t reached out to him since he was fired from the show.
“I haven’t spoken to Mike in two years,” he said.
“He knew my back was messed up, but he didn’t call me to ask how I was doing. That’s just the way it is.”
Since Frank was let go, The Sun has revealed that the show… ratings have fallen under a million viewers for the first time in years.
BACK TO THE FANS
Frank spoke to The Sun in July 2021shortly after news broke of his release from the series, claiming he was excited to return to the cast.
He said at the time: “I would love to come back to the show. I’ve done it for 11 years. I’m 100 percent recovered now and I’m ready to roll and get back to the show. ”
But Frank claimed the network would not give him a clear answer about returning, as he continued: “They talk with both sides of their mouths. It would be like telling you I want to go back to the show and then tomorrow say, ‘I never said that, I never said anything about that.’
“The showrunner called me on my birthday on October 11 last year and he said ‘I’ll call you back tomorrow’, but I haven’t heard from those people at all. They’re not contacting me.”
Frank insisted that he “didn’t leave the show”, like him had back surgery and then the pandemic hit.
The collector added: “I don’t know if they can do it cheaper without me or what the situation is.
“I want to go back to the show, but it depends on the network. It won’t affect me for a moment, but I would like to be back for my fans.”
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