American Pickers fans slam show for ‘secrecy’ amid Frank Fritz’s ‘absence’ while fans wonder if ‘he’ll ever come back’
AMERICAN Pickers fans slammed the show for its “secrecy” amid Frank Fritz’s “absence.”
Fans took to Twitter to wonder if the TV personality will “ever come back” to the show.
In response to a tweet promoting the show’s new episode, one fan wrote: “I'm left thinking Frank 'Jimmy Hoffa' Fritz!!! :-( Just tell us where the little dude is, why all the secrecy????”
Another added: “Where is Frank gone?”
A third asked the same question as they wondered: “Where’s Frank?”
FRANK SPEAKS OUT
The show has not fully explained Frank’s absence, though the TV personality recently opened up about his departure from the show during an exclusive interview with The Sun.
Frank- who - addressed if viewers could see him back on the .
Frank seemed unsure about his future on the show as he told The Sun: “That was a big thing about coming back to the show. How can I come back to the show 65lbs lighter?
Mike previously claimed Frank’s absence from the series was because he was recovering from back surgery.
Frank said of how his back is today: “My back is doing perfect. I had a couple of rods put in there. It was from lifting stuff all the time.
Frank said: “I haven’t talked to Mike in two years. He knew my back was messed up, but he didn’t call me up and ask how I was doing. That’s just how it is.”
While Frank refused to reveal the exact cause of the falling out, he claimed there was tension over their .
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He explained: "The show is tilted towards him 1,000 percent. I can’t even bend that far down to show you how much.
"That’s fine. It’s like you’ve got Aerosmith and there’s Steven Tyler and he’s the front man. I found my spot, I’m second and he’s number one on the show. That’s no problem with me, maybe he does have a problem.”