American Pickers’ Mike Wolfe admits he’s ‘in tears’ as he spends time with daughter after Frank Fritz suffers stroke
AMERICAN Pickers’ Mike Wolfe has admitted to ending up in tears as he spent time with his daughter after ex cohost Frank Fritz suffered a stroke.
The TV star gushed about his daughter, Charlie, as she worked on her painting skills.
In an Instagram story, Mike, 58, cheered: “That’s my girl!” as he uploaded snapshots of his little one.
In the series of snaps, the American Pickers star captured Charlie as she mixed paint onto her brush and painted the sides of the small bowl.
Mike captioned the post: “Watching someone that I helped create, create simple moments that bring tears to my eyes.
“This I will never forget.”
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The History Channel star shares his daughter Charlie with his ex-wife Jodi Faeth.
Mike’s current girlfriend, model Leticia Cline, 43, jumped to the comments section and dropped a red heart emoji.
All this comes after news recently broke out that Mike’s former co-host Frank, 56, suffered a stroke and has remained in the hospital so far.
Frank’s stroke took place about one year after he was fired from his role on the TV show.
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Frank has struggled with alcohol addiction for years and battled Crohn’s Disease, which is a chronic inflammatory bowel condition.
Upon hearing the news of Frank being hospitalized, Mike took to social media and asked his fans for support and “to pray for his friend.”
‘HEARTS AND THOUGHTS
In his Instagram post: Mike wrote: “I have been very private in the past year, in regards to Frank’s life, and the journey he’s been on.
“There have been lots of opinions in regards to mine and Frank’s friendship and the show, but now is not the time to set the record straight. Now is the time to pray for my friend.”
He added: “Frank has suffered a stroke and is in the hospital. Please keep him in your hearts and thoughts.”
Mike concluded: “Frank, I pray more than anything that you make it through this okay. I love you, buddy.”
THE BACKLASH
American Pickers fans slammed the dad-of-one as he has allegedly not reached out to Mike since he was fired from the show.
One of Frank’s fans wrote: “Why the concern now, Mike? You weren’t worried before. A little too late, I think. Pretty lame, not real.”
Another slammed: “Mike needs to stop acting fake.”
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A third fan posted: “Mike should be feeling like s**t right now for what he did to Frank.”
A commentator chimed in: “Mike, you suck. Where were you for the last few years when he needed you? Never even calling him to see how he was after his back operation!”