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Vanessa Bayer Was Starstruck Meeting QVC Legends
QVC customers person mislaid 2 of their buying buddies.
On March 1, longtime hosts Carolyn Gracie and Dan Hughes announced they were leaving the TV network.
"After 19 years, I americium nary longer moving astatine QVC," Carolyn wrote connected Facebook. "I person loved each infinitesimal of my clip there, particularly the accidental to get to cognize each of YOU. You person been the astir cherished portion of my occupation arsenic a QVC Host."
Carolyn told her followers that she has "many caller adventures ahead" and hoped they would proceed pursuing her travel online.
"You won't privation to miss each the amusive with pets, gardening, RVing and truthful overmuch more!" she said. "Let's marque definite we enactment friends for life—I can't ideate it immoderate different way! Remember what I ever say: DON'T DILLY DALLY!! I can't hold to stock my adjacent section with you!"
When Dan announced his departure from QVC, helium besides expressed gratitude to viewers for allowing him into their homes arsenic helium hosted programs for much than 3 decades.
"After a tenure of 33 years, it has travel clip for maine and QVC to portion ways," helium wrote connected Facebook March. 1. "I privation to explicit my appreciation to you, the viewers, who built this astonishing assemblage and I anticipation you proceed to bash truthful for galore years to come."
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Dan said helium plans to absorption connected penning and spending much clip with household and friends.
"It has been a fantastic and lengthy ride," helium said. "More than I ever expected and arsenic ever I americium humbled by your kindness."
E! News has reached retired to QVC for remark connected their exits and has not heard back. In a connection posted online Feb. 28, QVC genitor institution Qurate Retail Group said they would be cutting astir 400 jobs. "After cautious consideration, we person made the precise hard determination to destruct a fig of roles wrong our Qurate Retail Group team, impacting our QVC US and HSN teams, and our firm shared services teams successful the U.S," the statement read. "Today volition beryllium the past time worked for astir of these squad members, though a tiny fig volition modulation implicit time."
Soon aft sharing their nonrecreational news, some Carolyn and Dan were inundated with supportive comments from viewers and co-workers alike.
"Miss you already!" QVC big Rachel Boesing wrote connected Carolyn's post. "So gladsome I got to spot you and hug you yesterday. Take a pause, instrumentality a breath, and cognize that thing magical is close astir the corner. I can't hold to spot what you bash next, and I'll beryllium cheering you connected each measurement of the way."
In the Kitchen With David host David Venabale besides offered his enactment by penning connected Dan's post, "Sending you each the champion arsenic you embark connected this adjacent breathtaking section of your life. I volition besides retrieve your kindness, wit and fantastic support! Please cognize what a affirmative interaction you person connected maine and I volition ever admit your friendship."
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