{"id":148742,"date":"2025-02-07T17:03:12","date_gmt":"2025-02-07T17:03:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/07\/qvcs-kerstin-lindquist-bids-tearful-goodbye-to-network-after-13-years\/"},"modified":"2025-02-07T17:03:12","modified_gmt":"2025-02-07T17:03:12","slug":"qvcs-kerstin-lindquist-bids-tearful-goodbye-to-network-after-13-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/07\/qvcs-kerstin-lindquist-bids-tearful-goodbye-to-network-after-13-years\/","title":{"rendered":"QVC\u2019s Kerstin Lindquist Bids Tearful Goodbye to Network After 13 Years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div wp_automatic_readability=\"87.484081041968\">\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ????><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ????><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3879709\" style=\"width: 900px;\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<div class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom:55.857142857143%;\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption\"><br \/>\n Kerstin Lindquist<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Courtesy of Kerstin Lindquist\/Facebook<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>QVC\u2019s <strong>Kerstin Lindquist<\/strong> tried to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/qvc-host-kerstin-lindquist-tears-up-in-final-saturday-morning-q-show\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hold back tears<\/a> when she hosted her final show with the shopping network after nearly a decade and a half.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI love you guys. Honestly, it\u2019s not goodbye,\u201d Lindquist shared on Thursday, February 6, while hosting \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/KerstinLindquist.StRest\/videos\/4233838620176869\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Feel Good Finds<\/a>\u201d with her coworkers and friends <strong>Rachel Boesing<\/strong> and <strong>Alberti Popaj<\/strong>. \u201cThank you for having me here for the last 13 years. You really, truly are my family.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Throughout her farewell show, Lindquist received heartfelt messages from her fellow QVC hosts including <strong>Rick Domeier<\/strong> and <strong>Pat James DeMentri<\/strong>. She showcased some of her favorite products from Home Reflections, Lug, Calista, Barefoot Dreams and ActionHeat.<\/p>\n<p>She also had the support of her family, who stayed up until midnight to watch her from the QVC studios in West Chester, Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\" wp_automatic_readability=\"10.233502538071\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/qvcs-most-memorable-hosts-where-are-they-now\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/QVCs-Most-Memorable-Hosts-Through-the-Years.jpg?crop=0px%2C39px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=400%2C225\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"QVCs Most Memorable Hosts Through the Years\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/QVCs-Most-Memorable-Hosts-Through-the-Years.jpg\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/qvcs-most-memorable-hosts-where-are-they-now\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">QVC\u2019s Most Memorable Hosts: Where Are They Now?<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tSome QVC shoppers can\u2019t help but make a connection with some of the network\u2019s products \u2014 and hosts. Over the years, viewers have developed close bonds with longtime program hosts who have a gift of selling everything from fashion and beauty products to food and electronics. Every so often, some of the program hosts decide [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cEvery time you buy something, it is based on a need, and that need is validated by another human,\u201d Lindquist explained in her sendoff. \u201cHere at QVC, that\u2019s what it\u2019s all about. We are validating you as a human being. It can be fulfilled by sticking here with us. It\u2019s a relationship. This isn\u2019t just buying something.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The QVC veteran encouraged viewers to keep watching and get to know new hosts who are coming to the shopping network.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption \">\n<div class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom:125%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large credit-added wp-image-3879710\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/QVC-Host-Kerstin-Lindquist-Bids-Tearful-Goodbye-to-Shopping-Network-After-13-Years-2.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all\" alt=\"QVC Host Kerstin Lindquist Bids Tearful Goodbye to Shopping Network After 13 Years 2\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/QVC-Host-Kerstin-Lindquist-Bids-Tearful-Goodbye-to-Shopping-Network-After-13-Years-2.jpg?w=200&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/QVC-Host-Kerstin-Lindquist-Bids-Tearful-Goodbye-to-Shopping-Network-After-13-Years-2.jpg?w=300&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/QVC-Host-Kerstin-Lindquist-Bids-Tearful-Goodbye-to-Shopping-Network-After-13-Years-2.jpg?w=400&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/QVC-Host-Kerstin-Lindquist-Bids-Tearful-Goodbye-to-Shopping-Network-After-13-Years-2.jpg?w=600&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/QVC-Host-Kerstin-Lindquist-Bids-Tearful-Goodbye-to-Shopping-Network-After-13-Years-2.jpg?w=700&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 700w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/QVC-Host-Kerstin-Lindquist-Bids-Tearful-Goodbye-to-Shopping-Network-After-13-Years-2.jpg?w=800&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/QVC-Host-Kerstin-Lindquist-Bids-Tearful-Goodbye-to-Shopping-Network-After-13-Years-2.jpg?w=900&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 900w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/QVC-Host-Kerstin-Lindquist-Bids-Tearful-Goodbye-to-Shopping-Network-After-13-Years-2.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/QVC-Host-Kerstin-Lindquist-Bids-Tearful-Goodbye-to-Shopping-Network-After-13-Years-2.jpg?w=1200&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 1200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/QVC-Host-Kerstin-Lindquist-Bids-Tearful-Goodbye-to-Shopping-Network-After-13-Years-2.jpg?w=1400&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) calc(100vw - 6em), (max-width: 1000px) 80vw, 1000px\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"credit\">Courtesy of Kerstin Lindquist\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cAll of these new hosts, all of these people, they are here for you,\u201d she said. \u201cThey love you. Make new friends, stay engaged with us. That\u2019s what this life is all about. It\u2019s validating each other and being seen and heard. I love you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In December 2024, Lindquist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/qvc-host-kerstin-lindquist-leaving-shopping-network-after-13-years\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">first announced she was leaving<\/a> QVC to spend more time with family and \u201cfocus on faith and wellness in women\u2019s lives.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter a prayerful year, God has led me to such a time as this,\u201d she wrote via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DD2U9uxRS-_\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a> at the time. \u201cThis is more than shopping, it\u2019s a relationship, and we will always be family. I pray I\u2019ll still be able to serve you in what\u2019s to come for me in 2025 and I know if you follow along you will continue to be blessed. Xoxo.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \" wp_automatic_readability=\"8.5\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\" wp_automatic_readability=\"7\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Since announcing her departure, Lindquist said she will be continuing her \u201cStRest\u201d podcast while writing new books and working on health and wellness workshops.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGod always provides. Always,\u201d Lindquist wrote in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kerstin-lindquist.com\/post\/but-what-are-you-going-to-do\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">blog post<\/a> on January 30. \u201cMaybe not how we expect but He will provide His peace that goes above our understanding. Stay close friend. The best is yet to come.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Stay connected with Lindquist by subscribing to her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kerstin-lindquist.com\/contact-10?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAaa8-W1vLSDfoU2sdhBS-vm_BYMNF3d3vCB1pX-Q1cHo5HiWFjXyCbH5Hyg_aem_Hdsusg1rGt4r22k6Tw_BBw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">newsletter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/qvcs-kerstin-lindquist-bids-tearful-goodbye-to-network-after-13-years\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kerstin Lindquist Courtesy of Kerstin Lindquist\/Facebook QVC\u2019s Kerstin Lindquist tried to hold back tears when she hosted her final show with the shopping network after nearly a decade and a half. \u201cI love you guys. 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