Sometimes life leads us down paths we never knew we’d take. Frank Fritz was a beloved staple on television but in his personal life, he was suffering quite a lot.
This is his heartbreaking story…
Diann Bankson was Frank Fritz’s longtime lover. His messy breakup with her led to his alcohol dependence, joblessness, and even a health scare. The two have parted ways for good now but their time together left indelible marks on both of them.
“American Pickers” host Frank Fritz was 25 years old when he met Diann Bankson. The couple dated on and off, and in 2017 got engaged. A year later in 2018, they bought an Iowa farmhouse and moved in together.
But in November of the same year their relationship took a turn for the worse when Bankson made claims that she had “walked in” on Fritz “and caught him in bed with another woman.”
In an interview, Fritz revealed that Bankson had cheated on him and even had gotten a tattoo that reminded him of her ‘betrayal.’ But he said he still wanted to marry her.
“I was going to get married, I bought a house and a big expensive ring, and then I found out my fiancée had been dating somebody else for two and half years,” Fritz said.
“She’s the cheater, that’s why I got a tattoo saying ‘Once a cheater, always a cheater,” Fritz explained, he said the reason he got the tattoo was to serve as a reminder to not make “the same mistake again.” He further added that Bankson had “cost” him a lot of money.
To nurse his broken heart, he began to drink. He said that was how he dealt with his heartbreak. This also caused him to lose a lot of weight. Fritz said “I gave it a good shot. I tried to drink her away.”
While he overcame his drinking problem, he decided to not date anyone for a while since the last relationship with Bankson had “stung hard enough.”
After the breakup, he also suffered losses professional. According to the Sun, he did not appear as the host of History Channel’s “American Pickers” after March 2020.
