Little People fans threaten to boycott the show after Zach and Tori Roloff confirm they’re quitting series
LITTLE People fans have threatened to boycott the reality TV show after Zach and Tori Roloff confirmed they’re quitting the series.
The couple revealed they are leaving Little People, Big World after its current season during the most recent episode of their podcast.
On Monday, TLC shared a clip from the long-running series on Instagram.
The show excerpt featured Zach, 33, and Tori, 32, praising the mobility of their one-year-old son, Josiah, and how he can “move,” “backup,” and “parallel park” inside his baby walker.
In the comment section, one person wrote, “Too cute. This is the one you all have to watch out for.”
Another fan jokingly commented, “These things create baby speed racers lol.”
A sentimental commenter mentioned, “Zach, Tori, Amy and Chris are the best parts of this show. If the show continues after this season, I doubt I’ll continue to watch.
“I completely understand why they’re leaving, but the show won’t be the same.”
Rumors previously circulated that the couple would quit the series after feuding with Roloff patriarch Matt, 62, over the family farm.
On Thursday, Tori and Zach finally confirmed on their new podcast, Raising Heights, that they aren’t returning for Season 26.
During the episode, the pair explained their reason for quitting nearly two decades after the show’s premiere when Zach was a teenager.
“Let’s just talk about the elephant in the room. Are we coming back to Little People Big World?” Tori prefaced.
“We are not. We made that pretty clear the last cycle,” Zach revealed.
“But I don’t think it’s been officially announced to people like we are not coming back to Little People Big World. We are done. That part in our lives, that chapter has closed,” Tori added about the decision.
Zach noted that it should be no surprise to fans that they’re leaving the TLC series after the events that played out in recent seasons.
The father of three also revealed that they hadn’t officially been asked to return.
“I think the chapter has closed regardless of us being asked back or not. We made it pretty clear we’re done with that chapter for multiple reasons.
“Because we made that pretty clear, they haven’t asked us back technically, but this last cycle was rough between the family, the farm deal, and we were done with it. We moved on.”
They then shared what led to their decision to leave the show, including wanting to separate from their family and honor the privacy of their three kids: Jackson, six; Lilah, four; and Josiah.
Tori and Zach still appear on Season 25 of LPBW, which premiered last Tuesday.
THEY’RE OUT
In September, The U.S. Sun exclusively revealed that the reality TV couple would unlikely return to the show.
Viewers had watched the duo battle with Matt after he turned down their offer to purchase a portion of the $4 million Roloff Farm.
Things got so tense that Tori and Zach moved their family to Battlefield, Washington, a far drive from their family’s Hillsboro, Oregon farm.
Matt’s fiancée, Caryn Chandler’s son, Connor, 24, shared how often Tori and Zach visit the farm since their big move and ongoing feud with Matt.
“Based off what I know, maybe twice a year. You know, they moved, obviously, they moved away and just with all the indifferences, they’re kind of doing their own thing,” Connor told The U.S. Sun.
“I did hear through the grapevine that they do not want to be on another season if the show were to continue and they just want to do their own thing.
“I do believe no matter whether there’s a continuance or not, Zach and Tori probably will not be seen on the next season,” he added.
ONGOING FEUD
Zach still appears to be at odds with his father, as he dodged questions about Matt and Caryn’s engagement on the latest episode of LPBW.
When asked by producers how he felt about the big news, Zach said he “didn’t want to talk about it,” insisting that they’d move on.
Their feud again became apparent when Matt revealed that he had selected his ex-wife, Amy, 61, to take over the farm after his death.
“We’ve all but decided that, when I die, we’re giving whatever piece of the farm I still have to Amy,” Matt said in a preview for next week’s episode.
Amy was stunned by the gesture and replied: “I don’t even know how to comment on that.”
