Kamie Crawford Opens Up About Nev Schulman Feud

Model and televison personality Kamie Crawford joined MTV’s “Catfish” in 2018 as a guest cohost alongside Nev Schulman. After that, she became a permanent fixture on the show following Max Joseph‘s exit. Years later, in 2025, it was confirmed that MTV had canceled the series, and Crawford’s name was omitted from the lengthy announcement made by the two original hosts.

Now, she’s opening up and sharing her thoughts on the omission in a new interview after previously hinting at tension in their relationship.

Kamie Crawford Wasn’t Surprised By Nev Schulman’s ‘Catfish’ Shade

Crawford appeared on the “What It’s Really Like” podcast with Molly Burke in April 2026. During the conversation, the former “Catfish” cohost was asked why she thinks Schulman failed to mention her in the announcement about the show’s cancellation.

Before answering, the 33-year-old noted that the host had found the question that she “wouldn’t want to answer.” After thinking for a bit, she said, “That is the question. I just think that [he] probably didn’t want to do it. Like I think he just didn’t want to, which kind of is what it is.”

The Former ‘Catfish’ Host Says She Didn’t Expect To Be Mentioned

Crawford continued reflecting on being essentially left out of the final goodbye for “Castfish” by Schulman. According to her, “What’s interesting, though, is that everyone expected for him to acknowledge me because I had been on the show for so long.”

Crawford went on, “But I didn’t expect to be acknowledged at all. If I would have heard my name, I think that would have come as more of a shock based off of experiences that I had.”

From there, the podcast’s host then suggested that the relationship that they had off camera didn’t match what the fans saw, noting that Crawford “did her job well on camera.” She responded, “I did my job very, very well.” The two then noted that Schulman thanked everyone else involved in the show.

Fans Agree Nev Schulman Should Have Mentioned Crawford

“Catfish” ran on MTV for 9 seasons, with over 100 episodes featuring Crawford as the cohost. Given her lengthy tenure on the show, fans agree it would have been fitting for Schulman to mention her. One fan on TikTok said, “Nev was wack for excluding Kamie! No matter what drama they had, he showed his heart.”

Someone else wrote, “Now this is tea, would have never guessed that they had beef.” Another TikTok user said, “Oh, honey, Kamie is an ACTRESS, we really thought they were friends.”

Lastly, another “Catfish” fan stated, “I honestly loved Kamie on ‘Catfish’ so much, she did not play. And it was nice for her to be there as a woman for other women, if that makes sense.”

Nev Issued His Statement In September 2025

Variety reported in September 2025 that MTV had decided to cancel “Catfish.” Following the report, Schulman and Joseph took to social media to confirm and to issue their remarks as the original hosts of the show.

Schulman began, “After 12 years, almost 300 episodes, and just a lot of traveling, a lot of phone calls, a lot of FaceTimes, ‘Catfish’ has officially been canceled.” From there, Josephs joked that maybe the show is “just on pause” as he had been attempting to return before the announcement. Notably, Crawford had departed the series in 2024.

Throughout the video, both men reflected on the “incredible” journey of “Catfish” and thanked the crew. However, there was no mention of Crawford, who had become a fan-favorite during her tenure on the show.

However, it is important to note that he left a comment on the TikTok video, saying, “And a HUGE THANKS to Kamie of course!!!”

Kamie Discussed Her Relationship With Nev In 2025

Crawford attended the Webbie Awards in early May 2025. While there, she spoke to E! News and was asked if she had maintained contact with Schulman since leaving “Catfish.” Notably, the interview took place after news of the show having been canceled.

She said, “We are not. But I’m still in contact with a lot of the people from the show. The Catfishes included, so I am very, very happy.”

Crawford then gave an update on her life, saying, “I feel amazing, honestly. I feel like there’s so much more ahead for me. And being on ‘Catfish’ for six years was an incredible experience. I wouldn’t trade it for anything in the world. I’m so proud of everything that we did on the show. But I’m really excited to start producing my own projects and put my name behind my projects as more than just a host.”