He’s again! After a three-season hiatus, Dave Hester is making his return to Storage Wars in Season 16. Since he’s one of many OG stars of the sequence, followers are buzzing over his comeback.
Hester beforehand starred on Storage Wars from Seasons 1 by 3, then took a break for Season 4 earlier than returning for Seasons 5 by 12. His absence in Seasons 13, 14, and 15 was undoubtedly seen. So, what occurred? Scroll down for a refresh on why Hester left the present.
Why did Dave Hester depart Storage Wars?
Hester didn’t take part in Storage Wars from Seasons 13 to fifteen due to well being points. These seasons had been between 2021 and 2023, which is when Hester was recovering from a stroke he suffered in November 2018.
He advised TMZ he wakened having bother respiratory and was rushed to the hospital, the place medical doctors recognized him with a hemorrhagic stroke. Testing decided that he had sleep apnea, which precipitated oxygen deprivation whereas he was sleeping. That, paired with hypertension, precipitated the stroke.
After spending days within the ICU, he was transferred to a rehabilitation facility for a month. By the point of the September 2019 interview, he nonetheless wasn’t absolutely recovered.
Was Dave Hester fired from Storage Wars?
Hester’s earlier Season 4 break was for a wholly completely different motive, although. He was briefly fired from the sequence after submitting a lawsuit claiming that Storage Wars was staged and scripted, per Looper.
In his swimsuit, Hester alleged, amongst different claims, “The reality is that Defendants often salt or plant the storage lockers which are the topic of the auctions portrayed on the Sequence with invaluable or uncommon objects to create drama and suspense for the present. Defendants have even gone as far as to stage complete storage items and can enlist the cooperation of the homeowners of the storage amenities to stage complete items.”
A spokesperson for A&E responded with an announcement insisting, “There isn’t a staging concerned. The objects uncovered within the storage items are the precise objects featured on the present,” per USA As we speak. Additionally they terminated Hester, main him to sue for wrongful termination, in keeping with Looper.
The events ended up reaching a settlement, which is why Hester returned to the present.
Storage Wars, Season 16, Saturdays, 9/8c, A&E