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HSN<\/a> host Bobbi Ray Carter<\/a> just made her final appearance on the network \u2014 and she recently opened up about retiring after 43 years.<\/p>\n On Sunday, March 22, Bobbi\u2019s Big Send Off aired on HSN. \u201cI\u2019m working with people that I love. That was the most important thing, and I really wanted everyone to be there if they could,\u201d she told Us Weekly<\/a> of her last show.<\/p>\n Additionally, Carter, 73, said that her family and most of her guests were present for the send-off. \u201cThat was important to me, because they\u2019re not just guests. These people are now my friends because we\u2019ve been together for many years.\u201d<\/p>\n Carter started at HSN in 1983 as the first female live shopping host. Through the years, she sold everything from fashion and beauty items to tech and home goods. She even had the opportunity to work with celebrities like Liza Minnelli<\/a> and Twiggy.<\/p>\n So, what\u2019s next for Carter now that she\u2019s retired? Family and travel are at the top of her to-do list.<\/p>\n \u201cI have a new puppy. I want to travel. I\u2019m looking forward to traveling a lot, and I have all the kids and grandkids,\u201d she told Us Weekly. \u201cI\u2019m a big family person, so spending time with them now, being able to be there for all the birthdays and all the holidays and everything, that\u2019s really what I\u2019m looking forward to.\u201d<\/p>\n Carter is married to Jerry Carter, and she has a daughter, Noelle, from a previous marriage.<\/p>\n Although the longtime fixture of HSN will no longer grace viewers with her on-screen presence, Carter said she is confident in the group of hosts that remains.<\/p>\n \u201cI feel every single viewer out there, you are in such great hands,\u201d she explained. \u201cThe entertainment is going to continue. The great values are going to continue. You\u2019re in great hands with even more exciting things coming.\u201d<\/p>\n