You can mute the status updates of a particular contact so they won't appear towards the top of the Status tab anymore.
Mute a contact’s status update
- Open WhatsApp > STATUS.
- Tap and hold your contact's status update.
- Tap MUTE.
Unmute a contact’s status update
- Open WhatsApp > STATUS.
- Scroll down to the Muted updates section.
- Tap and hold your contact's status update.
- Tap UNMUTE.
Related resources:
How to mute or unmute a contact’s status update : iPhone | KaiOS