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

1. Open WhatsApp > STATUS.
2. Tap and hold your contact's status update.
3. Tap MUTE.

Unmute a contact’s status update

1. Open WhatsApp > STATUS.
2. Scroll down to the Muted updates section.
3. Tap and hold your contact's status update.
4. Tap UNMUTE.

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How to mute or unmute a contact’s status update : iPhone | KaiOS