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. Swipe left your contact's status update.
3. Tap Mute > Mute.

Unmute a contact’s status update

1. Open WhatsApp > Status.
2. Scroll down to the MUTED UPDATES section.
3. Swipe left your contact's status update.
4. Tap Unmute > Unmute.

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