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Brady Bunch House Lets Fans Inside for 3 Groovy Days

Guided tours in November will offer fans a look inside every room of residence in Studio City, Calif.

(Newser) - Fans of The Brady Bunch might want to dust off their polyester: The famous split-level residence from the TV classic is opening its doors to the public, for a very brief cameo. For three days in November, super fans can roam the halls of the instantly recognizable Studio City...

HGTV Exec, House Party Host Loren Ruch Dies at 55
HGTV Loses
a 'Warm Light in
a Dark World'
OBITUARY
Jun 20, 2025 7:50 AM CDT

HGTV Loses a 'Warm Light in a Dark World'

Longtime network exec, House Party host Loren Ruch dies of acute myeloid leukemia at age 55

(Newser) - Loren Ruch, a longtime HGTV executive and co-host of the 2021 HGTV series House Party, died on June 12 at age 55 from acute myeloid leukemia, report Variety and People . According to an internal memo from Channing Dungey, chair of Warner Bros. Television Group, Ruch died "surrounded by...

HGTV Star Files to Divorce 3rd Husband

Christina Hall, nee Haack, files to divorce Joshua Hall

(Newser) - Christina Hall will soon be Christina Haack once again after filing to divorce her third husband, Joshua Hall. Haack shot to fame with her first husband, Tarek El Moussa, when they turned their house-flipping venture into the HGTV reality series Flip or Flop in 2013 . They split in 2016 after...

Boring-Looking Ranch for Sale for $5.5M Is a Famous One
Brady Bunch Fan
Now Owns the Home
updated
Sep 12, 2023 12:44 PM CDT

Brady Bunch Fan Now Owns the Home

Tina Trahan buys the California dwelling for $3.2M

(Newser) - The home made famous by the Brady Bunch has sold for $3.2 million, reports the Wall Street Journal . Fan Tina Trahan, 53, bought the Los Angeles-area property from the HGTV network for well under the $5.5 million asking price, though that asking price was a bit of a...

HGTV Star: Old Show May Have Poisoned Me

Former 'Flip or Flop' host Christina Hall says she has mercury and lead poisoning

(Newser) - Christina Hall made her name on the HGTV home-renovation series Flip or Flop. But the 39-year-old now says all those renovations may have damaged her health. "My scan said I have mercury and lead poisoning," Hall wrote on her Instagram Story, per Yahoo Entertainment . "Most likely from...

HGTV's Nicole Curtis Wins Ruling on House
Scammed HGTV
Host Wins House
May 21, 2021 4:50 PM CDT

Scammed HGTV Host Wins House

Judge finds Nicole Curtis' title was recorded first

(Newser) - The star of HGTV's Rehab Addict Rescue has won a dispute with Detroit over ownership of a blighted home. Nicole Curtis said she spent at least $60,000 to start fixing up the home after buying it from a couple for $17,000. But the Detroit Land Bank Authority...

Fake Owner Dupes HGTV Host
Fake Owner Dupes HGTV Host
Mar 24, 2021 12:33 AM CDT

Fake Owner Dupes HGTV Host

Nicole Curtis apparently was scammed, mayor says

(Newser) - The star of HGTV's Rehab Addict Rescue apparently was scammed when she bought a blighted Detroit home from someone who wasn't the owner, the mayor said. The Detroit Land Bank Authority holds the title to the house. Nicole Curtis said she paid $17,000 for the property in...

'Cry if You Will': House Hunters Host Dead at 56
House Hunters
Host Suzanne
Whang Dead
at 56
obituary
Sep 20, 2019 10:37 AM CDT

House Hunters Host Suzanne Whang Dead at 56

The multi-hyphenate success succumbs to breast cancer

(Newser) - Sad news for House Hunters fans: Suzanne Whang, who hosted the show for nearly 10 years, died Tuesday after a long fight with breast cancer. The 56-year-old's partner, Jeff Vezain, was with her in Los Angeles when she passed, TMZ reports. "For thirteen years she confronted cancer with...

Fixer Upper Homes Are Beautiful, but Can Be Tricky to Sell
There's a Little
Problem With Waco's
Fixer Upper Homes
in case you missed it
Aug 31, 2019 5:00 PM CDT

There's a Little Problem With Waco's Fixer Upper Homes

They can be tricky to sell, considering the asking price for some

(Newser) - Chip and Joanna Gaines are famous for their gorgeous renovations of Waco, Texas, homes for their HGTV show Fixer Upper. There's just one problem: The average price for homes sold in that area at the moment is around $215,000—a lot less than, say, the $679,000 price...

Fixer Upper Stars Unveil Newest Addition
Fixer Upper Stars
Have a New Crew
Jun 24, 2018 8:01 AM CDT

Fixer Upper Stars Have a New Crew

That would be their 5th child, Crew Gaines

(Newser) - That fifth little bundle of accidental joy has arrived for Fixer Upper stars Chip and Joanna Gaines, reports TMZ . The home improvement gurus revealed Saturday that "Our baby boy, Crew Gaines, is here and we couldn’t be more in love," per a Joanna Gaines Instagram post . "...

33 Fixer Upper Renovations Broke EPA Rules

Magnolia Homes will pay $40K fine in settlement

(Newser) - Fixer Upper stars Chip and Joanna Gaines are having to pay up for EPA violations seen on their hit HGTV show. The couple's business, Magnolia Homes, has agreed to pay a $40,000 fine after the EPA determined 33 of its home renovations were "conducted without adequate lead...

Fixer Upper Stars Are Expecting
Fixer Upper Stars
Are Expecting
Jan 3, 2018 6:36 AM CST

Fixer Upper Stars Are Expecting

Chip and Joanna Gaines announce baby No. 5 is on the way

(Newser) - Chip and Joanna Gaines have finished shooting the fifth and final season of their hugely popular Fixer Upper series on HGTV, and one thing is clear about their future: It will include diapers. The reality stars announced on Instagram that baby No. 5 is on the way, reports People . Their...

Fixer Upper Hosts Are Ending Hit Show

Chip and Joanna Gaines won't have a sixth season

(Newser) - Fixer Upper is about to start its fifth season, and the HGTV hosts announced Tuesday that it will also be their last. “While we are confident that this is the right choice for us, it has for sure not been an easy one to come to terms with,"...

Property Brothers: We Don't 'Bathe in Champagne'
A Look at the Property Brothers'
Phenomenal Rise
interview
May 11, 2017 7:19 PM CDT

A Look at the Property Brothers' Phenomenal Rise

Drew and Jonathan Scott talk to the 'New York Times'

(Newser) - Drew and Jonathan Scott started buying, renovating, and flipping houses at age 18, intending to use the profit to fund their showbiz careers. Instead, at 39, the twin brothers from Canada are still flipping houses—as they star in and produce some of the most popular shows on HGTV. "...

Fixer Upper Star Sued for More Than $1M

Chip Gaines' former business partners say he kept TV deal a secret

(Newser) - The star of HGTV's Fixer Upper is being sued for more than $1 million by his former business partners, E! News reports. John Lewis and Richard Clark claim Chip Gaines pressured and threatened them into selling their shares in Magnolia Real Estate to him for $2,500 each two...

HGTV Stars: What's Behind Their Split
HGTV Stars: What's
Behind Their Split
Dec 13, 2016 10:27 AM CST

HGTV Stars: What's Behind Their Split

It was apparently months in the making

(Newser) - Tarek and Christina El Moussa had actually been living apart and dating other people for months before announcing their breakup , sources tell People . HGTV's Flip or Flop stars haven't cohabitated since at least May, right around the time Tarek took off with a gun in what the couple...

HGTV Stars Split After 'Unfortunate' Incident With Gun

Tarek and Christina El Moussa have separated

(Newser) - The show will apparently go on, but the marriage won't: Tarek and Christina El Moussa of HGTV's Flip or Flop have separated after seven years of marriage, reports People . Trouble in the marriage first surfaced in May when police responded to a call about "a possibly suicidal...

BuzzFeed's Piece on HGTV's 'Fixer Uppers' Decried

Kate Arthur took a look at the church Chip, Jo Gaines attend

(Newser) - What HGTV superstars Chip and Joanna Gaines think about same-sex marriage is unclear. Whether they'd bring their Fixer Upper skills to a gay couple is also unclear— BuzzFeed tried to get an answer on the question from the couple's reps and couldn't. So Kate Arthur came at...

HGTV Couple's Ultimate Fixer Upper: Waco
HGTV Couple's Ultimate
Fixer Upper: Waco
in case you missed it
Oct 1, 2016 7:10 AM CDT

HGTV Couple's Ultimate Fixer Upper: Waco

Renovation experts Chip and Joanna Gaines have given their hometown a new shine

(Newser) - "The story of Waco is the story of how a city can break your heart." And from David Koresh and the Branch Davidians to biker shootouts and sex assault scandals at Baylor, Waco's heart has been broken again and again. But Taffy Brodesser-Akner, writing at Texas Monthly ...

Couple Sues After 'Disastrous' Home Redo for HGTV
 Couple Sues 
 After 'Disastrous' 
 Home Redo 
 for HGTV 
in case you missed it
Apr 23, 2016 7:15 AM CDT

Couple Sues After 'Disastrous' Home Redo for HGTV

NC couple says 'Love It or List It' is a sham

(Newser) - When Deena Murphy and Timothy Sullivan wanted to renovate their Raleigh, NC, rental property, they didn't want a DIY project, so they did what they thought was the next best thing: signed up to have an HGTV show do it for them. But per a lawsuit the couple has...

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