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What These 25 HGTV Stars Did Before They Were Famous

Gabrielle Olya
13 min read

Your favorite HGTV hosts offer everything from homebuying advice to renovation tips. After binge-watching more episodes of their addictive shows than you’ll care to admit, it’s hard to imagine these HGTV stars doing anything but doling out home advice to the masses. But these hosts had to earn a living somehow before they became reality show stalwarts.

See what the stars of these popular HGTV TV shows were doing before they were famous.

Last updated: Oct. 26, 2020

Christina Anstead

Known for: “Flip or Flop” and “Christina on the Coast”

Then: Before “Flip or Flop” debuted in 2013, she was a real estate agent who had recently forayed into the house-flipping business with now-ex-husband Tarek El Moussa.

Now: Beyond filming “Flip or Flop,” the interior design expert is busy with her own HGTV show, “Christina on the Coast,” which premiered in early 2019 and follows Anstead as she expands her design business throughout Southern California.

David Bromstad

Known for: ?My Lottery Dream Home,? ?HGTV Design Star,? ?Color Splash? and ?Flipping the Block?

Then: The original winner of ?HGTV Design Star,? David Bromstad started his career at Walt Disney World, where he created theme park installations.

Now: Still an HGTV regular, Bromstad offers a number of design services, including design consultation, interior design, furniture design, fine art and mural art.

Luke Caldwell

Known for: “Boise Boys”

Then: Before transforming homes throughout Boise, Idaho, with his partner Clint Robertson on HGTV, Caldwell worked as a professional musician. His travels around the world inspire his designs.

Now: Outside of filming “Boise Boys,” Caldwell continues to restore, design, build and sell homes around Boise through his home renovation company, Timber and Love. He’s also passionate about adoption. Caldwell and his wife, Miranda, have six children — two biological and four adopted.

Read: What These 32 Netflix Stars Were Doing Before They Were Famous

Nicole Curtis

Known for: “Rehab Addict” and “Flipping the Block”

Then: When HGTV found Nicole Curtis, she was already a realtor who rehabbed historical properties. Before that, she worked as a waitress and a housekeeper.

Now: Curtis wrote the book “Better Than New,” which published in 2016. She also continues to renovate homes in Minneapolis and Detroit. As of April 2019, Curtis told People she was no longer filming new episodes of “Rehab Addict,” but was working on a developing a new show for HGTV.

Tamara Day

Known for: “Bargain Mansions”

Then: Tamara Day started fixing up homes out of necessity. She and her husband Bill purchased a 5,000-square-foot home in 2008 that needed a total renovation to be liveable. When the recession hit, Day had to figure out how to do much of the fixing herself. Her hands-on approach and knack for design got the attention of the local press, which helped her launch her design career and eventually landed her an HGTV show.

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