''Rehab Addict'' is a television show documenting home
renovations, which airs on
DIY and
HGTV
HGTV (an initialism for Home & Garden Television) is an American pay television channel owned by Warner Bros. Discovery. The network primarily broadcasts reality programming related to home improvement and real estate. As of February 2015, appr ...
. ''Rehab Addict'' debuted on the DIY network on October 14, 2010. Beginning in January 2014, Season 4, was moved to airing on HGTV's
prime time
Prime time or the peak time is the block of broadcast programming taking place during the middle of the evening for a television show. It is mostly targeted towards adults (and sometimes families). It is used by the major television networks to ...
schedule.
Host
Nicole Curtis (b. August 20, 1976
) advocates for the
preservation
Preservation may refer to:
Heritage and conservation
* Preservation (library and archival science), activities aimed at prolonging the life of a record while making as few changes as possible
* ''Preservation'' (magazine), published by the Nat ...
and
restoration of existing
architecture over demolition when feasible. She has rehabbed homes in
Saint Paul, Minnesota;
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Minneapolis () is the largest city in Minnesota, United States, and the county seat of Hennepin County. The city is abundant in water, with thirteen lakes, wetlands, the Mississippi River, creeks and waterfalls. Minneapolis has its origins ...
;
Lake Orion, Michigan;
Detroit, Michigan; and
Akron, Ohio. Her work centers on pre-World War II homes, and her renovation philosophy is to "restore old homes to their former glory" rather than modernization.
Curtis grew up in
Lake Orion, Michigan and graduated from
Lake Orion High School in 1994.
Her family owned a garbage business.
She attended college in Georgia, Florida, and Michigan and had her son, Ethan, before she graduated. she lives in a renovated 1904 home in Detroit.
Curtis originally intended to study law in college but later switched to education.
Curtis announced in July 2015 that she was expecting her second child and later that year gave birth to a son, Harper.
Seasons
Spin-Off
On July 1, 2020, it was announced that a spin-off titled ''Rehab Addict Rescue'' will premiere on January 28, 2021.
References
External links
DIY Network biography*
2010 American television series debuts
2010s American reality television series
HGTV original programming
English-language television shows
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