Nicole Curtis returned to HGTV with a new season of “Rehab Addict” in June 2025 after three long years away. She switched things up by renovating two homes — one in Detroit and one in Wyoming. Curtis explains why she was drawn to the Wyoming house.
Nicole Curtis Says She Was ‘Burnt Out’ & Heartbroken
In a June 2025 interview with Detroit Metro Times, Curtis shared how her return to HGTV came about. The “Rehab Addict” star explained that she was “burnt out,” but made her way back to TV after she decided to purchase a home in Wyoming.
“I took a little break from TV,” she explained. “It’s no secret I’ve been battling developers and cities and councils, trying to save a bunch of homes. I’m from Lake Orion, which used to be this little tiny town, but they sold out to developers and I lost — we lost — about 15 historic sites the past two years. It’s very sad. It used to feel like a lovely little village, now it’s all developments.”
She continued, “I was burnt out. My heart was so broken from watching all those buildings get destroyed.”
The HGTV star was drawn to the Wyoming home, even though it logistically didn’t make sense for her. “I was in Paris, checking houses online, and I saw this little forgotten house in Wyoming. I thought, ‘I’m just gonna do it.’ Now, had I really put some thought into it, ‘You don’t know anyone in Wyoming,’ ‘’All your tools are in Detroit,’ I don’t know if I would have done it,” she said.
Curtis added, “But nobody knows me in this small town, knows what I was doing or why I was shooting, which was just what I needed.”
Nicole Curtis Is All About Keeping It Real
Curtis is an HGTV fan-favorite because she’s so authentic. “As soon as we get on camera, I want to show the realness,” she explained.
The “Rehab Addict” star continued, “I want to show the real side of construction. It doesn’t always go right. Sometimes you fail. I don’t have $200,000 to put into a kitchen, so we’re going to put $200 into a kitchen. I like old houses and want to keep them old.”
She recalled how the network initially wondered if anyone would watch the show. “People want to see flashy, all these expensive things,” Curtis said.
Even so, her approach hooked a lot of people who love to see the restoration of old homes. “But of course, the rest is history. Our fans are rabid. They love it. They love when I screw up. They love that I look like hell warmed over, wearing the shorts I’ve had since 2010,” Curtis noted.
She added, “In fact, I’m wearing them right now. That’s what you get. I want to show who I really am.”
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How Nicole Curtis Ended Up Renovating a Wyoming Home on ‘Rehab Addict’