“Fix My Flip” garnered 12.4 million viewers in its first season, how do you plan to keep fans excited for season 2?
I get so excited when I hear those numbers. Now, this season the stakes are raised. We still have Flipper who escaped, but we might see the front of the house being dragged down by a truck. We might see 130-plus cats rescued from the house, or we might not. We might see Flipper who goes pretty underwater and is adamant about the way he flips. I might have to walk away. These things might raise the stakes a little bit.
After filming and being a part of ‘Rock the Block,’ the new season of ‘Fix My Flip’ must have been a nice change of pace. What were some of the differences between being a part of both shows?
I'd rather have twin girls than do another Rock the Block. [laughs] Not at all. “Rock the Block” is the hardest…I wish there was more behind the scenes stuff. [moments shown] It was an out-of-body experience, but the point is, we did it, and we did it well.
I'm very proud of the work we've done with Rock the Block. It's not just me and Mitch. [Glew]my teammates, and all the teams. Unless you're there, you have no idea how much work “Rock the Block” is, six weeks, 5,000 square feet, and a 100-person set. I'm actually glad I did it, because I can say, “Oh, I did this. If I could do that, I can do so much more.”
Fix My Flip is a breeze in comparison. But I'm thinking about some of the real estate agents I work with on Fix My Flip right now. It's probably a close call as to which is harder. Because people are harder. Houses are one thing. People are another. What I do know is that both have given me a new lease on life and a new career. Our careers are real life, and I've made it through both. And I'm very proud of myself.