Jonathan Knight may be best known as a member of New Kids on the Block, but for the past 25 years, he's also been flipping farmhouses in New England. That's why he's now hosting HGTV's new series, “Farmhouse Fixers,” flipping homes alongside designer Christina Crestin. According to Knight's Instagram, the show is “a long-running [time] “What was he doing in the time it took for the film to hit the screens?
The knight was engaged
According to People magazine, Knight and longtime partner Harley Rodriguez have been inseparable since being introduced through mutual friends in 2008. In 2016, Knight proposed to Rodriguez, a personal trainer, while on a trip to Africa with his parents. “We were on the Zambezi River, just above Victoria Falls,” he said. [between Zambia and Zimbabwe] “The four of us went out on the river at night and had dinner on a raft with hippos in the background,” she told People magazine at the time on The Jenny McCarthy Show. “It was a supermoon. It was really beautiful. It was very romantic.”
The couple spent the next four years planning their dream wedding, which was set to take place in 2021 at their Massachusetts farm, but was ultimately postponed due to the coronavirus. “We had everything lined up, catering, entertainment, we were planning to have a candlelight wedding, and then all of that got canceled,” Knight told People. Now, the couple may be calling it quits on their big wedding altogether. “We're not sure if we should elope,” Knight continued. “Or wait a few more years and have a really amazing celebration with our family.”
Knight started a home resale business.
After the New Kids broke up in 1994, Knight had a bit of an identity crisis. “I came home to my 20-acre farm, and after a few days I woke up and thought, 'What am I going to do with the rest of my life?'” he told People magazine. “I was 25, 26 and I felt like my career was over.” One day, a police officer who was leading security at Knight's property asked him to help renovate it. Knight thought the offer was odd at first, but he was bored so he took the job. “We started a company and we were renovating houses all the time until I got back with the New Kids in 2008,” he said. He has renovated more than 200 homes in New England.
New Kids on the Block to return post-pandemic
Since reforming in 2008, New Kids has released two albums and embarked on a 53-city tour in 2019. According to Entertainment Tonight, they plan to perform again when it's safe to do so, with their website saying a concert is scheduled for July 16, 2021 at Fenway Park in Boston. Until then, you can hear plenty of New Kids songs on Farmhouse Fixer. Knight told ET that he and his brother Bandmate Jordan I'll be making a cameo appearance.
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This article was published on March 3, 2021.