Their hosts were actually the ones who made the decision to part ways with the connection altogether.
However, it was also entirely their decision to do so.
Yet, appearing on television was never the end goal for Sherrell.
“Long story short, I’ve become a character on the show.”
“I started a photography business several years ago, now it will be my full time project.”
However, getting every detail just right began to take a toll on Curtis after nearly a decade.
“I was completely burned out,” the HGTV host has since confessed.
I was stressed out."
However, that isn’t to say that she didn’t miss documenting her work on screen.
For five years, Eremita was the team’s go-to contractor, but the COVID-19 pandemic changed everything.
Luckily, three weeks later, he was good to leave the hospital.
It was then that he walked away from the HGTV series altogether.
“The renovations were great.
The people were great.
But I thought it was time for my own thing,” he said during an interview withForbes.
Luckily for fans everywhere, Eremita hasn’t been able to stay away from television for long.
At the end of 2022, heannouncedthat he was developing his own home renovation series called “Homeboys.”
As of now, however, it has yet to be attached to any specific online grid.
Oddly enough, they weren’t excited about being a part of the HGTV family at first.
“When they first approached us, we weren’t into it,” Aubrey later admitted toPeople.
“Life is too good to miss out on these moments.”
That year, he was scheduled to undergo a hip surgery.
Prior to Husers' surgery, the couple set up aGoFundMefor fans to contribute to his medical costs.
“Walking and working [for Mike] are becoming increasingly difficult,” they wrote.
“Guys, I know y’all miss Mike,” Erintweetedin January 2022.
“We do too!”
“Through tears and laughter, they reassured me I never had a face for TV anyway.”
“Winning Design Star changed my life.
It blew up my career,” the HGTV star wrote on herblog10 years later.
“I’m ENDLESSLY grateful for HGTV and they have always been so good for me.”
In the end, she decided to pass on it altogether.
“But I didn’t know if the public would make the jump of imagination.”
The public certainly did.
With Jennifer Bertrand."
However, that wasn’t all that was in store for the new HGTV star.
While Bertrand hasn’t returned to television since, she has returned to the world of design.
Her successful design approach is something she credits the darkest points of her life for bringing out.
“It’s made me a better designer,” Bertrand shared withWashingtonian.
“This is just us recognizing that we need to catch our breath for a moment.”
We bet on ourselves.
I’d be honored.
And, as soon as we accepted that, much greater opportunities started presenting themselves."
Three years later, another exciting opportunity did.
