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Yahoo
02-06-2025
- General
- Yahoo
HGTV Star, 46, Says Her Kids Were Kicked Out of School
HGTV Star, 46, Says Her Kids Were Kicked Out of School originally appeared on Parade. Jenny Marrs, who stars on the HGTV series, Fixer to Fabulous, alongside her husband, Dave Marrs, shared some information about her children. TV Insider reported that Jenny took to her Instagram account to give fans an update about her twin sons, Nathan and Ben, 15. In the caption of the June 1 post, Jenny said she was happy that Nathan and Ben have had supportive, loyal friends throughout their teenage years. She explained that she picked out an elementary school for her children where they could keep the same classmates. The mother of five also revealed that her sons had to go to a brand new school after the first grade because they were "kicked out" of their previous elementary school. "I remember making the decision when the boys were entering 2nd grade to, after much prayer, move them (and their sister who was about to start kindergarten) to a new school. (Granted, we had been kicked out of our old school because we spent a month in Africa during the middle of the year but I regret nothing. They were little and it was the best thing for our family at the time)," wrote Jenny in the post's comments section. "Regardless, we chose a school where they wouldn't be shuffled around year to year because of rezoning. We knew we wanted a steady group of kids who would be with them each year and we prioritized friendships over the 'best sports' or 'academics' or whatever other thing seems important these days." Jenny also said she doesn't think there's anything better that parents "can give [their] younger kids than the gift of friendships." "Young mommas: Pray for friends, foster those relationships with play dates and time together and sports and adventures. It isn't easy and it requires sacrifice but I can tell you that it's going to be worth it," continued Jenny in the caption. She also said that her twins sons were able to manage "deep heartache" this past year because of their strong friendships. "Teens often have a bad reputation but I believe they were born for such a time as this. This next generation is brave and God is on the move in and through them. 🤍," concluded the HGTV star in her caption. Several of Jenny's fans flocked to the post's comments section to share their thoughts about her comments regarding her twin sons. "Friendship over most anything every time. You're such great parents ❤️❤️🙏," wrote a commenter. "I love this so much. All these topics have been heavy on my mind lately so thank you for sharing Jenny ❤️😘," added another. "Love this and everything you said. So true! 🙌❤️," shared a third person. Jenny and Dave are also parents to Sylvie Marrs, 13, Charlotte Marrs, 11, and Luke Marrs, 5. HGTV Star, 46, Says Her Kids Were Kicked Out of School first appeared on Parade on Jun 2, 2025 This story was originally reported by Parade on Jun 2, 2025, where it first appeared.
USA Today
03-05-2025
- Business
- USA Today
Have a home renovation dream? You can turn it into reality with $50,000 from USA TODAY
Have a home renovation dream? You can turn it into reality with $50,000 from USA TODAY Show Caption Hide Caption Home improvement contest offers $50,000 for renovation from USA TODAY Content creator Jenna Phipps and USA TODAY are partnering on Project Home Improved to offer $50,000 for your home renovation project. Gannett Are you dreaming of a home makeover that brings your vision to life without breaking the bank? The $100,000 Project Home Improved Giveaway is your chance to win a home improvement package that can transform your living space into something extraordinary. Whether it's a kitchen upgrade, bathroom renovation or backyard oasis you've been putting off, this is the perfect opportunity to make it happen — with expert help and no cost to you. One national grand prize winner will take home $50,000 and a free consultation with renovation pros Dave and Jenny Marrs from the HGTV series 'Fixer to Fabulous.' Two national runners-up will each get $25,000 toward their home renovations. How to win $50,000 for your home improvement project Don't miss out on the chance to turn your home dreams into reality — enter now and start imagining what's possible! Have a dream renovation idea? Enter USA Today's Project Home Improved giveaway for a chance to win cash you can put directly toward it.
CBC
05-03-2025
- Business
- CBC
Manitoba pool builder charged with 11 additional counts of fraud: RCMP
A man operating a Manitoba-based pool company once featured on HGTV is facing 11 more charges of fraud over $5,000 after he allegedly took deposits for pools he never delivered. Kurt Wittin was initially arrested and charged with nine counts of fraud over $5,000 in November following an investigation by the Manitoba RCMP's cyber and financial crime unit. Since then, more people have reported being scammed by the pool builder, bringing the total number of victims to 20, an RCMP news release said on Wednesday. Wittin is accused of fraudulently taking a combined total of more than $700,000 from people across Canada and the U.S., the news release said. Wittin's pool sales are done under several company names — Seventeen Pools, 204 Container Pools and Kustom Container Builders — and he's been under investigation since 2023, after multiple fraud complaints were filed against Seventeen Pools, police previously said. CBC Marketplace report on Witten in May 2023 was based on interviews with several people who alleged they'd been swindled out of tens of thousands of dollars. Some of them said they became interested in purchasing from Seventeen Pools after Wittin appeared on the popular HGTV show Fixer to Fabulous in 2022.
Yahoo
28-01-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
HGTV's ‘Fixer to Fabulous' Hosts Dave and Jenny Marrs Settle Remodeling Lawsuit Before Trial Date
HGTV stars Dave and Jenny Marrs have settled a remodeling lawsuit shortly before its scheduled trial date. The Fixer to Fabulous hosts' companies Jupiter Rentals and Marrs Construction were sued for breach of contract and warranty by couple Matthew and Sarah McGrath in February 2023, per local CBS affiliate 5NEWS. The McGraths claimed that the Marrs failed to perform upgrades to their home. According to court documents obtained by the outlet, the McGraths alleged that the parties previously agreed to install missing cabinet hardware, replace broken windows and repair hardwood floors in the kitchen, among other repairs. 'As of August 28, 2022, not a single item on the list of repairs had been performed,' the complaint read, per 5NEWS. 'Since that time, the defendants by and through Dave Marrs have attempted some of the repairs listed, but … several of the attempts to repair have caused more damage to the house.' HGTV's Biggest Breakout Stars: Chip and Joanna Gaines, Drew and Jonathan Scott and More In Marss' response, the twosome claimed that the McGraths refused to allow their companies' agents or subcontractors access to the property. Seven months after the lawsuit was initially filed, the court ordered mediation between the two parties. However the discussions 'failed miserably' per a filing made by the plaintiffs. In March 2024, a filing revealed that the McGrath's property had nearly two dozen code violations after the house was inspected by another group of contractors. Dave, 44, reportedly stated in a deposition that he disagreed with the other home improvement specialists about the home's alleged issues. After not making any headway in the previous discussions, the Marrs and McGraths were scheduled to go to trial on Monday, January 27. However, 5NEWS reported that the parties reached a settlement on Friday, January 24. The Biggest and Most Unexpected HGTV Feuds Over the Years: Costars, Rivals and More "Come now plaintiffs, Matthew and Sarah McGrath, and defendants, Marrs Construction, Inc. and Jupiter Rentals, LLC, by and through their respective attorneys, and stipulate that all pending claims which are now or may be asserted by any party have been fully compromised by settlement, and upon consummation of settlement, the pending claims in the above-styled lawsuit will be dismissed with prejudice," read a statement filed in court, per the outlet. No additional details about the settlement were released. Dave and Jenny, 46, began their HGTV careers in October 2019 when Fixer to Fabulous premiered. Throughout the series, the couple has been tasked with renovating classic homes that are in desperate need of repair throughout their home state of Arkansas. The show is currently in its sixth season, which premiered earlier this month.
Yahoo
28-01-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Dave and Jenny Marrs' 5 Kids: All About the HGTV Stars' Sons and Daughters (Including Who Has a Knack for Home Design!)
Dave and Jenny Marrs have a full house with their five kids: Nathan, Ben, Sylvie, Charlotte and Luke. The Fixer to Fabulous stars wed in 2005 and welcomed twins Nathan and Ben Marrs five years later in 2010. Before their birth, Dave and Jenny always knew they wanted to adopt a child and, after a long and arduous process, were able to do so with their daughter Sylvie Marrs in 2013. While the couple awaited Sylvie's arrival, Jenny got pregnant with their younger daughter, Charlotte, who was born in 2014, a mere eight weeks before Sylvie moved to their Arkansas home. Dave and Jenny's youngest child, Luke, arrived in 2019. As a family of seven, Dave told PEOPLE in November 2019 that their family was 'bursting at the seams,' though it wasn't always a smooth journey welcoming more children into their household, from infertility issues to adoption. 'It was a transition. I would never say it was the easiest, most perfect thing, 'cause it wasn't,' Jenny said. 'But it was also something that I look back and I can just see the bonds that were forged throughout that time, and now they're all so close, and they defend each other.' While Dave and Jenny understand that their family may 'look a little bit different than most, what people would consider a normal family,' they're committed to showing their children "we're the exact same," Dave told PEOPLE in April 2023. 'Adoption is a part of our family,' Jenny added. 'It's a part of our story, but they're all just our kids.' From their adoption story to which child loves home design, here's everything to know about Dave and Jenny Marrs' kids. Dave and Jenny welcomed their twin sons, Nathan and Ben, on May 29, 2010. Two years earlier, after navigating infertility issues, the pair decided to look into the adoption process. But they eventually decided on 'one last ditch effort with fertility treatments," Jenny said in a 2016 interview with Kelly's Korner, which led to her becoming pregnant with twins. Despite being ecstatic about the pregnancy, Jenny faced a difficult journey when she went into pre-term labor at 29 weeks. The mother of five opened up about the 'worst-case scenario' in a December 2023 Instagram post, detailing how she had to be airlifted to a larger hospital to receive additional medical care following 12 hours of medical intervention. '[We] were told the boys would certainly be born within the next twenty-four hours,' Jenny wrote. 'We huddled together on the hospital bed and prayed and cried and begged God for another hour for the boys to grow in utero.' Four weeks later, Nathan and Ben were born and spent nearly a month in the hospital. 'They had an equally terrifying entrance into the world and then were cared for with immense love and compassion for four more weeks by the NICU staff at our local Mercy Hospital,' she continued. As Nathan and Ben have grown up, they've shied away from appearing in their parents' home renovation shows. Dave explained in a March 2022 interview with Closer Weekly that they 'don't really have a desire right now to be on TV' because of their older age. Nonetheless, he commended the Fixer to Fabulous: Welcome Inn production team for working with their family's various filming preferences. 'Production and HGTV does such a great job of allowing our kids to be part of the show or part working in the shop with me when they want to on their terms,' he added. Dave praised his elder sons, sharing that Ben was 'an artist' while Nathan was 'more the builder, like hands-on.' Before Dave and Jenny welcomed any children, they knew that they wanted to adopt. After the twins reached 18 months, they decided to 'go ahead and open the [adoption] file back up," Jenny told PEOPLE in April 2023. They came across Sylvie, a newborn from the Democratic Republic of Congo, in 2012. The Marrses told PEOPLE in November 2019 that they instantly felt a connection with her and knew 'this was our girl.' It wasn't until August 2013 that their adoption was finalized. However, a month later, the Congolese government shut down, preventing her from exiting the country and coming home to the Marrses. 'I remember exactly where I was when we found out. I'll never forget,' Jenny recalled. 'I was constantly refreshing my email ... then, we got that news, and it was crushing.' Despite her adoption being finalized and Sylvie obtaining a passport, Dave explained in 2023 that 'there was nothing we could do' to bring her to the U.S. at the time. During this period, Jenny was unable to travel to Congo due to her 'high-risk pregnancy' with their second daughter, Charlotte, so Dave visited her on his own. In July 2014, Sylvie came to the U.S. when she was about 2 years old. While the couple were overjoyed to be with their daughter, Jenny told PEOPLE in 2019 that it took time for Sylvie to adjust because she had been 'taken from everything she'd ever known" and 'everything was new." Dave remembered giving Sylvie her first bath, during which she 'freaked out' because 'she'd never had a bath in warm water.' 'Two years after she came home, we would find food hidden under her pillow, because I think subconsciously, there's a fear that, 'I may not have food tomorrow, so I need to hoard some; I need to save some,' ' Dave added. 'So there's those struggles, but there's beauty in those when they get overcome.' Despite being faced with much change, Sylvie immediately took to her baby sister, Charlotte, who was born eight weeks before she arrived. 'That's just who she is — it's just her heart. Even as a 2½-year-old, she was so doting on Charlotte,' Jenny said in 2019. 'They have the most precious bond.' The Marrses' second daughter, Charlotte, was born on May 16, 2014. While Jenny was looking forward to welcoming Charlotte, she admitted she 'wasn't able to really rejoice in the amazing news' following the shutdown of the Congolese government that prevented Sylvie from coming home, she told PEOPLE in April 2023. Of all their children, Charlotte has a knack for home design like her parents. Jenny recalled to Closer Weekly how her younger daughter replicated the inn showcased in Fixer to Fabulous: Welcome Inn via her own dollhouse. 'She spent hours, hours setting up all of the furniture and making sure everything was perfect,' Jenny told the outlet. 'And so she really loves it and she loves to help me pick pink colors and that kind of thing.' To commemorate National Daughter's Day in September 2024, Jenny posted a heartfelt Instagram post spotlighting her daughters. Referring to them as her 'two beautiful, strong, loving, generous and kind daughters,' the HGTV star celebrated their sisterly bond with a series of photos of Sylvie and Charlotte throughout their childhood. 'God knit our family together in the most miraculous way and the bond these two share is deep and true,' she wrote. 'He knew that, together, they would go on great adventures and that they would be a pair of bright, shining lights in this world.' Dave and Jenny's fifth child, Luke, was born on June 11, 2019 — four months before Fixer to Fabulous debuted its first season on HGTV. Growing up around such a large family seemingly attributed to Luke's personality, which they joked was 'like a 2-year-old wildfire running around' in a March 2022 interview with Closer Weekly. As the baby of the family, Luke is incredibly close to his brothers and sisters. Jenny opened up about his 'inseparable' connection to Sylvie in an April 2020 Facebook post, highlighting that 'he absolutely adores his big sister' and 'she beams with pride when he is in her arms.' 'I don't think there's ever been a better depiction of love than these two,' she captioned a series of photos of Sylvie and Luke. 'Born on different continents and brought together by the very hand of a God who still performs breathtaking miracles.' Read the original article on People
