Former HGTV Star Nicole Curtis Regrets ‘Chasing the Money’: Report

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Fans of “Rehab Addict” star Nicole Curtis have expressed surprise and even disbelief over an interview in which the former HGTV personality admitted she would “trade everything” to get back all the time she missed with her family while “chasing the money” that came with fame.

In an article published on November 18, 2024, Curtis told Fox News Digital, “If I could get those years back, I would trade everything in a heartbeat.”

Last seen on HGTV in November 2022 on a three-episode series called “Rehab Addict Lake House Rescue,” Curtis told Fox that she’s staging a TV comeback, but will never agree to anything that takes “time away from my family.”

Nicole Curtis Says She Never Chased Fame, But Wanted a Better Life for Herself & Sons

Curtis is raising her nine-year-old son Harper, whom she shares with ex Shane Maguire, and has a 26-year-old son, Ethan, whom she had with ex-husband Steven Cimini. The Detroit native told Fox that Ethan was in sixth grade when she began filming “Rehab Addict,” hoping to build a better life for the two of them.

“I wasn’t chasing fame,” she told Fox. “I know there are a lot of influencers now and everything that – they just want their face on camera. They want a TV show. They want to do that.”

“I just wanted to live comfortably,” Curtis continued. “I wanted to give my son a life that he could enjoy things in life without seeing me struggle. And I was a house cleaner and I was a real estate agent. I was selling [expletive] on Craigslist.”

Fans Stunned by Nicole Curtis Saying She Has Regrets

Known for her assertive and sometimes brash personality who’s long taken pride in being a female home restoration expert in an industry dominated by men, Curtis surprised many fans when she shared the Fox News Digital article on social media.

In fact, some thought the story was “fake news,” assuming the outlet skewed her words, despite Curtis writing in her caption that it was “not a bad article.”

One person wrote, “WHAT!!!!! NOT RIGHT THEY DONT KNOW!!!”

Another quipped, “I stopped with my sip of wine and thought what the heck!! What BS”

“I’m confused,” another follower commented. “After you sacrificed to build wealth that you no longer need to sacrifice and can give your kids a great life as a single mom, you want to tell others not to sacrifice to give their kids a better life (which seems to really guilt others who want a better life for their own kids?). Or is that the slanted angle this mysoginistic ‘news’ organization is taking from your story?”

“You don’t seem to me to be the one to regret anything,” one commented. “You have always put the most important before you. Old people, old houses, old dogs. What could possibly be more important than that?”