Why did Nicole Curtis leave HGTV?

NICOLE Curtis rose to fame on HGTV following the release of her show Rehab Addict.

In recent years, she has stayed out of the spotlight but is making her return with a new show, and now fans want to know why she left the network.

Who is Nicole Curtis?

Nicole Curtis is a television personality who was born on August 20, 1976, in Michigan.

She became a household name in 2010 after the release of Rehab Addict on HGTV/DIY Network.

At first, the show took place in Minneapolis, but after four seasons, she moved it home to Detroit.

While Curtis might have begun doing home renovations on TV in 2010, she started doing them years prior.

"I was hustling as a much-younger mommy burning both ends of the candle between real estate, design, and house restoration," she states on her website.

Along with restoring houses, Curtis is also a licensed realtor with Keller Williams.

Why did Nicole Curtis leave HGTV?

Rehab Addict ended in the fall of 2018 and Curtis ultimately stepped away from the spotlight.

In November 2022, she then sat down with PEOPLE and talked about her departure and her highly-anticipated return to television.

"I was completely burned out," Curtis revealed.

"There was so much time in those ten years where I didn't get to enjoy it at all. I was stressed out."

When talking about the show, which saw her buying and restoring homes in Detroit, Curtis went on to explain that the whole process was exhausting as a young single mom.

"Everything you see on the show, I personally bought, picked up, put into place, ironed the curtains, everything," Curtis continued.

When talking about filming, she added: "It was so raw. And I'd wear the same clothes every day. I didn't have any makeup on."

After a while, she decided that it was time to take a break and spend time with her family.

"I could just be at home, being a mom," Curtis said.

"When I had a chance for that to happen, I took it, because I didn't have that the first time around."

Now, Curtis is returning to the home renovation world with Rehab Addict Rescue, but it does not come without nerves.

"I can't lie and say that I'm not nervous about having a show back out there," Curtis told PEOPLE.

"I had a very chaotic ten years. I didn't want to go down that path again," she added.

"I'm hyper-focused right now on remembering where I want to be, what matters in my life, what my priorities are. My biggest thing, always, is that life is short and I want to live it to the fullest. And I'm thankful our fans have appreciated that."

Is Nicole Curtis in a relationship?

Curtis welcomed her first son, Ethan, with Steve Cimini when she was only 20 years old.

In 2015, she then welcomed her second son, Harper, with Shane Maguire.

Curtis and Maguire ultimately parted ways a few years after but were involved in a years-long legal battle over their son, which ended in 2018.

“As court records indicate, an agreement was reached," Curtis told PEOPLE at the time.

"As a parent you do whatever you have to do to keep peace and calm for your child — this was best for our son.”

Since her split from Maguire, Curtis has kept her love life out of the media, but revealed in 2019 that she was dating Ryan Sawtelle.

“My heart is happy and having him near me brings a calm I’ve never known,” Curtis told PEOPLE in an exclusive interview.

“Not that it’s been easy. Everyone has a great first few months rocking everything they have in common, but after six months you start digging into the other stuff and you either grow apart or negotiate those differences and move forward. And [you] have to make a decision to focus on the fun.”

Like most modern-day romances, the pair met on social media when Curtis started following his Instagram page.

Sawtelle would often post about his 8-year-old niece Arden’s battle with Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG), an aggressive brain tumor, according to PEOPLE.

“We were coming up on the one year anniversary of [her friend’s 9-year-old daughter] Tessa’s death and when he posted that Arden had died, I was crushed,” Curtis recalled.

“I cried for Tessa and also, I sat there crying knowing the struggles his family would be facing in the upcoming days, weeks, years. I reached out to him to see if we could help in anyway and also, to let them know we were all praying for them.”

After that, the pair went on a few dates and hit it off but eventually parted ways, according to Reality Tidbit.

As of this writing, Curtis is reportedly single.

What is Nicole Curtis' new show?

In January 2023, Curtis will return to screens for Rehab Addict Rescue.

"Nicole Curtis is back to rescue overwhelmed do-it-yourselfers in Detroit who feel they're out of options on restoring their historic homes," the show's description reads.

"With a mix of resourcefulness and sweat equity, she shares her secrets to put them on the path to their dream home."

The show will premiere on January 28, 2023, on HGTV and will be available for streaming on Discovery+.