Get ready to move that bus (again)!
Builder Wendell Holland and designer Arianne Bellizaire share details on what’s changed about the revamped home renovation series.
And this time, theyre making sure they can sustain them.
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One part of the show thats here to stay: the heartwarming moments.
However, this is Bellizaires first foray into television.
And that’s what we do.
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You don’t get more extreme than this, he says.
We are working 24 hours to build this home with something on scheduleevery 15 minutes there’s something happening.
The hardest part about being on the show?
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Saying goodbye to each other.
They described the end of shooting as like leaving the best friends you made at summer camp.
Thats the idea behind The Edit, a new element led by Shearer and Teplin.
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This not only leaves them with the tools they need but teaches them how to use them.
Holland calls this the heart of the series.
I don’t want people to miss that, Bellizaire says.
I think that is incredible for anyone to wrap their head around.
And I think that’s the way that each episode unfolds.
They also learn about their needs before designing and decorating the homes so they can give them something personalized.
Our hope is when they walk in, they say something like, How did you know?
… That’s what we’re working toward.
It’s a lot of pressure.
I think that’s what we hold on our shoulders.
Getting to reveal the houseseeing the reactions and even tearsmade it sink in that they were changing peoples lives.
So it’s not just like, ‘Oh, that’s a cool thing.’
Extreme Makeover: Home Editionpremiered on ABC on January 2.
Watch new episodes every Thursday on ABC at 8 p.m. EST, or stream them on Hulu.
