'The Great Giveback with Melissa McCarthy and Jenna Perusich' on HGTV: How Jenna Perusich is combining her passions
Jenna Perusich, who worked with the Property Brothers on 'Celebrity IOU' to rebuild her parents' house, is now co-hosting her own HGTV makeover show with her cousin actress Melissa McCarthy. The promising actor is thrilled to be able to combine her passions for design and acting in the upcoming show.
Jenna could move a sofa, roll up a rug, and remove all the clocks from the room! She and her cousin, actor, and producer Melissa McCarthy, have been giving design advice to their friends and family for over a decade. Now, they're preparing to share their creative expertise with deserving families with the premiere of their new makeover program 'The Great Giveback With Melissa McCarthy and Jenna Perusich,' which will air on HGTV on June 13, 2022, at 9/8c. According to HGTV, Jenna is not just a design expert and a sweetheart, but she's also a smarty-pants!
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After their first HGTV appearance in 2020, Jenna and Melissa were inspired to create their own show. McCarthy was chosen to nominate a loved one for a house renovation on Property Brothers Jonathan and Drew Scott's star-studded series 'Celebrity IOU'. She solicited suggestions from Perusich. They settled on Perusich's parents, who are former Chicago police officers. The new HGTV program is a natural progression from what they've been doing for years, only now they have the opportunity to push limits and learn new things while having a front-row seat to transforming lives.
Why did Jenna relocate to Los Angeles?
Jenna relocated to Los Angeles upon graduating from Columbia College, Chicago, where she majored in drama. She studied at Groundlings Theatre & School after moving to the West Coast and has been clogging up her IMDb page ever since. In a recent interview, she stated that she is thrilled to be able to combine her two passions — acting and design — on the new HGTV show. In 2013, she made her on-screen debut in an episode of her cousin's show 'Mike & Molly'. She has worked on a variety of projects of varied sizes throughout the years. She was most recently seen in another McCarthy film called 'Thunder Force'.
Are Jenna and her cousin Melissa McCarthy close?
Melissa McCarthy's father and Jenna's mother came from a family of ten children, with McCarthy's father being the third oldest sibling and Jenna's mother being the youngest. McCarthy and Jenna are 18 years apart, therefore, they did not grow up together. After Jenna relocated to Los Angeles, McCarthy became her mentor, providing invaluable career advice and direction. McCarthy suggested Jenna should come to her and experience what it's like on a set if she wanted to act. It took about three seconds for them to be entirely connected by the hip.
How passionate is Jenna when it comes to designing?
Jenna and her cousin Melissa are both A+ students and perfectionists, according to Jenna. Jonathan and Drew Scott are both from the same boat. If they are going to accomplish anything, they will do it well and with all of their hearts. Nonetheless, they don't take themselves too seriously and know how to have fun. This is what the cousins hope to do with their new show.
Jenna is a renter, so she's always thinking of ways to update her style without making any major changes. Jenna and Melissa attached a track to a bedroom ceiling and then draped a wall-to-wall curtain to conceal a window in one of their show's episodes. The curtain added drama, color, and texture to the room. Jenna can't retile the bathroom or strip the flooring in her house, but she can hang a curtain - and because it's removable, she'll be able to take it with her when she moves! Jenna enjoys breaking the norms by combining old and new, modern and antique, organic and industrial. She admires folks that go all out with their design. “If you love color, go for it, or if you love art, put it on every wall," Jenna advises. She has always been drawn to folks who aren't afraid to paint a stripe on a wall and see what happens.
She also dislikes throwing things away. Jenna thinks that, like fashion, everything comes full circle, although freshly or unexpectedly. She may not enjoy '80s mallard duck décor, but it may completely work in a library room makeover. Jenna, a soon-to-be first-time buyer, has her heart set on purchasing a Spanish Mediterranean-style property. She is drawn to Spanish architecture, color, and textures, such as arches and round corners, nubby fabrics, and Brutalist hues.
