'Why the Heck Did I Buy This House': How Kim Spradlin-Wolfe went from Survivor to HGTV via 'jail'
HGTV's newest offering 'Why the Heck Did I Buy This House?' will be featuring a very familiar face as the hostess of the show- Kimberly Spardlin, who is more popularly known as Kim Wolfe. Wolfe became a household name following her win on 'The Survivor' in 2012.
Since winning 'The Survivor' and taking home the grand prize of $1 million, a lot has transpired in Wolfe's life. From marriage to an arrest, the new HGTV hostess has definitely been through a lot. If you're curious to know more about Wolfe, and why she was jailed, then keep reading.
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Kim Wolfe's life post 'Survivor' win
Prior to joining the cast of 'Survivor' Season 24, Wolfe was running a bridal store in her hometown, San Antonio, Texas, with her best friend Cayce Harris. After she won the 'Survivor' and bagged the coveted $1 Million prize, Wolfe revealed in an interview that she was going to use her prize money to "spruce up" her stores and also take more vacations.
Shortly after her win, she was roped in as an on-air contributor on 'Great Dat SA' where she hosted a segment called Kim's Kart. Just like her career, her personal life too took off, when she met Bryan Wolfe, while playing sand volleyball at a local bar. Bryan and she got engaged and in 2013, the couple got married in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. The couple shares three children together. Wolfe regularly posts adorable pictures of her family on her Instagram.
Kim Wolfe's arrest
Shortly after her marriage, Wolfe ended up being jailed for a crime she never committed! In April 2013, Wolfe visited a DMV in San Antonio to change her last name. Staff at the DMV noted that there was an arrest warrant out for a woman named Kimberly Spradlin for check fraud. Wolfe was arrested and spent 8 hours behind the bars, before bailing herself out with a $1,500 bond.
The officials later realized that Wolfe wasn't the same woman who was wanted for the check fraud. The officials realized that there was another woman named Kimberly Spradlin with the same birthdate as Wolfe's which caused the mix-up. Unlike most people who would have snapped in the situation, Wolfe not only managed to maintain her cool but also displayed her unique sense of humor. during an interview with TMZ, she joked, "Be careful at the DMV, ya never know what's going to happen. Bring a jacket ... it's cold in jail."
Kim Wolfe's new HGTV show
Wolfe is definitely a woman of many talents, from running a bridal store to hosting a segment on a news show, she has done it all. But in 2016, she made the bold decision to quit her job as the segment host of 'Kim's Kart' to pursue her interior design dreams. She landed a role at Kate Kingman Interiors. She eventually branched out and set up her own brand called Kim Wolfe Home. On the brand's website she shares, "I've always been aware of how much a spaces effect the way I feel, and now realize I'm not only one. To me a home should live easily, be fun and functional, not overly fussy or contrived. I love to help people create a home that is as unique as they are, by finding the perfect mix of high and low!"
Her success in the interior design world eventually led her to landing her own HGTV show called 'Why the Heck Did I Buy This House?' She took to her Instagram to announce her new project. She wrote, "Word is out and I’m filming a renovation series for HGTV. I’m very excited I don’t have to be oddly vague about it anymore. A couple of years ago @highnoonent reached out to me after seeing @chelseameissner58 house and asked if I’d be interested in doing this??? I said yes, but I really had no idea what I was getting myself into 🥴. I would put this right up there with Survivor and childbirth. But, we’re two houses down, we have five to go, and I’m surrounded by a team of kick ass people who are willing to see this thing to the end! Can’t wait to share it with all of you:) swipe right, to see a picture of Auggie ( which is how I actually feel)."
The new seven-episode HGTV series will feature Wolfe utilizing her expertise to help clients who snapped up their home at first sight but are now stuck in lifeless spaces with dysfunctional layouts, outdated style and overlooked potential. Wolfe will go all in pouring concrete foundations, nailing roof beams, installing framing and hanging drywall to bring her design vision to life—and will make these families finally fall in love with their reinvented dream home.
'Why the Heck Did I Buy This House?' premieres on Wednesday, March 30, at 9 pm ET/PT on HGTV.
