Ugliest House in America returns for another season, including “the best of the worst” dwellings from five areas of the United States. The homes will have horrible designs, poor functioning, and other flaws, and the poorest ones will be transformed into “beautiful.”
According to HGTV’s news release:
“Throughout the season, Retta will give her heated opinions and funny critiques of each horrifying property, remarking on strange layouts, clashing designs, and drastically outmoded trends.”
It goes on:
“One property will be designated the ‘ugliest house in America’ by HGTV based on its ugly look, poor functioning, and shocking design choices, and the network will grant its homeowners a showstopping $150,000 remodel conducted by Alison Victoria, one of its top stars.”
Ugliest House in America debuts on HGTV on Sunday, January 1 at 9 p.m. ET.
Season 3 of Ugliest House in America will include 15 residences.
The HGTV program, which will exhibit some of America’s most “horrible” residences and will be hosted by Retta, is due to launch on January 1. The actress and comedian from Parks and Recreation, who previously featured on Good Girls, will headline Ugliest House in America. The episode will include 15 residences picked by the homeowners themselves.
The residences on the program will have bizarre layouts, paradoxical designs, and out-of-date interiors, such as mural “monstrosities,” poor wood paneling, velvet wallpapers, and wall-to-wall patterned carpets. Alison Victoria, the HGTV personality and fixer, will give the property judged the worst of the bunch a $150,000 makeover as part of Ugliest House in America.
Retta had this to say about the show:
“We’ve all seen magazine-worthy houses that make you feel horrible about your own. This isn’t the same show.”
The six-part series will conclude with a one-hour special that will include a grand unveiling of the restored home.
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Meet your host.
Marietta Sangai Sirleaf, better known as Retta, is an American actress, comedian, and novelist best known for her roles as Donna Meagle on NBC’s Parks and Recreation and Ruby Hill on NBC’s Good Girls. The host of The Ugliest House in America was born to Liberian parents in Newark, New Jersey. Despite being born in the United States, the actress spent a portion of her youth in Liberia, where her aunt, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, served as president from 2006 to 2018.
Retta worked as a chemist after graduating from Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, with a degree in sociology. She also pursued her passion for being a comedian on the side. In 1998, she relocated to Los Angeles to pursue her profession full-time and performed with a college circuit.
Her debut film appearance was in Slackers in 2002, followed by roles in Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star, Complex, Grand Union, Freddie, and others. The Ugliest House in America host debuted as a recurring character on Parks and Recreation in 2009 and was promoted to a full-time cast member for season 3 production. Retta will host the HGTV program beginning January 1 at 9 p.m. ET, with the season finale airing on Friday, January 6. The same episodes will also be accessible on Discovery+.
