When Dave and Jenny Marrs were first approached by HGTV about Fixer to Fabulous, it was part of the network's wider effort seeking stars for a new home-reno concept show set in small-town USA. "We thought it was spam!" Jenny said of the email they'd received.
As the couple told the Arkansas Democrat Gazette, their first instinct was to decline. "We didn't really have an interest," Dave said. "And I was just worried. I was thinking, 'Small town? They're going to try and portray it as this backwoods thing.'"
A producer flew to visit them in person in Bentonville, Ark., assuring them that the goal was not "portraying the area negatively." After agreeing to film a "sizzle reel," the couple moved on, assuming that's the last they'd hear of it — until the producer got in touch to reveal HGTV had approved filming a pilot. Suddenly, the Marrs family found themselves trailed by a camera crew wherever they went. "We really did not think that was going to happen," admitted Jenny. "We had this nice, quiet little life," added Dave, admitting it was "interrupted in a good way."
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