Find Out What's Happened to Your Favorite HGTV Hosts of Yesteryear

Canadian interior designer Candice Olson hosted Divine Design for eight years, helping homeowners completely renovate spaces from top to bottom. Since the show’s 2011 cancellation, Candice has focused on continuing her design business and appearing on other HGTV programs including Candice Tells All and HGTV Design Star. She also presides over the Candice Olson Collection, a brand of home products, and has written two books, Candice Olson on Design and Candice Olson: Kitchen & Baths.

Designing For the Sexes aired until 2011, giving the British interior designer Michael Payne a perfect forum to help couples as they tried to decorate their homes together. Michael continues to run his interior decoration business from Los Angeles, where he lives with his wife and enjoys running, yoga, and photography.

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For eight years, interior decorator Kitty Bartholomew hosted the HGTV series You’re Home. She made headlines in 2009 when she listed her Santa Monica home for over $2 million. The past decade has also seen Kitty publish two books, Designer Knitting With Kitty Bartholomew and Kitty Bartholomew's Decorating Style.

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Matt Fox and Shari Hiller hosted Room by Room, which began airing when HGTV launched in 1994. They went on to also star in a PBS show called Around the House With Matt and Shari. The duo, who are not married to each other, are still working on design projects together and keep fans updated with fun DIY ideas on their website MattandShari.com.

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Joan Steffend showed homeowners how to decorate rooms for only $500 during Decorating Cents’s 400-episode run on HGTV. Since the show's cancellation, Joan has embarked on what she refers to on her blog as a "spiritually centered stage," writing two books called . . . And She Sparkled and Peace in Peace Out. She also founded a nonprofit called Peace Begins With Me.

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Paul James showed viewers how to easily manage their green spaces on HGTV’s Gardening by the Yard until the program was canceled in 2009. He’s shied from the spotlight in recent years, shutting down his website and neglecting his Facebook page. He does, however, making periodic media appearances promoting gardening and even hoses.

Before he became a major network host for ABC’s The Bachelor and The Bachelorette, Chris Harrison was on cable — HGTV, in fact! He hosted Designer’s Challenge for the network about 10 years ago. Chris keeps adding new gigs to his résumé, including hosting Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? for the 2015 to 2016 season.

Chris Madden, a prominent New York area designer, hosted Interiors by Design until its cancellation in 2003. Chris has continued to focus on her own business and, in 2010, was appointed as a trustee at the Fashion Institute of Technology. In 2010, she published a book called Chris Madden — The Soul of a House: Decorating With Warmth, Style, and Comfort.

Canadian real estate expert Sandra Rinomato hosted the first incarnation of Property Virgins, which was made for Canadian HGTV and also aired on the American channel, until 2011. Now she hosts a show for Canadian HGTV called Buy Herself and makes biweekly appearances on a Canadian morning show called Canada AM. She also runs a real estate company in Toronto. Presently, the American version of Property Virgins is hosted by Egypt Sherrod.

Brooke Channon hosted the HGTV show Sensible Chic, which launched in 1998 and helped homeowners replicate high-end designs on a shoestring budget. Brooke was replaced by Susan Blake in later seasons. Since leaving Sensible Chic, Brooke has gone on to host a number of other programs, including Montana Live! and pieces for the Inside Wine Network.

British garden expert Matt James hosted 2007's Urban Outsiders and The City Gardener for HGTV. He’s since gone on to host a UK program called Great British Garden Revival, which aired in 2014.

Carol Duvall’s show ran on HGTV for more than a decade, from 1994 to 2005. The arts and crafts program went on to have a second life on the DIY Network, which is owned by HGTV parent company the Scripps Network. Since the program ended on DIY in 2009, Carol has focused on book writing and even hosting crafting cruises.

Casey Noble has been a host and designer on HGTV's long-running Design on a Dime, which began airing in 2000. She nabbed the job of host after an appearance on another HGTV show, Design Star. Casey also runs an interior design firm and reportedly welcomed her first baby with Green Bay Packers linebacker Clay Matthews this year.

Brice Cooper was one of many designers and hosts to appear on Design on a Dime during the show's lengthy run. After appearing as both a host and designer for many seasons, Brice left the show in 2007 and is excited about his new career as a pro racer.

Genevieve Gorder's show Dear Genevieve may have aired its last episode in 2010, but she's still a major part of the network. She also hosted a program called Genevieve's Renovation, which debuted in 2014, and has judged HGTV Design Star. She also runs a design company in New York City, where she lives with her daughter.

Emily Henderson's Secrets From a Stylist no longer airs on HGTV, but she's still very much in the public eye. She runs a popular blog, Style by Emily Henderson, and focuses on major design projects with companies like Target.