Former HGTV Dream Home host Tiffany Brooks revealed on Tuesday, Sept. 2, that she is recovering after undergoing a kidney and pancreas transplant.
Brooks is a Chicago-based interior designer who first joined HGTV in 2013 after being crowned the winner of HGTV Design Star. She went on to compete in Season 2 of Rock the Block and also hosted “HGTV Dream Home.” She was named one of the 20 most famous interview designers working by Architectural Digest in 2020 and was also included in Architectural Digest’s AD100 list in 2021.
Brooks owns Tiffany Brooks Interiors Inc, which she opened in 2007.
Tiffany Brooks Released Statement On Her Instagram
Brooks posted a message on her Instagram on Sept. 2, updating her fans about her health after the procedure.
“I am blessed to share that I have been given another chance at life with a very special kidney and pancreas donor. I’m overcome with emotion for this amazing gift and am incredible grateful for the gracious transplant team at Northwestern Memorial Hospital. I am not at home recovering with my family as I take this time to heal,” Brooks wrote, while captioning the post with two emojis.
“🖤🙏🏾,” she included.
Fans Show Support For Tiffany Brooks
There were tons of comments left under Brooks’ Instagram post, all showing her love and support.
HGTV’s Ty Pennington: “This is amazing news! 🙌❤”
️Designer Tiffany Brown: “Sending love and prayers!”
Wayfair Professional: Thinking of you and wishing you a quick recovery 💜
HGTV’s Jasmine Roth: “Thinking of you! ❤️❤️❤️”
HGTV’s Anthony Elle: “Hallelujah!!!!!!!!!!!”
Tiffany Brooks Reveals She Was Diagnosed With Type 1 Diabetes In 2013
In 2013, just before she learned if she was the winner of HGTV Design Star, Brooks opened up about her Type 1 diabetes diagnosis in a blog post.
“10 years ago to the day I was lying 7.5 months pregnant in a hospital bed at Northwestern University. I have had juvenile diabetes since the age of 6 and it was now taking a toll on my kidneys, and my unborn son,” she wrote. “They told me that once I deliver, my kidneys would be in a downward spiral that they could not stop.”
She ultimately delivered her baby four weeks premature, but afterwards she underwent dialysis three times a week. She then had a kidney transplant five months after beginning dialysis, and then a year later, she had a pancreas transplant.
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