HGTV is getting onthe Barbie crazewith its latest endeavor. The network revealed that it will be releasing a new series calledBarbie Dreamhouse Challengethat will bring to lifethe iconic homeof the Mattel creation. The series, which is set to debut on July 16 on HGTV, will be hosted by supermodel, designer, and author,Ashley Graham. There will be four parts to the special which will include eight teams comprised of familiar faces in the HGTV family and one member on each squad that will hail from The Food Network.
‘Barbie’s Dreamhouse Challenge’ Will Push its Stars to the Limits
Over the four-part series, there will be a host of talent from HGTV’s collection of shows that will participate in the new special. This will includeEgypt Sherrodand husbandMike Jackson,Jasmine Roth,Ty Pennington,Alison Victoria,Jonathan Knight, andKristina Crestin. That’s just some of the talents that can be expected to be seen as a bevy of others that includeJames Bender,Keith Bynum andEvan Thomas, andMikaandBrian Kleinschmidtamong others.
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“To pull this off, we’ve assembled the biggest group of renovation stars ever on HGTV to create a real-life fully functioning Barbie Dreamhouse,” said Graham in the press release. “The pressure is on for the teams to unleash their creativity far beyond their usual design parameters to dream up a place that Barbie would be proud to call home.”
Jonathan Adler, an acclaimed designer and Barbie collaborator, will serve as the head judge, alongsideTiffany Brooks. There will be a rotation of guest judges along the way that will featureNischelle Turner,Marsai Martin, andChristian Siriano. In the end, the winning team will have a donation made in their honor to the Save The Children Foundation.
Fans can expect to see plenty of callbacks and nostalgia to the world of Barbie. Each challenge will see the house come to life, including a light-up dance floor, a hat carousel in the closet, and a few pet elevators located throughout the home. The premiere episode will be 90 minutes and focus on the first floor. Each ensuing episode will tackle a new section of the home before it’s eventually completed. The second episode will see the creation of Ken’s den as well as the primary suite. After that, the third episode will bring to life the front and backyard, and exterior while the finale will complete the office and closets.
The Time is Now for HGTV’s Barbie Series With the Upcoming Movie
The release of the special will coincide with another major release, the Warner Bros. Pictures filmBarbiewhich will starMargot Robbieas the titular character along withRyan Goslingas Ken.Greta Gerwigis the director withNoah Baumbachas the screenplay writer. There will be plenty of recognizable faces popping up in supporting roles throughout the movie, which will includeKate McKinnon,Dua Lipa,Simu Liu, andJohn Cena.The film will hit theaters on July 21, just five days after the HGTV series premieres.
This film will be the first time the Mattel toy is featured in live action. There have been multiple animated movies over the years, includingBarbie in the Nutcrackerwhich kicked off the first of a line of films that began airing on Nickelodeon beginning in 2001. The fashion doll first came to prominence when it was created back in 1959 withRuth Handlerbeing considered the creator of the toy.
