HGTV star Nicole Curtis revealed she kept her last pregnancy a secret on the set of her show,
Rehab Addict, for a few different reasons. And she eventually enlightened fans on the choice and her reasons for taking a couple of years off.

How many children does Curtis have, when were they born, and why did she decide to proceed news of her most contempo pregnancy curtained at piece of work?

Nicole Curtis, host of 'Rehab Addict with Nicole Curtis' on HGTV, filming a segment
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Who are Nicole Curtis’ children?

The
Rehab Addict
star has two children, but one is a immature adult. Her oldest son, Ethan, was born in 1998 when she was 20. And he spent much fourth dimension on job sites with his mom when he was a kid.

Curtis had another son, Harper, in 2015. Notably, when she became pregnant with her youngest child, she intended to be a single parent. Just his male parent was awarded visitation when he was 6 months old. “Harper had never, ever been abroad from me before,” Curtis told PEOPLE about the change. “That was the most horrific moment. It was center-wrenching.”

The ensuing custody battle saw the parents fighting over many things, including how to feed their infant. The court instructed Curtis to produce plenty breast milk to supply visits with her ex. He accused her of continuing to breastfeed to limit his time further.

However, Curtis said the parents were “working on” their organization despite the fighting and added, “It’s even so not perfect or fifty-fifty shut, but it’south a lot ameliorate.”

When Curtis was meaning with Harper, it wasn’t a “strategic” decision to keep the news quiet, she afterwards disclosed. In her book,
Better Than New, she shared, “… It was just one of those moments where I was like this isn’t anyone else’due south time and space.”

“This is mine,” she declared almost having her second child (per PEOPLE.)

Furthermore, Curtis felt protective and said, “Having my newborn child’south face plastered all over social media on a Facebook post where someone could cut and paste it and make it a meme, that wasn’t for me.”

But she confessed her age and relationship status were too on her heed, as she had concerns about how people could respond. “I was worried about being judged,” Curtis confessed to PEOPLE. “It was a very hard time for me. There I was, almost 40, having some other child on my own.”

Did Nicole Curtis return to HGTV afterwards her second pregnancy?

Afterwards taking ii years off, Curtis returned to HGTV with
Rehab Addict Rescue. She even teamed up with Vanilla Ice for one project, prompting fans to beg for more of the ii together.

But she was happy for the take chances to focus on parenting while she took a hiatus from television. “I could but be at dwelling house, being a mom. When I had a chance for that to happen, I took it,” she explained to PEOPLE, “because I didn’t have that the kickoff fourth dimension around.”

Though her break made her nervous about returning to some other show, she said she was thankful for her fans who welcomed her back. “I had a very cluttered ten years. I didn’t want to go down that path once again,” she explained.

“I’g hyper-focused right now on remembering where I want to be, what matters in my life, what my priorities are. My biggest thing, e’er, is that life is short and I desire to live it to the fullest,” she concluded. “And I’m thankful our fans have appreciated that.”

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