I used to have a crush on her
About ten years ago, I was obsessed with home remodeling shows. It was so 2000, but it was all the rage. Cliche as it was, I enjoyed me some Trading Spaces. I even applied to the show although my neighbor at the time said she wouldn’t do it if Hilde or Doug would be doing her room. I told her to shut her trap and deal with it- I wanted my 15 minutes of fame and a cheaply remodeled room decorated in poor taste.
My favorite designer was Doug Wilson (not to be confused the with awesome pothead character played by Kevin Nealon on Weed’s- but just as loveable and, likely, high at times, also.)
He was such a shit disturber. If the homeowner hated red, he’d paint the room red. If the homeowner pleaded NOT to take out their brand new carpet- the carpet was definitely gone! He once did a bedroom styled after a prison cell- complete with a ‘toilet’ bench. Or there was the time when he hired nude models so they could trace their silouhette on the wall from a projector. Or when he found a secret boudoir photo that a wife had done for her husband and BLEW IT UP and put it over the fireplace!
Dude had balls!
Apparently, he’s had some tough times…he was arrested for a DUI last year.
Not that I’m encouraging driving under the influence, but, come on, he’s a bad boy and danger is sexy and so is he- maybe not THAT sexy in that pic, but I’m guessing it was a rough night. And I’m 80% sure that he’s straight. And probably a lunatic in the sack. And he can sew.
I outgrew the home show genre- or I got too lazy to care anymore- which ever.
I caught his most recent show Moving Up the other day. Imagine my dismay to find that he’s turned into a lesbian woman! ( That’s her on the right with the long feathered grey hair.)
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Twitter: Assertagirl
I had no idea Doug Wilson had that DUI thing. Graham and I watch “Moving Up” all the time on Sundays and laugh at the endlessly changing styles and colours of Doug’s hair.
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@Assertagirl, I know- I love that show, but am deeply disturbed by the hair.
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Oh I love Doug…he’s always so sarcastic. However, he’s totally setting himself up for some well-deserved snark with that hair,
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@IzzyMom, thank you.
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I heart Doug. And his hair is ever changing. Give it a month, it’ll be different and I love Moving Up. Fun concept!
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@LessToLove, wouldn’t you LOVE to see what homeowners have done to your old digs? I’m so jealous.
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Hahahaha. WOW. What a transformation.
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@MommyMelee, and not in a good way… I wonder if he still has a penis?
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I SO loved Doug. He WAS a shit stirrer. But damn dude, WTF happened to his hair?
P.S. Hilde was WACK!
@Tiffany, Hilde was my 2nd favorite- I loved it when people cried- not happy tears, but “Holy FUCK, it’s going to take me months to pull all of these feathers off of my wall” tears. Those were great.
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@tena, LOL!! That was the best part of the show. The look of disbelief some of the owners had on their faces during the big reveal. “WTF?!?”
Wow, dude went from a Hottie to a Nottie.
I agree Doug is entertaining to watch!
@Jamie, so entertaining, in an ADHD way.
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I know! I can’t even watch Moving Up because my heart just breaks and I want to go run for my scissors. Cut that freaking hair Doug!
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@Gwen, it really does pain me to see him looking like this in that show- I just pretend Anne Murray is hosting.
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You have him pegged! He totally turned into a lesbian chick! He used to be HAWT!!!!
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@Pamela, I know, right?
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Wow, that is some transformation. DUI grew him up fast, I’d say.
BTW – I’m still addicted to those shows. Totally addicted.
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@katie, who knew DUI’s make you make bad decisions with your hair?
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I want to be bff’s with Genevieve. still.
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@Jen, do you watch Flash Forward? That girl looks JUST like her!
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I used to be obsessed with Trading Spaces! I remember the episode with the boudoir picture-I would have freaking killed him if that were me! Love, love, love it.
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@Laber of Love, OH GOD! So would I! But I’m about 110% sure there would never be photographic proof of me looking like an ass like that.
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And, wait, they did an episode of Moving Up with White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs? Dude looks just like him.
What was the redheaded Southern lady’s name? I was on a flight to NY with her and we chatted waiting for the lavatory. I always thought she was so fake but she was genuinely sweet while we were talking.
@danish, laurie Smith, I think, she was cute and her rooms were good, but YAWN! She did seem sweet. She single handedly made it acceptable for hetero couples to use Chartruse in their homes.
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I feel so left out – I’ve no clue who you guys are talking about …but the comments here cracked me up!!
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I loved it when people cried- not happy tears, but “Holy FUCK, it’s going to take me months to pull all of these feathers off of my wall” tears. Those were great.
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@Miranda, Home improvement shows. I revel in other’s home tragedies, it’s a sickness.
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Ok…really laughing.. I have not seen Doug….I USED to watch these shows or I did until Holmes on Homes started on HGTV…have you seen him…that show gives me a muther freakin panic attack…he finds so much crap wrong with houses even ones looking perfectly normal that I started dreaming about electrical fires, backed up sewage and termites… I went cold turkey no more…not for me, can’t do it.
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@Tina, OMG- I think you just pegged why I don’t watch them anymore… I used to watch Home Detectives and it was the same thing- I still think I have a squirrel living in one of my walls.
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@tena, I know right. It is terrible!
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Holy crap! Other than like every episode with Doug, my favorite one was the one with the fireplace kiddie-cornered in the living room and the woman hating it so much she cried and left the room! I laughed so hard.
Anyone remember when they did a bedroom and put real moss on the walls? I don’t think it was Doug though…
And yes, what the F happened to him? The hair…yikes…
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