Leanne Ford is among the hundreds of people that misplaced a house within the California wildfires. The previous HGTV star revealed that her home burned down as blazes ravaged by means of the Los Angeles space. She and husband Erik Allen Ford had simply closed on the house lower than one month earlier than it the tragedy.
“Three weeks in the past we acquired keys to our new LA place in Rustic Canyon,” Leanne wrote in a January 10 Instagram publish. “We had been excited (although me — a bit hesitant…) to begin spending a while once more in our favourite a part of LA. A lovely historic and quirky artists’ residence. We introduced over so a lot of our favourite issues to fill it with. It was to be a spot to put in writing, to create. Three days in the past we misplaced it.”
The Restored by the Fords star shared photos of the rubble that remained after her residence burned to the bottom. She additionally posted movies of the fireplace and smoke overtaking the construction earlier than it was lowered to nothing.
“Fortunately, this wasn’t but our HOME. It was nonetheless only a home,” Leanne continued. “So for us, this isn’t the identical tragedy that it has been for thus many different households in Los Angeles. We’re the fortunate ones. We had a stupendous secure residence in PA to flee again to. Nonetheless, to be affected by fires is surprising, to say the least. I’m in awe of the firemen and girls selecting to run into the flames whereas we get to expire. I can solely say — THANK YOU.”
The Pittsburgh resident confirmed that she and daughter Ever had been “secure,” whereas Erik “stayed in LA to be along with his workforce.”
Leanne made her HGTV debut in 2018 when she starred in Restored by the Fords together with her brother Steve Ford. The present aired for 2 seasons and featured the siblings renovating older Pittsburgh-area houses. The duo returned for one season of Dwelling Once more With the Fords in 2021. Moreover, Leanne has appeared on A Very Brady Renovation and Season 1 of Rock the Block.