{"id":24221,"date":"2021-07-27T21:39:41","date_gmt":"2021-07-28T01:39:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=24221"},"modified":"2021-07-27T21:39:41","modified_gmt":"2021-07-28T01:39:41","slug":"actress-and-comedian-retta-to-host-new-hgtv-event-series-ugliest-house-in-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/07\/27\/actress-and-comedian-retta-to-host-new-hgtv-event-series-ugliest-house-in-america\/","title":{"rendered":"Actress and Comedian Retta to Host New HGTV Event Series &#8220;Ugliest House in America&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-24222\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Retta_2012_cropped.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"454\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Retta_2012_cropped.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Retta_2012_cropped-300x227.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>Fans flock to HGTV to watch innovative renovations with stunning reveals, but now in the newly greenlit series, <strong><em>Ugliest House in America<\/em><\/strong>, the network will tour properties nominated by homeowners who believe their design-challenged home is one of the worst in the country. 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