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Why the Heck Did I Buy This House? premieres Wednesday, March 30, at 9 p.m. ET/PT on HGTV.

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Kim Wolfe's life post 'Survivor' win
Kim Wolfe's arrest
Kim Wolfe's new HGTV show

Former CBS Survivor winner Kim Wolfe knows a thing or two about thriving in the wild-and now she'll bring that tough tenacity and smart ingenuity to rescue homeowners with major buyer's remorse in her San Antonio hometown.

In the new seven-episode series Why the Heck Did I Buy This House?, the designer, home renovator and busy mom of three will use her expert skills to help clients who snapped up their home at first sight but are now stuck in lifeless spaces with dysfunctional layouts, outdated style and overlooked potential. Kim will go all in pouring concrete foundations, nailing roof beams, installing framing and hanging drywall to bring her design vision to life-and will make these families finally fall in love with their reinvented dream home.

In the premiere episode, Kim will meet a couple who bought their house for the large backyard and its lush fruit trees but are left with an odd layout and wasted space that doesn't fit their family. To remedy the chaos, she will set her sights on a complete overhaul, including an expanded kitchen and living area with a direct view of the property's beautiful outdoor space and a spa-like main suite to give the parents a dedicated retreat.

HGTV's newest offering 'Why the Heck Did I Buy This House?' will be featuring a very familiar face as the hostess of the show- Kimberly Spardlin, who is more popularly known as Kim Wolfe. Wolfe became a household name following her win on 'The Survivor' in 2012.

Since winning 'The Survivor' and taking home the grand prize of $1 million, a lot has transpired in Wolfe's life. From marriage to an arrest, the new HGTV hostess has definitely been through a lot. If you're curious to know more about Wolfe, and why she was jailed, then keep reading.

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Kim Wolfe's life post 'Survivor' win

Prior to joining the cast of 'Survivor' Season 24, Wolfe was running a bridal store in her hometown, San Antonio, Texas, with her best friend Cayce Harris. After she won the 'Survivor' and bagged the coveted $1 Million prize, Wolfe revealed in an interview that she was going to use her prize money to "spruce up" her stores and also take more vacations.

Shortly after her win, she was roped in as an on-air contributor on 'Great Dat SA' where she hosted a segment called Kim's Kart. Just like her career, her personal life too took off, when she met Bryan Wolfe, while playing sand volleyball at a local bar. Bryan and she got engaged and in 2013, the couple got married in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. The couple shares three children together. Wolfe regularly posts adorable pictures of her family on her Instagram.

Kim Wolfe's arrest

Shortly after her marriage, Wolfe ended up being jailed for a crime she never committed! In April 2013, Wolfe visited a DMV in San Antonio to change her last name. Staff at the DMV noted that there was an arrest warrant out for a woman named Kimberly Spradlin for check fraud. Wolfe was arrested and spent 8 hours behind the bars, before bailing herself out with a $1,500 bond.

The officials later realized that Wolfe wasn't the same woman who was wanted for the check fraud. The officials realized that there was another woman named Kimberly Spradlin with the same birthdate as Wolfe's which caused the mix-up. Unlike most people who would have snapped in the situation, Wolfe not only managed to maintain her cool but also displayed her unique sense of humor. during an interview with TMZ, she joked, "Be careful at the DMV, ya never know what's going to happen. Bring a jacket ... it's cold in jail."

Kim Wolfe's new HGTV show

Wolfe is definitely a woman of many talents, from running a bridal store to hosting a segment on a news show, she has done it all. But in 2016, she made the bold decision to quit her job as the segment host of 'Kim's Kart' to pursue her interior design dreams. She landed a role at Kate Kingman Interiors. She eventually branched out and set up her own brand called Kim Wolfe Home. On the brand's website she shares, "I've always been aware of how much a spaces effect the way I feel, and now realize I'm not only one. To me a home should live easily, be fun and functional, not overly fussy or contrived. I love to help people create a home that is as unique as they are, by finding the perfect mix of high and low!"

Her success in the interior design world eventually led her to landing her own HGTV show called 'Why the Heck Did I Buy This House?' She took to her Instagram to announce her new project. She wrote, "Word is out and I’m filming a renovation series for HGTV. I’m very excited I don’t have to be oddly vague about it anymore. A couple of years ago @highnoonent reached out to me after seeing @chelseameissner58 house and asked if I’d be interested in doing this??? I said yes, but I really had no idea what I was getting myself into 🥴. I would put this right up there with Survivor and childbirth. But, we’re two houses down, we have five to go, and I’m surrounded by a team of kick ass people who are willing to see this thing to the end! Can’t wait to share it with all of you:) swipe right, to see a picture of Auggie ( which is how I actually feel)."

The new seven-episode HGTV series will feature Wolfe utilizing her expertise to help clients who snapped up their home at first sight but are now stuck in lifeless spaces with dysfunctional layouts, outdated style and overlooked potential. Wolfe will go all in pouring concrete foundations, nailing roof beams, installing framing and hanging drywall to bring her design vision to life—and will make these families finally fall in love with their reinvented dream home.

'Why the Heck Did I Buy This House?' premieres on Wednesday, March 30, at 9 pm ET/PT on HGTV.

Kim Wolfe has made a name for herself after competing on Survivor, winning One World and returning for the 40th, Winners At War. Now, she's taking on a whole new challenge with HGTV's Why the Heck Did I Buy This House?, which airs on Wednesdays at 9 p.m. ET. PopCulture.com recently got to chat with Wolfe about her new show, during which she shed light on how her experience in the CBS competition influenced her work on Why the Heck Did I Buy This House?.

In Wolfe's new show, she's helping homeowners in the San Antonio area find the beauty in properties that they may have overlooked at first glance. You might not think that there wouldn't be too much of a connection between Survivor and a home renovation program. However, the former winner explained how her experience on Survivor actually helped her tackle life, and her work, in a different way. Wolfe said that Survivor is a unique experience in that there is "overlap for everything" in real life.

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"You have no food, no family, no clothes, no mirror, just these kind of basic things that we take for granted," she said. "You just realize how much we have ... And I think all of those things, those things coming clear, both times really, I think changed the trajectory of my life because when you come home, you pivot. You realize all the things you're doing that you don't care about at all and have no bearing on your life." Wolfe went on to say that both of her seasons of Survivor offered her "clarity" particularly when it came to the future of her career.

"And I think it also, it just made me grittier," the HGTV personality continued. "I mean, this experience of renovating seven houses at once is not a glamorous one. It's not a fancy experience. It takes some grit. I'm really impressed with the people who have gone before me and done this. I had no idea what kind of mental toughness it takes. I think that helped me just get through the experience without totally losing it."

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As for what Wolfe's experience was like while filming Why the Heck Did I Buy This House?, she explained that it was definitely "thrilling." Although, they still found themselves facing a series of challenges during production, particularly during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. "We renovated seven houses at one time in 24, 26 weeks. They're all staggered, started, stopped on top of each other," she said. "And then on top of that, we're in a building crisis. It's really hard to get materials. It was just kind of over the top hard, but it was such a good learning experience."

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Wolfe stressed that no matter what challenges they faced while filming, there was never any doubt that they would be able to accomplish what they set their minds to. After finishing production, she can look back on it fondly and noted that she'll definitely be taking what she learned for when and if Why the Heck Did I Buy This House? gets another season. She said, "We, of course, look forward to hopefully getting to do it again and use everything we've learned and do it better. That excites me, for sure."