HGTV star Keith Bynum gave fans a scare after revealing he was injured on the job, but he’s assuring everyone he’s going to be just fine.
In a recent Instagram Story, the Bargain Block designer shared a close-up photo of his face with a bloody gash on his forehead and his eye looking a little teary. In the picture, Bynum explained exactly what happened, writing, “Took a piece of drywall to the face last night. I’m good, but it hurt pretty bad. I may have cried a tiny bit lol.”
The image appears to have been taken inside one of his renovation projects, where exposed framing and unfinished walls are visible in the background—proof that even seasoned pros aren’t immune to job-site mishaps. The cut sits just above his eyebrow, an area that tends to bleed heavily, which likely made the injury look even more dramatic than it actually was.
Despite the painful hit, Bynum’s message to fans was lighthearted. His joking admission that he “may have cried a tiny bit” shows his sense of humor is still fully intact. There’s no indication that he needed serious medical treatment beyond basic first aid, and he emphasized that he is “good,” suggesting the injury is minor and not expected to impact filming or his renovation schedule.
Keith Bynum just shared some devastating news for fans of his HGTV series, Bargain Block.
After the show aired its most recent episodes in the fall of 2024, Bynum revealed the show’s fate while answering fan questions via his Instagram Story on Tuesday, June 17. “We do have a few more episodes coming out in August, actually starting on Evan’s birthday,” he told his followers. “But they are the remainder of Season 4 ’cause they did not renew the show for Season 5.”
Calling the situation “a long story,” he explained, “They originally greenlit it, and I guess that was back in December. Then they decided in February, after we got everything ready for Season 5, that they weren’t gonna do it.”
As a result of the cancellation, Bynum says he and his team were thrown into “a bit of a crazy financial tailspin” and that they have been trying to “figure it out” over the past few months. “We’re doing client work and [have] got some other stuff going on,” he added. “Oh, man. It’s been wild.”
HGTV has not confirmed the cancellation of Bargain Block. Bynum’s costars, Evan Thomas and Shea Hicks Whitfield, have also not publicly commented on the cancellation news.
Bargain Block, which premiered in 2021, partners Bynum and Thomas as they transform Detroit’s run-down properties into stylish homes. The show’s spinoff series, Bargain Block: New Orleans, debuted back in October 2024.
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Bynum previously opened up about the show’s future in an exclusive interview with TV Insider earlier this year. “We just wrapped out – well, technically we’re still finishing one of the houses – but we’ll have more episodes airing in the fall back in Detroit,” he said of the show’s upcoming episodes.
He continued, “We just finished another five [houses] in Detroit. Well, we’re actively finishing the fifth one. So we’re back in Detroit trying to just kind of make sure that we’ve got our footing there still. It’s kind of a balancing act, but it’s fun.”
Bynum noted that despite the show’s “grueling schedule,” he and Thomas enjoyed the job. “Last year was 42 weeks,” he said, referring to how long it takes to film a season. “You look up and you’re like, ‘Oh my goodness, the whole year is done.’”
