Jenny Marrs Defends Emotional ‘Fixer to Fabulous’ Moment After Fan Criticism: ‘I Did Not Want to Cry’
Dave and Jenny Marrs took on an ambitious 24-hour renovation on the January 13 episode of “Fixer to Fabulous.” With the tight turnaround, the project had some stressful and emotional moments. After a fan criticized Jenny’s reaction to a home inspector, the HGTV star explained that there was more happening behind the scenes than viewers saw.
Jenny Marrs Reveals Extent of the Situation
On January 15, Jenny took to Instagram to share the “after” photos of the project.
“This project was completed in 24(ish) hours, solely by the work of volunteers, and every product used was donated,” she explained in the caption. “Collectively, we wanted to bless the Esmeyer family as they continue to walk through an immensely hard season with their beautiful baby girl fighting cancer at @stjude.”
Jenny continued, “The number of people and companies that stepped up to help was absolutely astounding! Don’t let anyone tell you that there aren’t good and generous people out there in the world!”
“As Mr. Rogers famously said, ‘look for the helpers,’ and we are personally so deeply grateful for every one of the helpers!” she added.
While most commenters praised everyone involved in completing the project, one fan pointed out a sticky point they had with the episode.
“Codes are codes no matter who you are … you can’t change them but you can comply with them, Which they did,” they wrote. “The whine didn’t work.”
Jenny explained in a screenshot posted on her Instagram Stories: “I promise you didn’t see everything that happened and I also promise I wasn’t trying to whine my way out of a city code policy.”
Jenny Shares the Full Story: ‘I Did Not Want to Cry’
The HGTV star expanded on the situation more in a response to the commenter.
“In my defense, I wasn’t whining. I was emotional because we had our plans approved in advance and the pool was not considered a permanent structure (it’s not) so it did not need to be built around setbacks,” she shared.
Jenny continued, “This particular inspector was there to check plumbing and not the pool (because it’s not a permanent structure) but, at the 11th hour, he decided on his own to enforce the setback policy.”
The HGTV star noted that the “plan was approved in advance” and the stressful situation “caused my emotions to bubble up.
“I did NOT want to cry,” she added. “I promise you.”
“But I am a human. I am a mom and I know and love this little girl who is fighting for her life and I know how every day for her is a miraculous gift and the only thing she wanted that summer was a pool because cancer has stolen SO MUCH from her and yet she is able to swim still,” Jenny explained.
She noted, “I wasn’t trying to bend the rules by any stretch and I stand by the fact that an above ground pool is NOT a permanent structure.”
Jenny added, “Teal got her pool and that’s all that mattered in the end.”
Many fans shared their support for Jenny’s reaction in the situation. “What an amazing episode! I would have reacted the same as you with the pool issue. Mama bear is right!! God bless this sweet family,” one fan wrote.
