David Bromstad Says Opening Up About His 'Drug Addiction' Is the 'Biggest Moment of My Life' Colson ThayerDecember 23, 2025 at 1:54 AM 0 David Bromstad say opening up about his "drug addiction" is the "biggest moment of my life" The HGTV host recently spoke about his recovery in a Friday, Dec. 19 Instagram Live Bromstad previously revealed how his home being destroyed by a storm led him to "spiral," and eventually check himself into a "program" They also discussed Bromstad's new special which follows his fouryear journey of renovating his dream home in Florida David Bromstad's new HGTV special...
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Colson ThayerDecember 23, 2025 at 1:54 AM
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David Bromstad say opening up about his "drug addiction" is the "biggest moment of my life"
The HGTV host recently spoke about his recovery in a Friday, Dec. 19 Instagram Live
Bromstad previously revealed how his home being destroyed by a storm led him to "spiral," and eventually check himself into a "program"
They also discussed Bromstad's new special which follows his four-year journey of renovating his dream home in Florida
David Bromstad's new HGTV special tells the story of him building his dream home, he says it's been the "biggest moment of my life" for another reason."When I said this is the biggest moment of my life, it really didn't have anything to do with the house," Bromstad, 52, tells podcast host Ross Mathews during a Friday, Dec. 19 Instagram Live. "It had me talking about what this whole process was about and that's about my mental health and it's about my drug addiction."He adds: "It was about moving through it, but also not hiding it, which I did the first time I got sober."
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My Lottery Dream House: David's Happy Ending, which premiered on Dec. 19 on HGTV, follows the beloved TV host as he renovates a dream home of his own. The one-hour special focuses on the four-year journey of transforming Bromstad's Florida house to become his personal fairytale-style retreat.But the process took a heavy toll on the designer.
After a massive storm all but destroyed the home, the renovation essentially had to restart from scratch. It led to some "unhealthy behaviors" including "using substances," he shared in the special."It was a difficult process," Bromstad tells Mathews, 46. "The house reflected what was really going on with me personally."
David Bromstad in 'My Lottery Dream Home: David's Happy Ending'
Bromstad says he "wasn't treating himself properly." Eventually, he made the decision to check himself into a "trauma-based rehab" for a few months to "clean up my act."
"That's all I needed," Bromstad says. "I just needed someone to carve time out for me."
— sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. Since seeking treatment, Bromstad says he's realized that he'd given himself "too freely to people." Instead, he's had to take a step back, even with fans he meets in public."I've had to like suck back in and kind of put boundaries up. And so saying 'no' to people has been this really unique journey that I've taken since getting sober," he says. "It's been a necessary journey and it's been such an incredible thing to see people [when] I go, 'I'm not doing pictures right now, but I would love to have a conversation with you.' "
In David's Happy Ending, he shares how the major setback with the house caused him to get into a dark place. "I knew I was in trouble," he shared.
He also revealed the origin of some of his trauma. "Back when I was a teenager, I didn't deal with what really happened," he explained. "I was exactly this amount of gay, this amount of perfect, but that was not celebrated, that was looked [at] in a different way back then."
"I was super depressed. I was super bullied. And so for me to idealize my childhood was a complete defense mechanism that was beautiful; it saved me," he explains.
Realizing the seriousness of his situation, Bromstad said, "I decided it's time. I need to put my house on hold and I need to check myself into some sort of program."
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In the Live, Bromstad says in the past he felt "ashamed" about his substance issues. But now, he feels "proud" of his "shameful parts" and his sobriety journey.
"I am so proud of the struggles I've gone through and that this could help even just one person," he says. "I needed people to understand that I'm human. I go through stuff, and that's my own doing because I only allowed people to see what I wanted them to see."
If you or someone you know is struggling with substance abuse, please contact the SAMHSA helpline at 1-800-662-HELP.
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Published: December 22, 2025 at 08:46PM on Source: ANDY MAG
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