Egypt Sherrod and her husband Mike Jackson are one of the HGTV couples who are known for hosting the show, “Married to Real Estate.”
While they have been on HGTv for only a year, they have already made their impressions on the fans. With the show’s Season 2 premiere in 2023, the show’s viewers have skyrocketed. And upon this, Warner Bros Discovery says they already knew about the couple’s potential to become stars.
Now, while many of you may be watching the ongoing Season 2 of the show, why not take some time to learn about the life details of the hosts?
So, let’s read until the end.
Egypt Sherrod is a Real Estate Agent
46 years old Egypt is a gifted personality born on 16th November 1976. Growing up with her grandparents, she slept in a small closet and wished to build a big house with a massive closet.
She studied broadcasting and telecommunications for her Bachelor’s and later got her Master’s in theatre. Though now she is recognised as a real estate agent, she initially began her career as a radio program host.
However, Sherrod ended up as a real estate agent under the influence of her dad and uncle, who were agents themselves.
Moreover, Egypt got her agent licence in 2002 at 26 years. Egypt is also a Certified Negotiator, Buyer Representative, Distressed Property Expert, and Residential Specialist.
Nonetheless, she also has her real estate firm, Egypt Sherrod Real Estate Group, in Atlanta.
Worldwide Stardom from TV Shows
Sherrod gained worldwide recognition for her extraordinary skills in the television industry, which she has been serving for over a decade.
Though she had appeared as a guest host and host on “Dish Nation” and “Home Delivery,” respectively, her TV career mainly took off after the director of “Property Virgins.” approached her.
She took the job as she was tired of all the gossip in her radio career and was looking to change her path. So she served “Property Virgins” as the host and got hands-on experience with the real estate industry.
Likewise, the real estate agent has starred in many popular TV shows like “Flipping Virgins,” “Home Delivery,” “The Oprah Winfrey Network,” “The Haves and the Have Nots,” “White House Christmas Special,” etc.
In addition, she has also appeared on many TV shows as the go-to real estate broker for many home renovators. She has also judged other home renovation programs like “Brother Vs. Brother,” “Rock the Block (Season 2)”, and “Home and Family.”
At present, Egypt Sherrod has been hosting a popular show, “Married to Real Estate,” on HGTV with her husband, Mike Jackson.
The power couple has been on the show since 2022, which is now in its 2nd Season. While HGTV mostly chooses couples to host its shows, Egyot and Mike are rapidly racing to win the audience vote as the best HGTV hosts.
The viewers of “Married to Real Estate” not only see the couple finding dream houses for their clients, but it also revolves around the couple’s daily lives with their 3 kids. And we guess it is their authenticity that the viewers love the most.
Despite being celebrities, the pair are very down to earth. In an interview, Egypt said,
“We’re one of those people if you see us in the supermarket, you can come up and say hi. We don’t get the people screaming and asking for autographs. We get the folks who come up to us to have a 45 minutes conversation about potty training.”
“Married to Real Estate” is Among the Top-Rated TV Shows
The HGTV show, Married to Real Estate is premiering its 2nd Season in 2023.
With Season 2’s 9th episode being premiered on 9th March, the show viewers have only a few more episodes left for the year. While the 1st Season wrapped up on 3rd March 2022, the show’s audience grew even higher in the 2nd Season.
According to Warner Bros Discovery, the show represents a 66% to 78% increase in viewers in the past 2 months. It has also attracted over 10.8 million viewers from Season 2’s first 7 episodes.
Moreover, it has been listed as one of the top 3 most popular non-news/sports cable programs among upscale W25-54.
Likewise, the number of people following the show on social media has expanded.
With the show’s tremendous success, the “Married to Real Estate” makers say that they always knew that Egypt and Mike would be their “next big stars.”
They further said that the show’s rating was increased not only because of the couple’s talent but also because of their love for the community and family and their inspiring relationship.
“Married to Real Estate” is Renewed for 12 New Episodes
The HGTV show renewed for Season 2 on 12th January 2023.
While Season 1 had just 8 episodes, the 2nd Season is said to have 12 episodes, with episode 9 just aired on 9th March 2023.
Egypt’s Husband, D.J. Mike Jackson, is a Builder
The real estate agent Egypt has been married to her husband, D.J. Mike Jackson, since 2010.
As the couple co-hosts “Married to Real Estate,” many of you may know that Egypt’s husband, Mike is an experienced builder, woodworker, and craftsman. Apart from that, he is also known as DJ Fadelf, who travels to different countries to perform.
While the couple has been happily married for 23 years, they share their lives with 3 beautiful daughters, Simone (Egypt’s stepdaughter,) Kendall and Harper.
The pair shares essential information about their personal lives with their followers because they believe in being open and honest with them.
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