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00:00Oh, look, it's me, the one and only Trixie Mattel,
00:02world-famous drag queen extraordinaire,
00:04billboard-charting diva, best-selling author,
00:07YouTube sensation, and the undisputed skinny legend.
00:13It's been almost a year since my partner David and I
00:15took on the queen-size task of renovating
00:17an old relic of a motel in Palm Springs.
00:21It cost us $2.5 million, our entire life savings,
00:28to get the motel up and running.
00:30But the investment was worth it.
00:32Thank you so much for staying with us.
00:34Of all the things I thought I would become in my life,
00:36a motel mogul is just not one of them.
00:39Me neither, but life is full of surprises.
00:48Don't forget Sunblock, SPF, $5 billion.
00:52And don't worry, David, I saved one for you.
00:54Ooh, thank you, baby.
00:56Can you believe we're coming up to a year of this?
00:58I mean, look at this.
00:59It's paradise.
01:00Look at how far we've come.
01:01Remember what this used to look like?
01:03This place looks like a deflating balloon sounds.
01:08We got to put this place in drag.
01:09And Mary, we sure did put this place in drag.
01:13We created seven completely unique guest rooms,
01:17with the magic of Palm Springs serving serious inspiration.
01:21Each space has its own distinct theme and personality.
01:24It's the ultimate pink oasis in the desert.
01:27While it wasn't always smooth sailing,
01:30in the end, it was worth every dime and every ounce of sweat
01:33equity we put in to make the perfect motel experience.
01:38I knew we were going to pull this off.
01:40Well, I didn't always know we were going to pull this off.
01:41But for most of the time we were building this,
01:44I was pretty sure we were going to pull this off.
01:46I just would have never understood the scale and the scope of it.
01:49I mean, all these travel magazines all year writing about us.
01:52We should really do something special for the anniversary,
01:55maybe throw a little cocktail party.
01:56Our families could come, like, you know, guests, the local neighbors.
01:59I think there's a few things around the motel that need a little bit of a
02:03zhuzhing after a year.
02:06I might need to do a few little touch-ups here and there.
02:08I'm with you. There's stuff we did that needs to get zhuzhed.
02:11And then there's honestly stuff that the longer we've been open,
02:14the more there's stuff I wish we would have done the first time.
02:16If we're going to have a party, I want everybody to see all the parts they know are here.
02:21But it'd be great if we could surprise them with some new stuff, too.
02:24It's like love. We have to keep surprising each other.
02:26Gotta keep it fresh.
02:27The only thing is the motel anniversary party is in a month.
02:30Do you think we can pull it off?
02:31David, you know that I could throw a party in my sleep.
02:35Well, I have something to talk about.
02:37We've been together coming up to seven years.
02:39Yes, we have.
02:39We have traveled the world together.
02:41Yes, we have.
02:42We have done a movie.
02:43Yes, we have.
02:43We have done television.
02:45Yes, we have.
02:45We've been on red carpets and dressing rooms and stages all over the planet.
02:50Yes, we have.
02:51But we haven't lived together.
02:53No, we haven't.
02:54I think you should move in with me.
02:56Oh, really?
02:57I want us to be at the next level here.
02:59Renovating the motel and starting this business has given me so much confidence in our relationship.
03:05Not only did we not kill each other, but I actually think you brought us a little closer together.
03:10I mean, I would love to live together, but your condo, it's not necessarily boyfriend-friendly.
03:18What do you mean?
03:20Well...
03:20There's not 70 wigs and hundreds of costumes.
03:22And I mean, my condo, it's really like a workplace for me.
03:26And so as much as I've tried to make it welcome to you, I know it still feels like you're walking
03:30into a TV set every day, basically.
03:32The condo is really your space.
03:34You've made it your home for the last few years.
03:36I think maybe we make it our space together and blend both of our styles.
03:41I agree.
03:41Our styles are very different.
03:44But if we're going to make it work, we're going to have to find a way to compromise so
03:47we can both live together.
03:50Exactly.
03:51Home to Hollywood.
03:52Home to Hollywood, baby.
03:53Love you.
03:53Love you, too.
03:54Woo!
03:55Let's start packing.
03:57Oh, honey.
03:58It all started with a dingy motel in the heart of Palm Springs, just begging for some serious
04:03glitter and glamour.
04:04My partner, David, and I transformed it into the most enchanting place on the planet.
04:08But the story doesn't stop there.
04:10David and I have decided to do the unthinkable.
04:13We're moving in together.
04:14And this time, we're taking our dreams straight to Hollywood.
04:17We'll create a spectacular home, dripping with glitz and all the Hollywood glam you can
04:21imagine.
04:22The spotlight is on us, honey, and we are here to work.
04:33Let's go, baby.
04:34Woo!
04:35We're finally moving in together.
04:37Yay!
04:38Goodbye, staff of the Trixie Motel.
04:41Bye, Trixie.
04:42Take a mental photo of a couple who does not live together, because soon we will.
04:47We're turning the motel's daily operations over to our very capable staff.
04:51Bye!
04:52Of course, we'll need to come back to get ready for the one-year anniversary party,
04:56but...
04:56What?
04:56Okay.
04:57For now, we're packed up, and we are heading for the hills.
05:01Hollywood, here we come!
05:04Girl will never be the same.
05:07Mary, I know it might seem strange that after seven years, David and I still have not lived
05:11together.
05:12But you see how picky I am about my shoes, and those only go on my feet.
05:16It's a big step for both of us, but I'm ready.
05:20So am I, David.
05:21You complete me.
05:24Home, sweet home.
05:27We need a space that David and I can both be happy in.
05:29So we're coming up with a game plan on how to fit all of David's stuff into my condo.
05:34Don't you mean our condo?
05:37It is nice.
05:38I mean, we've had a lot of good times here, and I have really fond memories of our relationship
05:42here.
05:42I'm realizing, though, there's a lot to talk about, because if David's going to move into
05:46my condo, I've decorated the condo in my personal style, which is amazing.
05:53Are we going to have to completely redecorate this to match your style?
05:56I mean, so many ruffles.
06:02Listen, I've seen you have a drink or two and put on a wig, so don't say you don't like
06:04it sometimes.
06:05Ah, there we go.
06:08So imagine me waking up, making tea, coffee.
06:12I mean, you're not not a cult leader in this.
06:14You look like Elton John.
06:15Let's just go look around this place.
06:18This condo's become a real live workspace for me.
06:21For those of you who don't know, I run a major cosmetics company, and I'm always selling
06:25something.
06:26This is where the magic happens.
06:28Is this the part where you force me to do a YouTube video with you?
06:30There comes a time in every relationship where, you know, boy meets boy, boy dresses
06:35up like a girl, boy dresses a girl, ask boy to move in and do YouTube videos.
06:40This is the level of lighting it takes for me to look half good in drag.
06:43But the view from the TV is blocked.
06:45I mean, I will say this isn't a conventional living room.
06:48You don't say.
06:49Well, there might be other areas of this house that are still a little more functional.
06:54Magic.
06:55Wow.
06:55I'll admit the living room isn't perfect, but we can easily fix that by moving stuff around.
07:00There are a lot of rooms in this condo.
07:02Plenty of rooms, yes.
07:04Plenty of space, not so much.
07:06It's my music room slash video game room slash DJ storage equipment.
07:14I use all this stuff to make money, but it's a lot.
07:17This is just like barely the meat and potatoes.
07:19We still have the drag room, and I don't know where you're going to move in with your lover,
07:23who's a world famous drag queen, but we have nowhere to put wigs and costumes.
07:27Perfect.
07:28There you go.
07:29Ugh.
07:30Would you be careful?
07:31We just need a room for all my wigs.
07:33Yeah.
07:33I mean, this room is never going to be inhabitable.
07:36The more this becomes a living space, the less it becomes functional for me to get in drag
07:41sometimes five days a week.
07:43I think we're going to need a bigger boat.
07:45You have a lot of stuff, and I have a lot of stuff, and I'm just not sure how both of our
07:50lives are going to fit in here.
07:51Well, I'm torn because this condo is big enough for two people to live in, but I'm running a drag
07:56empire, and I need space for work.
07:58I think it would be really nice if we kept the work, the drag, here, and found a new place
08:21for the two of us to live.
08:23You're right.
08:23Between touring over the last year and the motel, I'm pretty sure I've saved enough money
08:28for a down payment, so I think we should just let the drag live here at the condo.
08:33And I think you and I should start looking for a place of our very own.
08:36All right, if we were to go out and buy a home, like, what's your must?
08:41It has to be big.
08:42You want a big house.
08:43Size is important.
08:44Can't argue with that.
08:46How many square footages?
08:47Lots of them.
08:48Lots of them.
08:48Lots of them.
08:49Two or three?
08:49Yeah.
08:50Okay.
08:50At least three.
08:51Okay.
08:51At least three square feet.
08:52I want pink, but I mean, we can change anything in a house.
08:56I think doors and windows are important.
08:58You're really asking for the moon here.
09:00Ooh, a pool.
09:01So you want to move into the Four Seasons.
09:03They have doors and windows and a pool.
09:05How about...
09:07Location.
09:09It has to be in Hollywood.
09:10I think it has to be in Hollywood.
09:11I work in Hollywood.
09:12I like being able to get in drag and be somewhere in, like, ten minutes.
09:16So, Hollywood.
09:17Hollywood.
09:19All right, I feel good about this list.
09:21Me too.
09:21In my eyes, I think we can afford about three million.
09:24Okay.
09:24I would love 2.5.
09:27And I could be convinced into slightly more than three, but, like, the three range would
09:32mean that we can have something big, but I just don't want to buy anything that is going
09:36to put me back on a tour bus for a year and a half paying it off.
09:38Because then what?
09:39I get a house and then we're just apart again?
09:40We don't want that.
09:41No.
09:42We're going to need a realtor.
09:43Well, why don't you call your friend Christine?
09:45Christine Quinn?
09:45Yeah.
09:46Honestly, these days, based on her social media, I can't tell if she's a realtor or,
09:50like, an Italian model.
09:52Totally.
09:53I'm just a little afraid that you'll fall in love with her.
09:55If you like beautiful, blonde, glamorous women, she's richer than me, thinner than
09:59me, prettier than me.
10:00No lies detected.
10:01If anyone needs to make a call.
10:04I've got a phone.
10:06I've got a phone.
10:07All right.
10:08I actually have a number right here.
10:101-800.
10:11Is she a realtor or an Italian model?
10:16It's ringing.
10:16Hello?
10:20You have a collect call from Trixie Mattel.
10:24Do you accept the charges?
10:27Hey, girl.
10:27How are you?
10:28Hi, Christy.
10:29I'm here with David.
10:30Say hi.
10:30Hi.
10:31Hi, David.
10:32Listen, I have to tell you, we're looking for a house and I couldn't imagine us getting
10:35a new house without involving our favorite realtor slash model.
10:40Tell me everything.
10:41We're looking for something big, pink.
10:44David wants doors and windows.
10:46Very important.
10:47Well, obviously.
10:48A pool, something in Hollywood, for around $3 million.
10:51Oh, I'm super excited.
10:53Okay, let me pick you up and we'll get started.
10:56Bye.
10:56Bye, Christine.
10:57Say bye.
10:58Bye.
10:59Bye.
11:00Bye, girl.
11:00Bye.
11:01Well, let's slip into something more comfortable and go look at some houses.
11:05Saw that.
11:06This gives me flashbacks because I used to take the bus in drag.
11:14David and I are waiting for Christine Quinn to pick us up to begin our house hunt.
11:18You know, just a couple of girls working the corner, waiting for a ride.
11:22Those look like comfortable shoes.
11:25I bet those are the type of shoes that could take you anywhere.
11:27You can learn a lot about people from their shoes.
11:30Where they gone, where they been.
11:33I think I can remember my first pair of shoes.
11:35Why do you have an encyclopedic knowledge of Forrest Gump?
11:38It's a great movie.
11:40I think this is her.
11:42Whoa.
11:43I was going to take the bus, but this works, too.
11:45Girl, I don't know why I was expecting Christine Quinn to show up in anything other than a yellow Lamborghini.
11:52Oh, you look so pretty cute.
11:53Hi, David.
11:55My name is Christine Quinn.
11:57Okay, Trixie.
11:59Although I believe I requested no conversation.
12:02Christine is one of the most successful realtors in Los Angeles.
12:06She became super famous for being on a certain realtor reality show, and she just really knows her stuff.
12:13Trixie and David are the best clients ever because they always tell me I'm pretty and my hair looks good.
12:17I want to know what you're thinking in terms of your dream Hollywood home.
12:22Now, I want something a little bit old Hollywood, a little more classic, something with character, and I don't mind a light touch to put our little personal style in.
12:31But, like, I just can't be, like, jackhammering a wall.
12:34We're still running the motel.
12:35We can't be wrapped up in a whole other big renovation.
12:37You want something that's smooth and ready, but put your touch on it.
12:41Yeah.
12:41It's hard to find the perfect place in L.A.
12:43You know, people want it all.
12:44They want the mood.
12:45They want privacy.
12:46They want a pool.
12:46Some people even have the nerve to request doors and windows.
12:50I mean, what are they talking about?
12:51Okay, you don't want to know what it's like for me to get out of a car and drag.
12:55Babe, wow.
12:56Athletic.
12:57I'll say this.
12:58Nice coverage.
12:59You can't even see the house in the street.
13:00Yeah.
13:01The first house I'm going to show them is an ultra-modern house in the Hollywood Hills.
13:05It's four-bedroom, four-bath, 3,500 square feet, and it is gorgeous.
13:11All right.
13:12Come on in.
13:13Wow.
13:14You have your entertainer's palace here.
13:16I mean, it's definitely big.
13:18Look at the ceiling.
13:19I think all your hair can actually fit in here.
13:20I know.
13:21I will say, as a giant drag queen, high ceilings make me feel very secure.
13:24Because you know in a lot of doorways, I'm like, let me just.
13:27And also, it's so private.
13:29You can't see it from the street.
13:30I do like that because we do get peeped on.
13:33Like, people find out where I live and peep on me.
13:35I would peep on you.
13:36The privacy and the location are.
13:38And you have a lot of famous neighbors, too.
13:40Julia Roberts.
13:41She's not one of them, but there is other pretty women who live here.
13:44It's very modern.
13:45It feels like if I searched for glamorous, modern Hollywood home.
13:49It also kind of gives horror movie.
13:50It's the big glam.
13:51Yeah, yeah.
13:52Somebody on the outside.
13:53Can I demonstrate?
13:58Exactly.
13:59Yeah, we get it.
14:00And I mean, if somebody as beautiful as me looks scary out here.
14:03Well, let's take a look at the kitchen.
14:04I mean, it's really beautiful and open.
14:07I have like a physical response to gray.
14:09I mean, it seems just so new.
14:11Well, I mean, it was built in 2017.
14:13This is like a five-year-old, six-year-old house.
14:15It's like as old as our relationship.
14:17Oh, they were building this when you and I were on our first date.
14:19I love that.
14:21Imagine entertaining here.
14:22Definitely.
14:22I mean, this just gives, like, rich.
14:25I love how fancy this house is.
14:27You know, the motel was such an undertaking to be able to just move into a place like this.
14:31It is moving ready.
14:32I mean, that's so nice.
14:33But no TV.
14:34Why would you need TV?
14:35You have all the entertainment you need right here.
14:37Christine, I've been telling him this for years.
14:40Honestly.
14:41I'm a world-famous comedian and musician who's like, move the TV.
14:45So this is your guest bedroom.
14:47Isn't this so luxurious?
14:49The second guest bedroom over here.
14:51Oh, my God.
14:53Your bedrooms are on a totally different floor, so you won't hear anything.
14:56Well, let's go take a look at the primary.
15:00This is your next bedroom, maybe.
15:03I love it.
15:04This big window, imagine waking up and you look out and you see a little bit of Hollywood,
15:09the palm trees, but it's still so private.
15:11There's enough coverage that I could wake up naked and walk by this window and not feel
15:14like someone saw me.
15:15But don't you kind of want them to see that secretly?
15:17I do, but not for free.
15:18Look at this bathroom!
15:22Huge.
15:23Does this not scream Hollywood, I have made it?
15:26Yeah, I mean, look at the view.
15:28I mean, it's so gorgeous.
15:29I have this, but I have this.
15:31Exactly.
15:32But wait, there's more.
15:33You really know how to unfold a house like a suspense novel.
15:38Can't wait to show you this.
15:42Go ahead and take a step outside.
15:44Christine.
15:45What?
15:46Did I come to play or did I come to play?
15:49With a slide of Fleetwood glass, you can have an indoor, outdoor, entertaining experience.
15:54Not to be dumb or, you know, country or inbred or whatever, would have never known that that
15:59was going to happen.
16:00You just blew my mind.
16:01That was magic.
16:02I feel like I just saw a drag queen do a wig reveal.
16:05Do I love modern houses now?
16:06Is this growth?
16:11So, how much is it?
16:12This one's 4.5 million, which is a little steep, I know.
16:17It's a little outside our budget.
16:19Okay.
16:20It meets a lot of our criteria, though.
16:22It's pretty big.
16:23The location in Hollywood is great.
16:26It's got doors and windows.
16:27Yeah.
16:27It has a roof.
16:28It has a roof.
16:29I think this is the right price point for Trixie and David because I get more of a commission.
16:35I really like it and I think we should consider it.
16:39David has never steered me wrong.
16:40He has great taste.
16:42That's true.
16:43He knows what he wants.
16:45And he regrets it later.
16:48Either you're an incredible saleswoman or this house really did grow on me because that
16:53number, 4.5, it is less scary when you think of how little we would have to do to it.
16:57I mean, we could move in here tomorrow.
16:59This house is definitely in the running.
17:00I just would like to see something a little closer to the budget and hopefully something
17:05with a little more character.
17:06I think I've got just the home to show her.
17:102016, the year Trixie and I met.
17:13Oh, so cute.
17:14Maybe it's a sign.
17:15It's a little bit of a hike, so just be prepared.
17:18Yeah, there's one thing I know about drag queens.
17:19They love long walks.
17:21Just don't rip anything.
17:23Stretch it out.
17:23We warm?
17:24We ready?
17:25You know, one of my idols said that these boots are made for walk-in, so let's see if
17:28that's true.
17:29You are joking.
17:32I mean...
17:33Are you kidding?
17:39It's a little bit of a hike.
17:40It's a great way to get back in shape.
17:42The second house I'm going to show Trixie and David is in the hip part of town called
17:46Silver Lake.
17:47It's a two-bedroom, two-bath, 1,400 square feet.
17:50Oh, it's like a little storybook house.
17:52Yeah.
17:52Very charming.
17:53You want a character.
17:54Let me brace for impact.
17:56How much is this sucker?
17:57It's 2.9 million.
17:59Oh, it's just 2.9 million.
18:01I mean, that is still a lot, but it's not 4.5.
18:04It's not 4.5.
18:05It does need some work.
18:07That's the only thing.
18:08Well, we're professional renovators now, apparently, so let's see.
18:11All right.
18:15Oh, it's like a little dollhouse.
18:18A lot more character than the previous house.
18:20A lot.
18:21I mean, this house has like a spirit.
18:23Yeah.
18:23Magical.
18:24Look how tall the ceilings are.
18:26That's why it feels so much larger than it really is.
18:281,400 square feet.
18:29Yeah.
18:31I mean, listen, I'm a drag queen.
18:32I know what it's like to cheat proportions.
18:34Don't you just feel like royalty here?
18:36Like, Winston, we need a splotch of tea.
18:39Yeah, or like, um,
18:40Hey, babes, what if we had some bangies in bed?
18:45Eliza Doolittle.
18:46Yes.
18:47And Eliza Doolbig.
18:50I want to show you the office.
18:53I'm going to be honest.
18:54This room is ready for one thing, and that's an open casket funeral.
18:57This looks like a viewing for a dead body in here.
19:00Are there any bathrooms on this floor?
19:01Oh.
19:03It's not exactly like rich compared to the other house.
19:06But I love in L.A. when bathrooms have this cool colored tower.
19:10We wanted more color.
19:11This delivers on that.
19:13What do you think of this kitchen?
19:16Wow.
19:17This is really giving 90s Mrs. Doubtfire.
19:21Hello.
19:21Oh, hey.
19:23This feels a little claustrophobic to me.
19:27I love it.
19:27I love the personality.
19:28I mean, you guys have to remember, for me,
19:30I grew up in a house about the size of this kitchen.
19:32So, like, I'm still feeling how much I love it.
19:34Yeah.
19:34We would have to change the cabinets, the tile, the floor.
19:38But this stove, I really love this stove.
19:40I really like this tile.
19:41Yeah, it's cool.
19:42I know there's something wrong with me,
19:43because I know it's kind of grandma,
19:44but I think parts of me are grandma.
19:46Parts of you are grandma.
19:47I really like it for you.
19:49So, take a look at the outside.
19:53This is amazing.
19:53Is this like a little, I mean, is it like a little maze walk?
19:57So athletic.
19:58Bounce on her.
19:59Welcome to my home.
20:01Bravo.
20:02Do you...
20:03Woo!
20:03Woo!
20:06It's narrow.
20:07It's narrow.
20:09Ow.
20:09Ooh, they smell...
20:11It smells nice.
20:11Are you okay?
20:12Girl, I'm padded up like a crash dummy.
20:15All right, let's go see upstairs.
20:16This is one of the first bedrooms.
20:19Oh!
20:20I actually think it's really sweet.
20:22This is the primary.
20:24I love the ceilings.
20:25I love the layout.
20:26Oh, I have to show you the bathroom.
20:28This is so tiny, so cramped.
20:30No house this old is going to have giant, expansive, updated outfits.
20:34There's obviously things we'd have to do in here.
20:36It's pink tile.
20:37That makes me happy.
20:38But even somebody who is rooting for this house,
20:40I would have a hard time with this as the primary bathroom.
20:43Look at this little loft.
20:45This is the part of the house where you actually start to see magic.
20:48Oh, my God!
20:49I will say, this is a selling point.
20:50Well, this is obviously where she watches TV.
20:52Finally.
20:52This is where I belong.
20:54I mean, this closes.
20:55This could be a cute little TV room.
20:56Mini theater.
20:57I love this.
20:58This is honestly the type of thing that makes an old house have something that new houses
21:02just will not have.
21:07You are joking.
21:10I mean...
21:11Are you kidding?
21:12The view.
21:13The view you love?
21:15It's cool, right?
21:16This is unreal.
21:18Can you believe we're in L.A. right now?
21:20Oh, my God.
21:20I know.
21:21This is magical.
21:22It seems pretty old.
21:25It was built in 1912, the year of the Titanic.
21:27That's a good omen, right?
21:29Yeah.
21:30We wanted something with some history, but 1912, that's a long time ago.
21:35This was the first house in this neighborhood.
21:37I mean, that is pretty cool.
21:39It's fierce.
21:40It's a little like you go to someone's house and you go, when's this house built?
21:42Oh, mine was the oldest in the neighborhood.
21:44Yeah.
21:44So, just like a little older than yours.
21:46Charlie Chaplin partied here.
21:47Oh, that's cool.
21:49And I bet he knew how to turn up.
21:50Oh, for sure.
21:51He was like...
21:52I like that you'll do anything for the sale.
21:56Oh, for sure.
21:57Yeah.
21:57She's like, you like the house?
22:03I can tell I like this a little more than you.
22:06You think?
22:07I think.
22:07I love how quaint and sweet it is.
22:10I mean...
22:10I do, too.
22:10The country girl in me really likes this little magic cottage, but it's not checking off all
22:16our boxes.
22:17At the modern house, it's move-in ready.
22:19You don't have to do any renovations at all, or, you know, you can do renovations here.
22:23I do like the old Hollywood vibe.
22:25I do like the history of the house.
22:28I can tell you liked the modern house more.
22:30I like this one more, but I don't think either of us are sold on either.
22:34But if there's some way to meet in the middle where we can still have the luxury and the glamour
22:39of the first modern house with the character and the charm of this house, I mean, that's
22:46what I want.
22:47I'm going to keep looking.
22:48I will find them their Hollywood dream house.
22:53I know the perfect house is out there, but in the meantime, I've got to get back to work,
22:58so show me the money, honey.
23:00Hi, it's Trixie, and today we're going to talk bronzers.
23:03Hold on one second.
23:06Hi, Trixie Mattel.
23:07Trixie, it's Christine.
23:09Hi, Christine.
23:10It's Christine Wynn.
23:11What are you doing right now?
23:13I'm just in the middle of filming a video.
23:14You know, I'm always selling something.
23:16Hold on to your wigs.
23:17I just found you the perfect house.
23:19I'll be the judge of that.
23:21Where is it?
23:21It's in Hollywood.
23:22Okay, it's big?
23:24Yes, it's big.
23:25Is it pink?
23:25Girl, it's pink.
23:26Does it have doors and windows?
23:28Trixie, do you trust me?
23:29Has it even been on the market yet?
23:30No.
23:31Get David and get over here.
23:32I think I should look first.
23:33I don't want to show him anything else he's not going to love.
23:36Just hop in the car and get over here.
23:37Okay, I don't drive, so I'm going to have to jog over.
23:39But don't worry, I'm very fast.
23:41All right, we're going to have to finish this later.
23:45Whoa.
23:46Whoa.
23:46Are you okay?
24:06I'm fine.
24:07Don't worry.
24:08I exercise.
24:11Wow.
24:11Christine.
24:14What do you think?
24:16Well, first of all, it's pink.
24:18It's big.
24:20It's huge.
24:21I've never been a size queen, but there's something to be said about a little extra room.
24:26So, I know the first house I showed you was a little too modern.
24:29The second one was too much of a fixer-upper.
24:33This one, I think, is just right.
24:36It's a historical home.
24:38It was built in 1922.
24:40Three-bedroom, two-bath, with a pool.
24:43With a pool.
24:44And an ADU.
24:46There's an ADU?
24:46There is.
24:47So, you can renovate and live there.
24:49Please tell me this is not a fixer-upper, because we can't take on a big project.
24:53I think it just needs a few little cosmetic touches here and there, but it's not a huge project.
24:59Let's go look inside.
25:01Woo!
25:01This house is perfect.
25:15It checks all of our boxes, and with a little bit of work, I can see it being the house of our dreams.
25:24I guess my final question is, how much is this sucker?
25:28It's 3.1.
25:30The .1?
25:31I'm going to lose a little sleepover, but that's okay.
25:33I think I can get it down a little bit for you.
25:36It's big.
25:37It's pink.
25:38It's beautiful.
25:39It's in my price range.
25:40It has a pool.
25:41David is going to love it.
25:43Lady, you made yourself a sale.
25:45Woo!
25:45You are going to love it!
25:47Woo!
25:48I can't wait to show David.
25:50Woo!
25:50Mary, I know it was hasty to purchase this house without checking with David first, but I have to tell you, you can't get anywhere in life without taking some chances.
25:59And thankfully, my impulsive nature is one of the things my partner David loves the most about me.
26:05As they say, fortune favors the bold.
26:08And the bald.
26:10And the beautiful.
26:11The gag is, now I just need to sell David on the house.
26:15Before I tell him it's already bought and paid for.
26:18Okay.
26:19Whoa.
26:22Look at this beautiful courtyard.
26:24Little fireplace.
26:25Yeah.
26:26Tons of coverage because, as you know, we're incredibly famous now, so.
26:31It's Hollywood, so we're on the corner of Kill Street and Murder, but it's the nicest house on the block.
26:37Not a great start.
26:39We are really close to the freeway, so the trip to the motel is way shorter.
26:43And it's already pink.
26:43And it's already pink.
26:45It's like it was made for us, and I kind of felt like that about the motel, so.
26:47I hope you see what I see in this house.
26:49It's big.
26:50It's beautiful.
26:51Big and beautiful, just like you.
26:53Okay, great.
26:55Let's go check it out.
26:56Yeah, we might as well.
26:57Wish me luck.
26:59So this is it.
27:01Whoa.
27:01It's beautiful.
27:02This is the biggest living room I've ever potentially had.
27:05The house I grew up in could fit in this room.
27:07I mean, six people lived in a trailer about this size.
27:10I would never have ever dreamt to even tour a house like this.
27:14This house just feels fancy to me.
27:16But it does feel like warm and cozy.
27:17It feels like home.
27:20I'm not in love with some of the design choices present.
27:24Yeah, I don't love this, like, plummy purple color, but I love a wallpaper moment.
27:29Not necessarily these wallpapers.
27:30If we can do the motel, I think we could do something cool here.
27:33So this is the very formal dining room.
27:35I like how big and open it is, and it's connected to the living room.
27:38We could definitely entertain here.
27:40You just have to imagine it more us.
27:41I'm not expecting us to dip a house in pink paint like we did at the motel.
27:45I need a little pink in some of these rooms.
27:48There's got to be pink.
27:49This is original to the house.
27:50I don't like it.
27:51It's Laura Ingalls Wilder.
27:52Oh, it's nice to remember the past and pay homage to it.
27:56But how come, like, when you have 1920s plumbing, everyone's like, you have to update it.
27:59But when it's a fireplace, we're like, don't touch it.
28:01What are those rules about?
28:02I'm not into the Phantom of the Opera.
28:04Oh, I like them.
28:05Do you really?
28:06Yeah, they're glamorous.
28:07For the Spanish flu, like, what are you talking about?
28:11I like glamour.
28:13I like luxury.
28:15You came from a fancier background than me.
28:17This is like a little sunroom, solarium, conservatory.
28:21Butler's pantry.
28:22Lots of storage.
28:23I guess you're supposed to put, like, your fancy dishes and serving stuff here.
28:26It has character in the wrong way right now.
28:31This light fixture.
28:32Yeah, it's American Horror Story.
28:33Yeah.
28:33That's freaky.
28:35So this is the potentially fabulous kitchen.
28:38Lots of storage.
28:39Lots of counter space.
28:40But I would want to pretty much change every color of everything in here.
28:44Definitely doesn't scream Trixie and David.
28:46We have to have a kitchen that looks like it belongs to two fabulous gay men.
28:50This is the color of a piece of dead skin.
28:52And you pull up the bottom of your foot.
28:54Your foot, not mine.
28:55Okay.
28:56Yeah.
28:57So this, like, little random extra room.
29:01It could be anything.
29:01It could be an office.
29:02It could be a den.
29:03It could be a study.
29:04I love this wallpaper.
29:07You do?
29:08Love it.
29:08This is my least favorite wallpaper so far.
29:11I love it.
29:12Great.
29:12We can keep a little scrap of it and frame it and put it in the basement.
29:14I love it.
29:15Do you like that light fixture?
29:16I do.
29:16It's very, like, Hollywood Regency.
29:19I do, too.
29:19I have a hard time believing the same person installed those Indiana Jones light fixtures
29:23that also picks this one.
29:24This is a big, beautiful, grand staircase.
29:28Think about it.
29:28We wake up on Christmas morning.
29:30Santa's come for me.
29:31Not you.
29:31You're Jewish.
29:32We run downstairs.
29:33Like, this is so cool.
29:34Yeah, it's beautiful.
29:35So this is one of the bedrooms.
29:37Another crazy wallpaper.
29:38I actually think this one's kind of pretty.
29:40It is pretty.
29:41All right, so that's the baby room, but look how big this one is, right?
29:44It's definitely bigger.
29:45This one had a TV in it.
29:46I love that that's what you immediately care about.
29:48Where can I watch TV?
29:49I need a TV in my bedroom.
29:50Because you can't sleep at night without watching HGTV.
29:54Big wall here.
29:56This is obviously where the bed would be.
29:57Facing the TV.
29:58Facing the TV.
30:00I've spent a lot of nights at your apartment, and you spent a lot of nights at my apartment,
30:04but we've never spent the night in our place we live in together.
30:08I could see that being this place.
30:11Funny you should say that.
30:13Okay, David, you're going to love this.
30:14This is a second-story patio.
30:16Wow, it's beautiful.
30:17And now for my closing act.
30:20Okay, lovely backyard pool oasis.
30:24Love this.
30:24I can't even believe this is Hollywood, California.
30:27This is fierce.
30:27I mean, I don't know anybody in this neighborhood who has a backyard like this.
30:30This is incredible.
30:31I mean, it's so private.
30:32Hot tub, pool.
30:34We've looked at a few houses, but what do you think of this one?
30:37I love it.
30:37It's gorgeous.
30:39Location.
30:39It has a lot of character.
30:41It has that, like, old Hollywood vibe that I like.
30:44It's perfect.
30:45Could you see yourself living here?
30:46Definitely.
30:47What if I told you I already bought it?
30:49What do you mean?
30:50I mean, move that bus.
30:53We own this house.
30:55I bought this house.
30:56We've been walking around to our house.
30:58What?
30:58I bought this house.
31:03I put in an offer with Christine, and it was accepted, so we own this house.
31:07It's the one, right?
31:08I mean, it's the one.
31:08I thought you would love it.
31:10Now, if you didn't like it, this would have been a lot harder conversation for me.
31:12Yeah, seriously, thank God I love it.
31:15Well, after seven years, I'm sure you're very accustomed to my impulsive nature.
31:19It is one of the things I love most about you.
31:22This is in our price range.
31:24Christine got me in at, like, $3 million.
31:26It's about the amount of work I feel like taking on if we still have to run that motel in Palm Springs.
31:31It's not a giant leap for us to get this exactly what we want.
31:35This feels like our dream house, and we should make it our dream house.
31:38I'm going to be honest with you.
31:40This maxed out a lot of my personal savings.
31:42I don't have the money to put a million more dollars into this.
31:45I'm ready to enjoy this stage of my life with you, and I don't want us to spend so much that I have to spend next year touring all year again.
31:51No.
31:51We have to spend in a way where I still get to be here with you and enjoy this.
31:54We don't need to, like, knock down walls and redo air conditioning and all of that.
32:00Right.
32:00It can be cosmetic.
32:02Like, last year gave me so much confidence in us.
32:04I think we can do anything.
32:05I mean, maybe that's delusion.
32:06You renovate one thing, and suddenly you think you're Bob Vila, but, like...
32:09No, we can do it.
32:10I think we can do it.
32:12A $3 million house, I can't even believe that I could afford that.
32:15Well, you're the hardest working person I know, and no one deserves it more than you do.
32:20I love you.
32:21I love you.
32:21I don't think we'll kiss you later.
32:25I'll ever kiss you in drag.
32:25I'll kiss you later.
32:28There's just one more thing.
32:31This house is going to be perfect for entertaining, and my birthday's in a month.
32:35So I want to be able to wrap this renovation, have all of our friends here for, like, a birthday housewarming, because I am turning 21.
32:41So in four weeks, you want to have a housewarming birthday party here?
32:45Yes.
32:46Okay.
32:47Candles, our friends over, showing off our new house.
32:49What do you think about that?
32:50Well, you realize in two weeks we have the motel anniversary party, and we are doing some work at the motel to get ready for that.
32:59You think we can do both of those things?
33:01Yes.
33:02I do.
33:02It's almost all cosmetic, and if there's one thing I know about, it's cosmetics.
33:06So I think we should just go for it.
33:07I mean, I weirdly think having a timeline helps us.
33:11I mean, people remodel their bathrooms for six months.
33:13Like, let's just go through it and do it.
33:14Well, we're going to need a designer, like, in an hour.
33:17Yes.
33:18We don't have compatible styles, but I think we can find a middle if we get the right person.
33:23Well, who should we call?
33:24I know exactly who to call.
33:31Hi, Drew.
33:34Hi, Drew.
33:35Oh, hi, Drew.
33:37It's Trixie.
33:37Hey, I saw you missed call.
33:39I just, I meant to call you back.
33:40Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah.
33:41Me too.
33:41I've just been super busy renovating.
33:47But listen, I'm doing a queen-size flip on my new house in Hollywood, and I'm looking for a designer.
33:53I can look at your mood boards.
33:55When I need another white wall, I'll let you know.
33:58No, we're swinging big.
33:59I need someone gay.
34:02Could you call your brother?
34:05Operator, connect Jonathan Scott.
34:09Hello?
34:10Hey, Jonathan.
34:12Trixie's in crisis mode.
34:13She needs a designer.
34:14Trixie, you need a designer?
34:16I'm looking for someone like me.
34:18Gay, great physique, full head of hair.
34:22Sorry?
34:23And an incredibly talented designer, okay?
34:27Somebody not afraid of big ideas, big projects, and even bigger women.
34:32Jonathan Adler?
34:33I owe him 20 bucks.
34:34Dorothy Draper?
34:35My Ouija board is in the shop.
34:37Oh, Jonathan.
34:38What about...
34:39Yes, we know just the guy.
34:40Thank you, bye.
34:42Hello?
34:43Loud voice.
34:44Just loud.
34:46We get it.
34:47There's two of you.
34:48I can't wait to see who they send over.
34:51Now let's talk money.
34:52We dropped $3 million on the house, and we've managed to put aside some of our profits from
34:56the motel.
34:57So I'd be comfortable setting a renovation budget for about $150,000.
35:02I agree, it might be tight, but we just have to be mindful of our spending.
35:06Says the bougie one.
35:08To the impulsive one.
35:11We're talking three bedrooms, including the primary bedroom, and you know she's got to
35:15be polished.
35:16A living room, a dining room, a butler's pantry, and a kitchen that's just screaming for a makeover.
35:23We've also got this adorable little office that opens up to a fabulous backyard, but she
35:27just needs a little lipstick.
35:29We've got the house in Hollywood, we've established our budget, our timeline, now all we just need
35:35is...
35:36Someone's here.
35:38The designer.
35:41Hello.
35:42Hello.
35:42Hi.
35:44Hi.
35:44You must be Dan.
35:45I am.
35:46You're Trixie.
35:47And David.
35:48I don't know how you figured that out, but yes.
35:49I know.
35:50I'm Trixie, and this is David.
35:52I'm so excited.
35:54Dan Vickery is a talented designer who gets a lot of attention in LA for his creativity
35:58with historic homes.
36:00He's known for having a sophisticated eye for color and style, so he's definitely got the
36:05credentials to help us put this house in drag.
36:08Welcome to our home.
36:09We didn't exactly move into a fixer-upper.
36:11It's a great, beautiful house that had us both really excited.
36:14Yeah.
36:15Even though it is pretty, it's not exactly us.
36:17This house could be gay.
36:18We need this place to screen the lyrics to I Am Every Woman, or it's not gay enough.
36:22You know what I mean?
36:23David also has high standards.
36:24I mean, like, I want what we make to be something he's really proud of living in, and I'm already
36:29proud of it, but I grew up in a gut bucket trailer, so, like, anything's up for me.
36:32I want, like, old Hollywood glamour.
36:35Some eclectic tchotchkes, a lot of gold.
36:37I want to feel like I'm in an animal print robe, lounging on a sofa with Joan Coffer.
36:42We want Hollywood Regency, but as you can see, this was built as a craftsman's design,
36:46so...
36:47Right.
36:48You've got the big, heavy beams and the crown molding and, like, things that are traditionally
36:51craftsmen, but it doesn't have that, like, heavy masculine energy.
36:55So the house is already kind of lending itself towards that blend.
36:58We're going to dream big, and you let us know if we're too crazy, and then we'll let
37:01you know that we're not, and we'll probably do it anyway.
37:07What in these spaces do you love?
37:08I like the presence of this fireplace.
37:10Okay.
37:11Do I like this Laura Ingalls Wilder one?
37:13No.
37:14This is historic tile.
37:17This is an artisan named Betchilder.
37:19You're going to probably bring the value of the home down if we get rid of this.
37:22I work in a lot of theaters, and whenever, hey, we're booking
37:25you at a historic venue, it means no outlets and air conditioning.
37:29I would like this fireplace to look like it's in the home of a drag queen.
37:32Listen, there are a lot of fierce historical features in this home that we want to keep,
37:36right?
37:37But those tiles are just not one of them.
37:40So I've never had a house with a big, beautiful, grand stairwell like this.
37:43It makes me feel so fancy.
37:44Yeah.
37:45But my gosh, does it look like a blank palette right now.
37:48The chandelier has nothing to do with this house.
37:50It is so, I don't know, Euro trash bling.
37:53Do you guys love it?
37:55Did I speak too soon?
37:56No, no.
37:57We don't love it.
37:58We don't love it.
37:59I think it's a little short and squat.
38:00Right.
38:01I would love like a wallpaper or something to zhuzh up this little space.
38:06The bedrooms.
38:07So we have landed on this being our primary bedroom.
38:11I've never shared a bedroom with David and I want it to be really like our styles, our
38:16vibes coming together.
38:17It has to be something that is glamorous but still feel like powering down in here at night.
38:24This is like technically the primary because it's attached to that bathroom.
38:27Right.
38:28But we're not sleeping here.
38:29It's the smallest room in the house.
38:30So we were thinking like a men's dressing room.
38:33I love that.
38:34I know from drag, when I have some place to devote to just getting ready, it makes it
38:38a completely different experience.
38:39And I think out of drag, I want that same experience.
38:41We can deliver that.
38:42Yes.
38:43Yeah.
38:44So this is our kitchen.
38:48For a house this old, this is big.
38:50The kitchen's functional.
38:51Okay.
38:52It's got a great layout.
38:53It's got everything we need.
38:54The aesthetic is just really not us.
38:56We would like it to be all pink.
38:59Yeah.
39:00Pink countertops, pink appliances, pink cabinets.
39:02All pink.
39:03Okay.
39:04My condo had a pink kitchen.
39:06Our kitchen at the motel is pink.
39:07I love pink kitchens.
39:08Yeah.
39:09Got it.
39:10All right.
39:11What do you think?
39:12Going down a motel in the desert, but it's still a lot of work.
39:15My mind is going straight to budget because kitchen is the most expensive room in the
39:18house to renovate.
39:19And renovating a kitchen in Hollywood normally takes 10 to 12 weeks.
39:23Well here's the thing.
39:24We've got $150,000 and we want it done in four weeks.
39:30No big deal.
39:31Oh boy.
39:36We have a month.
39:37We have a month.
39:38I don't have 10 to 12 weeks.
39:39We have a month.
39:40I mean the good news is the house seems to be in really good shape, but we've got
39:42a short timeline, a lot of stuff to do.
39:44I need you to be prepared.
39:46There will be compromises.
39:48No promises.
39:49Let's be honest.
39:51You and I don't love to compromise, but if it gets us into the house faster in time
39:56for my birthday, I'm prepared to make some concessions.
39:59But it's not me that I'm worried about.
40:01Are you saying I'm more high maintenance than you are?
40:05Yes.
40:06Well, I guess we'll see.
40:07There's no time to waste if we want to hit our four week timeline.
40:11Keep your eyes on me, me, me.
40:14Keep your eyes on me, me, me.
40:18Do you know what you see, see, see.
40:23Keep your eyes on me, me, me.
40:27Well, it's the first day of demo.
40:29As they say, the kitchen is the heart of the home.
40:32She's going to need the most work, so I think we should start there first.
40:36There's no turning back once we start smashing stuff.
40:38Yeah, it's a little bit like, you know, you have that vintage doll and once you take it
40:42out of the packaging and cut all the hair off, now it's really your doll, you know.
40:45Hello.
40:46We're here to smash.
40:47Hey.
40:48Hello.
40:49Hi.
40:50This is Orr.
40:51This is our contractor.
40:52Hi, David.
40:53Hi, Denise Richards.
40:54Nice to meet you.
40:55We're ready to smash stuff.
40:56We are not doing a lot of smashing in this project.
40:57There's a lot of stuff in here that we're not going to keep that can't be donated.
40:59All right.
41:00Well, I guess let's smash with restraint then.
41:02Just because our taste is different, somebody else would love this stuff.
41:05Yeah, I agree.
41:06If I start smashing something we're actually keeping, can you guys just say something?
41:09Because I do get a little carried away.
41:12Careful.
41:13You know, this reminds me of taking my makeup off at the end of the day.
41:20Ooh.
41:21Oh.
41:22What I learned last year when we renovated the motel is demo day.
41:26That's kind of the best day.
41:28Oh.
41:29Yeah.
41:30Welcome to the gun show.
41:33I mean, look at me in there.
41:35Building stuff is decisions and money and like, ugh, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah.
41:39Breaking stuff, it's the best.
41:42I'm just glad I had an excuse to wear these cute boots.
41:45I was thinking that the whole time.
41:47Anything else I can ruin?
41:48Um, floors.
41:49Oh, yes.
41:50I don't know if I can get these over my lashes, but I also don't want to go blind.
41:55You look surprised.
41:56But I also don't want to lose my eyesight, so just do it.
42:01Alright.
42:02Oh my god.
42:04Was that good?
42:05Does it look good?
42:06The tile's still there.
42:08Is there a faster way?
42:09There is, yes.
42:10Rotary hand.
42:11Oh.
42:12Yeah, bitch.
42:13Oh my god.
42:14Oh my god.
42:15Oh my god.
42:16It is faster.
42:17Maybe this is a sign to leave it to work?
42:31Yeah.
42:32You know, I think it's important to give people opportunities to do what they're best at.
42:41We are moving into the ADU.
42:43How are we going to survive living on top of each other?
42:48Whoa.
42:49Stuff is happening in here.
42:51Oh.
42:52I love it.
42:53The water was coming down this.
42:55Not good at all.
42:56This all has to come off.
42:58There's mold all over the place.
42:59Oh, my life.
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