How Did HGTV’s No Demo Reno Star Jenn Todryk Get Her Start?

Jenn Todryk was a successful mommy blogger before joining HGTV. Her blog, which featured hilarious anecdotes about parenthood alongside her actionable lifestyle tips, was called The Rambling Redhead (though it started as Life as a Rambling Redhead). As Todryk told The Dallas Morning News in 2021, the blog was born shortly after one of her three children. “I called it Life as a Rambling Redhead because I didn’t want to put myself in a box,” said the mom-of-three about the blog’s early days. As Deadline reported, Todryk’s blog really took off after she published a hilarious post titled “Top Six Wines That Pair With Your Child’s Crappy Behavior. Epic News For Parents.”

But Todryk found success before that life-changing post. She actually went viral five weeks into her blogging journey, according to DFW Child. “I remember when I went vira l— I restarted my computer because I thought there was a glitch in my AdSense counter. I was so naïve,” admitted Todryk. Eventually, she launched an Instagram account, which centered on her parenting journey as well as her love of home décor and lifestyle content — a move that put her on the path to television. 

As Todryk explained later, a production company offered her a show through email and promised that all she had to do was show up. “We’ve seen your Instagram,” they reportedly said. “We’ve seen you in your stories. We would love to make a show around you. We’ll find the homes. We find the clients.”