Orlando Soria was recently dumped.
The interior designer had his heart ripped out and stomped on, got booted fromhis shared apartment, moved back in with his parents in his mid-30s — and then put his life (andyes, his home) back together.
“It’s kind of likeRevenge Bodyfor the home,” he tells PEOPLE. In each episode, the L.A.-based talent will make over the home of a client who has had a relationship end — whether it’s a recent split or a long-ago divorce that has left them in a rut — giving them a fresh start and a de facto therapy session in the process.
“It’s a tall order for these homeowners that are coming on our show,” Soria explains. “They’re expressing vulnerability during a hard time in their life and showing themselves when they’re maybe not necessarily at their highest point.”
Despite the sometimes heavy subject matter, he promises the show won’t be a bummer to tune in to.
“It’s about breakups, but I wanted it to be something that makes people happy and makes people laugh, especially the people who are on it,” he says.
“It’s still like that makeover show that is so satisfying to watch with the before and after,” but the irreverent, cheeky tone (and the amount of rosė sipped per episode) are certainly new territory. “I like to joke that the target demo for this show is wine moms, but I think there are a lot of people who are going to be into the show and relate to it,” he says.
There’s also no set style, likeJoanna Gaines’s signature farmhouse modernlook orChristina El Moussa’s penchant for modern-glam. And there’s a reason for it.
While each episode has an emotional takeaway, the new host says at the end of the day, “It’s just about doing nice things for these people and yanking them out of this post-breakup hole that they’re in.”
source: people.com
