How Much Is The HGTV Host Really Worth?

After years of work at Disney, Bromstad turned his attention to design, and boy, did that turn out to be a good call. Soon enough, Bromstad landed a spot on the first-ever season of "Design Star," and well, of course, he won, per HGTV. How much did he end up taking home? A cool $250,000.

Sure, the prize winnings were nice and helped him invest and start his design firm, but the real value came from the name recognition. Without that, he wouldn't have been able to score those lucrative brand deals, gain all those Instagram followers, or be asked to host so many HGTV shows. Bromstad is well aware of how major that win was, and thus it remains his favorite moment from his time on HGTV. "Of course, if you ask any 'Design Star' winner what their favorite moment is, it would be when they won," he told Entertainment Weekly. "It wasn't like I was a little kid thinking, I want to be famous! The only goal I had for myself when I was younger was that I wanted to be well-known for my craft. I guess I got my wish."

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