HGTV Star Leslie Davis Confirms Divorce After Engagement News Confusion

HGTV star Leslie Davis is clarifying details surrounding her love life after fans were left scratching their heads over a recent post.

In a blog post published on Friday, January 16, Leslie, 42, confirmed she was divorced from her ex-husband Jacob, who is the father of her children, sons Kyler, Cash, and Cole. She added that the divorce occurred way back in 2022, but wasn’t shared publicly.

“Okay…Okay… I know what you are all saying… ‘I didn’t even know you were divorced!’” Leslie wrote after she was inundated with fans questioning what happened to Jacob. “Well, 1,000+ social media comments later, you all have a lot of questions. I have chosen to keep this part of my personal life private, a hard thing to do as someone with a show on HGTV.”

The Unsellable Houses host went on to praise Jacob as a “rockstar a of dad” in the blog post titled Leslie’s Life Update and noted he’s always preferred to stay out of the public eye.

“Jacob and I will always share love for each other, just now in a new way, we have learned to become the best teammates, to lean on each other, to support each other’s new adventures, and always put our boys first,” Leslie continued. “With lots of changes, our priority was to always protect our family, which is why I have kept this part of my life private. And seriously, who even announces a divorce anyway LOL!”

The confusion from fans around her marital status stemmed from Leslie’s announcement earlier in the week that she is engaged to Don Reidy.

“SURPRISE! Don popped the question during a snowy Leavenworth [Wash.] snowmobile ride, joined by all three of my boys, which made it even more perfect,” Leslie wrote as she announced the couple’s engagement via Instagram on Wednesday, January 14.

“Turns out Rock the Block gave me a win in more than one way🥹💍❄️ Somewhere between sunup-to-sundown chaos and lots of laughs, I found my person. Don, you are my safe place, my teammate, and my favorite adventure buddy,” she added. “What started as a friendship during one of the wildest experiences of my life turned into true love. We were in it together then… and now we’re in it together forever. Still smiling. Still shocked. Still so excited for this next chapter 🥂✨”

Leslie shared more insight into their love story via her blog post and explained she met Reidy while filming HGTV’s Rock The Block.

“Don and I met while my sis, Lyndsay, and I were in Florida filming for Rock The Block Season 5. Don was one of the contractors working tirelessly on our house, making it #TWINWIN worthy! Through the stressful days, endless hours, and lots of laughs in between, we became best friends and continued to stay in touch post-filming,” she wrote. “Don was living in Colorado and working on other HGTV favorites, while I was wrapping up filming Unsellable Houses season 5 here in Snohomish, but we made an effort to keep our friendship growing. With hundreds of FaceTime calls that turned into dates and quick weekend trips to see each other, it was clear we were more than friends.”