However, Curtis recently explained just how much that fame and success actually cost her.

She also shares a son, Ethan, with ex Steven Cimini.

According to Curtis, she pursued her HGTV career to attempt to make her kids' lives better.

Nicole Curtis smiles for photos at a book signing

“When we were first shooting the show, my son [Ethan] was in sixth grade.

And I wasn’t chasing fame…

I just wanted to live comfortably,” she told the outlet.

Nicole Curtis poses for a photo while walking on a roof in an Instagram pic

I was chasing that money hard because I wanted a better life for us."

I was stressed out," she recalled.

So, she stepped back from the show to focus on the things most important to her.

Now, Curtis is planning her next chapter: starting her own production company.

“I ran my show, I directed my show.

I bought the properties.

I designed the properties.

I hired the crews and I worked with them,” Curtis toldFox News Digital.