Before his shocking suicide, Stephen “tWitch” Boss and his wife Allison Holker were developing an HGTV series about making a life-size Barbie dream house in Malibu
- Boss and his wife also developed a show about first-time home buyers
- The couple previously served as guest judges on HGTV’s Design Star: Next Gen
- Boss died by suicide on December 13 at the age of 40
- Filming on the Malibu Barbie Dream House series was scheduled to begin in January
- If you or a loved one needs help, call the National Suicide Prevention Line at 1-800-273-8255
The late Stephen “tWitch” boss and his wife, Allison Wolker, had many plans in motion prior to his tragic death earlier this month.
The dancer and DJ, who committed suicide on December 13 at the age of 40, had developed several shows for HGTV with his wife.
One, a limited series about creating a life-size Barbie dream house in Malibu, was slated to go into production in January, Deadline reported Tuesday.
Boss and his wife had already shown an interest in home improvement programming when she hosted Design Star: Next Gen for HGTV last year while he guest-jured, and the couple also starred on the network’s show House Party.
Plans: Stephen ‘tWitch’ Boss, who died by suicide on December 13 at the age of 40, and his wife Allison Holker were developing several shows for HGTV at the time of his death, Deadline reported on Tuesday; seen December 5th in LA
The pair also worked together to create a series in which they would help first-time home buyers find their perfect home for HGTV.
According to the publication, Boss and Holker’s limited series would be modeled after HGTV’s 2019 limited series A Very Brady Renovation.
The show reunited the surviving cast members from The Brady Bunch to take the house that stood in for exterior shots of the TV family home and turn it into the house that was featured on TV.
The Brady House’s iconic interiors were all created on sets, and the house that was filmed for outdoor sets had a completely different interior, requiring it to be remodeled to follow the design of the original film sets.
Just weeks away: A show, a limited series about creating a life-size Malibu Barbie dream house, was slated to go into production in January
Lend a hand: The pair also worked together to create a series in which they would help first-time home buyers find their perfect home for HGTV
Boss and Holker’s show would have followed a similar formula to make a real-life version of Barbie’s Malibu home.
The network even attempted to find a solid home to renovate on the Malibu coast, though it later settled on a home in Santa Clarita, California, which is over an hour’s drive inland from Malibu.
“We’re taking the time to consider various scenarios,” a spokesperson for HGTV told the publication. “But for now, our main focus remains wishing Allison and the entire Boss family our best during this difficult time.”
Though they appeared to have a strong relationship on HGTV, the pair had other projects in the works elsewhere as well.
Since the two were dancers, it made sense for them to try and start their own dance competition series, and they had also explored some sort of variety or talk show, as well as a game show.
On the merchandising front, Boss and Holker had a paid partnership with Dick’s Sporting Goods, which formed last year to produce a line of athletic and casual wear.
Keeping busy: The two professional dancers have also worked elsewhere on a dance competition series as well as a variety/talk show and a game show
Boss died Tuesday after shooting himself in the head in his room at the Oak Tree Inn in Encino, California.
The tragedy happened just three days after the dancer celebrated his ninth wedding anniversary with Allison.
In addition to his wife, Boss is survived by his six-year-old son, Maddox; daughter Zaia, three; and stepdaughter Weslie, 14.
Left behind: In addition to his wife, Boss is survived by his six-year-old son Maddox; daughter Zaia, three; and stepdaughter Weslie, 14