{"id":2367440,"date":"2026-04-10T17:19:03","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T17:19:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2367440"},"modified":"2026-04-10T17:19:03","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T17:19:03","slug":"rock-the-block-ty-pennington-talks-the-dynamic-and-celeb-studded-duos-of-season-7-exclusive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/rock-the-block-ty-pennington-talks-the-dynamic-and-celeb-studded-duos-of-season-7-exclusive\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Rock the Block’: Ty Pennington Talks the ‘Dynamic’ and Celeb-Studded Duos of Season 7 (Exclusive)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Rock the Block <\/em>is taking on Sin City for an extra lucky Season 7<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Ahead of the HGTV hit competition series\u2019<\/a> return on April 13, host Ty Pennington opened up to PopCulture.com about the four \u201cdynamic\u201d teams taking on the Block, which for the first time are made up of one HGTV star and one celebrity contestant. <\/p>\n

It will be Scott McGillivray (Renovation Resort Showdown<\/em>) teaming up with singer and TV personality Brooke Hogan, as they face off against Taniya Nayak (Battle on the Beach<\/em>) and 98 Degrees singer Drew Lachey, Mina Starsiak Hawk (Good Bones<\/em>) and Super Bowl champion Vernon Davis, as well as Kim Wolfe (Why the Heck Did I Buy This House?<\/em>) and Southern Charm <\/em>alum Chelsea Meissner.<\/p>\n

Brooke Hogan, Scott McGillivray, Drew Lachey, Taniya Nayak, Ty Pennington, Chelsea Meissner, Kim Wolfe, Mina Starsiak, and Vernon Davis as seen on Rock the Block, Season 7. (HGTV)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Over seven weeks, the pairings will be challenged to put their own design spin on identical homes with just a $275,000 budget, competing to see whose house earns the highest appraised property value and wins them the title, bragging rights, a named sign, and a donation on their behalf to No Kid Hungry. <\/p>\n

\u201cI think what\u2019s great about this season is you really see four different teams and four different takes on a Vegas sort of ranch home, single story,\u201d Pennington told<\/a> PopCulture. \u201cYou\u2019ve got so many different opportunities to create a great atmosphere in a city that\u2019s built on entertaining. I mean, what sort of better spot to really amp up a TV show about design [is there] than Vegas? So yeah, I love it.\u201d<\/p>\n

When it comes to the big celebrity team twist of Season 7, Pennington said he was intrigued at the start of the season to see people work together for the first time. \u201cThat\u2019s always gonna be good TV,\u201d he explained. \u201cBut you\u2019ve also got people who are learning, trying to find their way, working together for the first time, and they pull up some amazing stuff \u2026 and also some interesting stuff as well.\u201d<\/p>\n

Working with a new teammate in a situation that requires \u201cquick decisions\u201d and doesn\u2019t allow second-guessing, Pennington said the duos got a crash course on collaboration.<\/p>\n

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Host Ty Pennington as seen on Rock the Block Season 7. (HGTV_<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

McGillivray and Hogan might seem like \u201coil and water,\u201d but Pennington said their differences turn into a \u201csurprising\u201d and successful partnership. \u201cI didn\u2019t expect them to be as good as they were,\u201d he gushed.<\/p>\n

Having Starsiak Hawk and Davis working together was another success, as the Good Bones <\/em>star was \u201chell-bent\u201d on making a point after her previous Rock the Block <\/em>losses, and the NFL champion was looking to \u201cprove himself\u201d off the field.<\/p>\n

With those teams competing against the \u201cincredibly talented\u201d duo of Nayak and Lachey and the \u201csuper creative\u201d Wolf and Meisner, Pennington thinks audiences will be impressed with the caliber of competition Season 7 is bringing to the table.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was just like, \u2018Wow!\u2019\u201d Pennington told PopCulture of the teams competing for the title. \u201cI didn\u2019t expect the duos to be so dynamic, but they are. You just couldn\u2019t script this, it was just the way [that] sometimes the universe works, and you\u2019re like, wow, all these teams have turned out to be like a really good pairing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rock the Block<\/em> Season 7 premieres on Monday, April 13, at 8 p.m. ET on HGTV.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n

\u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source popculture.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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