Leslie Jordan made a posthumous appearance on the season 3 premiere of Celebrity IOU on HGTV on Monday.
The episode opened with twin brothers Jonathan and Drew Scott, 44, standing side by side as they ceremoniously addressed the audience after Leslie died last month aged 67.
“We’ve known Leslie Jordan for years and working with him on Celebrity IOU was not only a highlight of the show, it was really a highlight of our career,” said Drew.
Posthumous appearance: Leslie Jordan made a posthumous appearance on the season 3 premiere of Celebrity IOU on HGTV on Monday
“Yes, simply the kindest, kindest person you will ever meet. He was delighted to give back to Rosemary and Newell, who star in the episode you’re about to watch. But he lived his whole life with the same love and gratitude for everyone he came in contact with,” Jonathan added.
“Leslie, we miss you so much,” Drew said.
The episode showed Leslie excited to surprise his old friends Rosemary Alexander, 81, and Newell Alexander, 87, with a renovation of their North Hollywood farmhouse.
You were just always there for me. I had some problems with alcohol, some drug use. I’ve been clean and sober for 25 years, but they also played a big part in that because they never judged me,” Leslie said during the episode. “You’ve always been so helpful.”
Demolition Man : The episode showed Leslie helping with the demolition
Somber opening: The episode opened with twin brothers Jonathan and Drew Scott, 44, standing side by side as they addressed the audience somberly after Leslie died aged 67 last month
Leslie helped the Property Brothers with the demolition and also offered some design tips based on how well he knew the couple.
Rosemary was shocked by the renovation, which included a new kitchen, an upgraded fireplace and more entertaining space.
“I wouldn’t have thought it possible. That I would love it so much,” said Rosemary.
Old friends: The episode showed Leslie excited to surprise his old friends Rosemary Alexander, 81, and Newell Alexander, 87, with a renovation of their North Hollywood farmhouse
Support system: “You’ve always been there for me. I had some problems with alcohol, some drug use. I’ve been clean and sober for 25 years, but they also played a big part in that because they never judged me,” Leslie said during the episode. “You were always so helpful”
Leslie patted himself on the back for a job well done as his friends raved about the renovation.
“And that’s all she wrote,” Leslie said as the episode concluded.
The episode ended with a memorial reading “Leslie Jordan 1955-2022”.
Loved it: Rosemary was shocked by the renovation, which included a new kitchen, upgraded fireplace and more entertaining space
Leslie also appeared posthumously as a panelist on the final episode of The Masked Singer on Fox.
The Will & Grace star died on Oct. 4 of a suspected heart attack while driving, causing his BMW to crash into the side of a Hollywood building.
A native of Chattanooga, Tennessee, he won an Outstanding Guest Actor Emmy in 2005 for his role as Beverly Leslie on Will & Grace, a recurring role on the Mayim Bialik comedy Call Me Kat, and previously appeared in the played sitcom The cool kids. .
Leslie was on his way to the scheduled tapings of Call Me Kat when he suffered a medical episode and crashed.
Fan favorite: The Will & Grace star died of a suspected heart attack on Oct. 4 while driving, causing his BMW to crash into a Hollywood building.
Source: Daily Mail
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