The untold truth of Property Brothers
Drew and Jonathan Scott, the stars of Property Brothers, Brother vs. Brother, and Property
Brothers at Home, seem like a couple of guys who were born for reality TV stardom. But
there's actually more to them and their history than just flipping houses. Let's see what
led them to their growing TV empire, and what's going on with the Scotts when the cameras
aren't rolling...
Surprise twins
That's right. When Drew and Jonathan Scott's mother went into that delivery room, she thought
she was only getting one kid: Jonathan.
Early start
The key to success is starting early, and the Property Brothers have been at it a long
time. According to Glamour, Jonathan and Drew's first remodeling job took place when they
were 7 years old in their childhood bedroom. However, that's not as impressive as their
first house sale. They sold their first house in college, for an impressive $50,000 profit.
With a first act like that, it's safe to say they know what they're doing.
Tough guys
Sure, some people may give Drew and Jonathan the stink eye because they're good looking
and successful. But the Scotts aren't worried about the haters...because they're karate
experts. They've been studying karate since childhood. These martial arts masters have
attained 2nd degree black belts. So anyone looking to start some trouble with them is
in for some trouble.
Singing Scotts
Even though they began buying, renovating, and selling houses at an early age, the Scott
Brothers once had musical aspirations, too. According to Glamour magazine, their plans
for attaining music stardom have ranged from plans to start a boy band, to...
(record scratch)
...competitive bagpipe playing?
(bagpipes playing)
Well, despite going into the real estate and reality TV business, they haven't yet given
up on their musical dreams. In late 2015, they released a music video for their country
song "Hold On," as The Scott Brothers. And it's not bad!
(music playing)
Now, if only they could work the bagpipes back into the act...
(bagpipes playing)
Clowning around
Before they became known as the Property Brothers, Drew and Jonathan Scott made ends meet working
as clowns. Faces smeared with blue and red makeup, they did a bunch of birthday party
gigs, bringing joy and entertainment to children, according to Parade magazine. Considering
that they've parlayed their talents for real estate into a television career, the brothers
were clearly doing more than making balloon animals and creeping out little kids—they
were honing their performance chops.
There's a third brother
While most television viewers have poured love and adulation upon Drew and Jonathan,
their older brother, JD, has mostly gone unnoticed. JD previously worked in Las Vegas as a celebrity
impersonator, drawing on his resemblance to American Idol's Adam Lambert and the late,
great David Bowie to feed his hunger for the spotlight. Since his brothers' TV shows took
off, JD's been hosting the network's online, behind-the-scenes coverage of Brother vs.
Brother, as well as earning hosting duties on the show All-American Amusement Parks on
Great American Country. Who says three's a crowd?
Turning down other reality TV gigs
Though they gained their fame as reality television stars, it doesn't mean Drew and Jonathan Scott
are willing to do anything to make a buck. For instance, Jonathan turned down appearing
on The Bachelor. He told People in 2014:
"It's not my thing. I like to think that I don't need to date twelve women at a time."
That might sound like Jonathan thinks he's too good for the show, but that's not true.
The fact is he's actually too well-adjusted and mentally healthy for it. Meanwhile, a
show that ends with marriage may actually bring back some bad memories for Jonathan,
because…
Jonathan is divorced
During a 2013 interview with love and relationship site Your Tango, Jonathan admitted that he
was once married. Though he didn't go into too many details or even give the name of
his former love, he did say that it happened when he was young. Supposedly, the two of
them weren't right for each other, but they're still friends.
They were underwear models
So the Property Brothers have had a lot of other jobs in their lives before finding their
niche. And fans may be happy to hear that back before they gained their fame, the Scott
brothers worked as underwear models, which they admitted in an interview with OK! Magazine.
They didn't name any of the companies they booked jobs with, but they did admit that
there are pics of them in their skivvies floating around out there on the Internet. Put a hold
on the house hunting...and let the photo hunting begin...
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