Celebrity IOU: LeAnn Rimes surprises friend Roger who ‘saved’ her life with kitchen renovation

LeAnn Rimes stunned her longtime friend Roger with a surprise kitchen renovation on Monday’s night’s episode of the HGTV show Celebrity IOU.   

The show’s hosts, twins Jonathan and Drew Scott, said LeAnn, 38, told them that Roger saved her life by intervening and helping her during a dark time in her life.

LeAnn told the 43-year-old twin hosts that she has known Roger for 20 years and that he helped her get through a really dark time when she struggled with anxiety and depression.

Longtime friend: LeAnn Rimes stunned her longtime friend Roger with a surprise kitchen renovation on Monday’s night’s episode of the HGTV show Celebrity IOU

‘It was honestly the best thing to have people that care about you that much and that really want to see you well and whole,’ she said. ‘I really do owe him my life in a lot of ways so we are really lucky to have one another.’

LeAnn said she tapped the brothers to help transform Roger’s home in the Sherman Oaks area of Los Angeles to thank him for everything that he has done for her and for others.

‘I think it would be special to give him a space that brightens his life, because he has brightened so many people’s lives,’ LeAnn told the Property Brothers stars.

When Roger came out of his house, he was surprised to see LeAnne and the Property brothers. 

Getting emotional: The 38-year-old singer beamed as Roger got emotional looking at his renovated kitchen

Getting emotional: The 38-year-old singer beamed as Roger got emotional looking at his renovated kitchen

She told him that she wanted to do something for him because he had helped her eight years ago when she was ‘probably at the lowest point in my life.’ 

LeAnn told him ‘you basically saved my life so I love you so much.’

She said that Roger is an interventionist and that the day after her 30th birthday because of Roger’s encouragement, she checked herself into a treatment center for anxiety and depression.

Twin brothers: Jonathan and Drew Scott renovated the kitchen and added outdoor dining

Twin brothers: Jonathan and Drew Scott renovated the kitchen and added outdoor dining

Bright space: 'I think it would be special to give him a space that brightens his life, because he has brightened so many people's lives,' LeAnn told the twins

Bright space: ‘I think it would be special to give him a space that brightens his life, because he has brightened so many people’s lives,’ LeAnn told the twins

Roger told the camera that he has always had a ‘no judgment friendship’ with LeAnn. 

He said within a month of LeAnn checking into the treatment center that he saw a noticeable change in her for the better. Roger said they both know each other’s ‘broken parts’ but that they are much more than those ‘broken parts.’

Jonathan said to camera that real friends are there for the dark moments and it sounded like that was the relationship that LeAnn and Roger had.

Real friends: Jonathan said to camera that real friends are there for the dark moments and it sounded like that was the relationship that LeAnn and Roger had

Real friends: Jonathan said to camera that real friends are there for the dark moments and it sounded like that was the relationship that LeAnn and Roger had

After Roger left, the Property Brothers brainstormed with LeAnn over ways to transform Roger’s kitchen. 

They also decided to redo the outside space of the house and add an outdoor kitchen and fire pit. 

The next day LeAnn showed up in a black muscle T-shirt to help demo the kitchen.

TV wall: After Roger left, the Property Brothers brainstormed with LeAnn over ways to transform Roger's kitchen starting with removing an odd wall with a TV

TV wall: After Roger left, the Property Brothers brainstormed with LeAnn over ways to transform Roger’s kitchen starting with removing an odd wall with a TV

The before: The kitchen was shown before it was demolished

The before: The kitchen was shown before it was demolished

Proper attire: The next day LeAnn showed up in a black muscle T-shirt to help demo the kitchen

Proper attire: The next day LeAnn showed up in a black muscle T-shirt to help demo the kitchen

‘I had to look the part,’ she said. 

She later shared with them her 90’s dance moves in the kitchen. 

LeAnn was hands-on throughout the renovations and helped pick out cabinet, tile colors, and back splashes. She even helped them install indoor/outdoor sliding doors and cabinets and put down tile.

Big swing: The singer took a big swing with a hammer during the demolition phase

Big swing: The singer took a big swing with a hammer during the demolition phase

Helping out: LeAnn also helped install the big indoor/outdoor sliding doors

Helping out: LeAnn also helped install the big indoor/outdoor sliding doors

‘You bring people to tears with your music and we are going to bring Roger to tears with this kitchen,’ Jonathan told her.

Later when LeAnn was putting down tile in the bathroom, Jonathan told her ‘honestly I never thought in my life that I’m going to be tiling a bathroom with LeAnn Rimes.’ 

She said ‘to be honest, I never thought in my life I would be tiling a bathroom, period.’

Bathroom tiling: Later when LeAnn was putting down tile in the bathroom, Jonathan told her 'honestly I never thought in my life that I'm going to be tiling a bathroom with LeAnn Rimes'

Bathroom tiling: Later when LeAnn was putting down tile in the bathroom, Jonathan told her ‘honestly I never thought in my life that I’m going to be tiling a bathroom with LeAnn Rimes’

Before Roger arrived to see the transformed space, LeAnn said she expected Roger to ‘flip out’ when he saw the house.’  

She said the kitchen transformation for Roger was fitting because he has ‘fed for so long. He has been such nourishment for my life.’

Roger was shocked and moved to tears by the transformation. 

The moment: Roger was shocked and moved to tears by the transformation

The moment: Roger was shocked and moved to tears by the transformation

His entire kitchen was redone and he got a new guest bathroom and laundry room. 

In addition, the outside patio was redone with a pizza oven, fireplace and new outside eating area.

‘I can’t believe this is happening,’ he said.

The after: The kitchen renovation looked amazing with a new darker palette

The after: The kitchen renovation looked amazing with a new darker palette

Wall gone: The space was opened up with the removal of the TV wall

Wall gone: The space was opened up with the removal of the TV wall

Pizza oven: A pizza oven was installed along with a fireplace and outdoor seating

Pizza oven: A pizza oven was installed along with a fireplace and outdoor seating

Roger thanked LeAnn ‘as close as we are I feel like you are inside my soul.’

He told her that he couldn’t wait to start the next chapter of their lives.

‘You are stuck with me forever,’ LeAnn told him.

Inside soul: Roger thanked LeAnn 'as close as we are I feel like you are inside my soul'

Inside soul: Roger thanked LeAnn ‘as close as we are I feel like you are inside my soul’

First meal: The first meal was served in the new kitchen

First meal: The first meal was served in the new kitchen