What Happened To Marcus Hamilton On Reno My Rental? – Celebrity
Sarah Oconnor
Updated on January 18, 2026
The premiere comes three weeks after Carmeon’s husband, Marcus Hamilton — who appears frequently in Reno My Rental — was killed in an Aug. 28 motorcycle accident in Memphis, Tenn. Marcus “succumbed to his injuries after being hit by an intoxicated driver,” Carmeon told Instagram followers.
The first episode premieres on Friday, January 14! Carmeon Hamilton, the charismatic host of Reno My Rental, has found a new home. While the Memphis, Tennessee-based interior designer is used to finding rental homes to renovate, her new home is over at HGTV.
Loading the player Brand new HGTV star Carmeon Hamilton ‘s husband Marcus tragically passed away this weekend after a motorcycle crash. Hamilton charmed audiences across the country when she won HGTV’s Design Star: Next Gen.
Hosting the six-episode series is Carmeon Hamilton who won HGTV’s Design Star: The Next Gen in 2020. Reno My Rental kicks off its first two episodes on September 18th. What happened to Carmeon Hamilton’s husband?
Who is Marcus Hamilton?
The premiere comes three weeks after Carmeon’s husband, Marcus Hamilton — who appears frequently in Reno My Rental — was killed in an Aug. 28 motorcycle accident in Memphis, Tenn.
The couple later married, and after they moved to Memphis in 2013, Carmeon launched her Nubi Interiors design business. Earlier this year, she won the HGTV show Design Star: Next Gen, and over the summer, she filmed Reno My Rental.
Marcus, 37, died by the time emergency personnel arrived at the scene.
Carmeon announced the news in an August. 29 Instagram post that she updated a week later “to reflect the actual cause of Marcus’s death.”
In the lead-up to Reno My Rental, Carmeon issued statements about the show but skipped interviews. “Carmeon is not quite ready to do interviews again,” a Discovery spokesperson told the Commercial Appeal.
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