''The Decorating Adventures of Ambrose Price'' is a Canadian reality television series, which aired on

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in Canada and

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in the

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. The series stars Ambrose Price, an interior decorator from

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, in a series of design challenges. Price was previously a contestant on HGTV's ''

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'' in 2006. Although he did not win, that show's producers felt that he possessed star potential — ''

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'', Canada's

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newspaper, calls him "a down-home, straight-talking, flamboyantly gay Newfoundlander version of

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" — and created a new series for him. Although Price is already a working interior designer, each episode of the show gives him a design challenge outside of his established skill set, such as flower arrangement, cake decorating, event planning, home staging or drapery design, and depicts the process of Price learning how to complete the task and having his work evaluated by professionals in the field. The series debuted on HGTV in January 2009, and on Logo on October 5, 2009. Season 2 began to air in January 2011 in Canada. Price won a

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for "Best Host in a Lifestyle Program" at the

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."CBC's Beijing Olympics coverage scores Gemini honours"

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, October 20, 2009. It was his first nomination and win.

References

External links

''The Decorating Adventures of Ambrose Price''

Ambrose Price
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