23 Facts About Hilary Farr

Hilary Elizabeth Farr is a British-Canadian designer, businesswoman, television host and former actress.

Hilary Farr is known as the co-host of the HGTV and W Network television series Love It or List It with David Visentin.

Hilary Farr continued to work in home renovation and design in the ensuing years before establishing herself as a designer and co-host of Love It or List It in 2010.

Hilary Farr is president of Hilary Farr's Designs, established in Toronto and in New York City.

Hilary Farr was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on August 31,1951 to a British mother and a Canadian father.

Hilary Farr's mother was an Anglican and a member of the Church of England, and her father was Jewish.

Hilary Farr was raised celebrating both Jewish and Christian religious traditions.

Hilary Farr was raised in London, where she attended the Royal Ballet School until age 11, and aspired to have a career as a ballerina.

Hilary Farr took an interest in theatre and was introduced to interior design by helping her mother to decorate her childhood home.

Hilary Farr began her career in Los Angeles, where she began purchasing and renovating homes, as well working as a film and television set designer.

Hilary Farr performed a singing role in Grease in London in 1973.

Hilary Farr designed and renovated properties in Australia, the United Kingdom, California, New York and later Toronto.

Hilary Farr renovated homes for notable celebrities, including Jenna Elfman's home and Jennifer Hudson's loft in Chicago.

Hilary Farr was signed as a co-host of Love It or List It by the W Network, Big Coat Productions and Corus Entertainment, along with David Visentin.

Hilary Farr served as a judge on W Network's Search for the Next W Expert 2010.

Hilary Farr made guest appearances on The Marilyn Denis Show and is a regular contributor to the Huffington Post.

In June 2014, Hilary Farr was a guest and design expert along with CNN and USA Today pundit and journalist Amy Tara Koch at the Art Van Furniture convention in Orland Park and Chicago, Illinois.

In 2016, Hilary Farr appeared in Ross Petty's stage version of Sleeping Beauty at the Elgin Theatre in Toronto, in the role of Malignicent.

In 2017, Hilary Farr co-founded Rules of Renovation, a real estate investment seminar series held at locations across North America for aspiring investors.

Hilary Farr has noted she has a passion for animal rescue, and in 2017 volunteered in Nairobi with an organization protecting orphaned elephants.

In December 2021, Hilary Farr said she had been diagnosed with and treated for breast cancer in 2014.

Hilary Farr had previously been diagnosed with a precancerous tumour in 2012, which she had surgically removed.

Hilary Farr underwent radiation therapy and further surgical intervention, and remains in remission as of 2022.