Erin Napier encounters an unwanted visitor while renovating her home on Sunday home town premiere.
In the exclusive clip above from Sunday’s new episode, Erin is removing the exterior shutter from the house she and husband Ben Napier are fixing up for a Canadian family moving to Laurel, Mississippi, when Erin is startled to discover a lizard.
“I hate lizards,” she declares. “I really didn’t expect to find anything. That was disturbing.” She goes on to say that she is “terrified of lizards,” adding, “I know it doesn’t make sense.”
“To me, lizards and snakes are exactly the same thing,” explains Erin, 38.
When Ben, 40, asked her what she thought of frogs, she replied that she didn’t like them either. “She thinks of frogs and lizards as snakes with legs,” says Ben.
“This is my irrational fear,” reveals Erin. “I get scared of lizards and someone thinks ‘Well, this is funny’ and they get a lizard and try to put it on me and then I’d die.”
Ben and Erin Napier.
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The HGTV stars recently spoke with PEOPLE about the show’s new season home town, which premieres on January 7 and features Ben’s recovery from rotator cuff surgery earlier this year.
Ben Napier Once Accidentally Took Painkillers Before Speaking Engagement: ‘My Confidence Soared’ (Exclusive)
During the interview, the couple recounted an incident that occurred when they were giving a speech at a Southern Baptist college a few days after the surgery.
“I took mine [pain] medicine right before I went in and it hit me while I was on stage,” Ben said.
“My confidence went up and I couldn’t keep my train of thought,” he recalled. “I knew what was going on the whole time.”
The experience was particularly upsetting for Ben.
“I never drank. I never took anything so it was like, ‘oops,'” He said.
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Ben and Erin Napier.
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Erin noted that the new season also captures a FaceTime call she had with Ben while he was still on post-op medication.
Ben jokingly replied, “I don’t know. I don’t remember this FaceTime at all because I was on drugs.”
Erin and Ben Napier celebrate 15th wedding anniversary: ’So happy they found each other’
The couple, who married on November 22, 2008, recently celebrated their 15th wedding anniversary, and Erin reflected on the occasion in a heartfelt tribute on Instagram.
“Sometimes I think about all the people in the world and how the Earth is just a tiny speck of dust in the universe,” she wrote. “And somehow we managed to find each other.”
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“Thank you, Lord, for 15 years of a marriage that feels like home and comfort, security, strength and LOVE,” the post continued. “We are so happy that we found ourselves young and grown up next to each other, forming these identities. I love you @scotsman.co. 🥹❤️”
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