Extreme Opposites: Ty Pennington Regrets DUI, Ed Sanders & Wife Welcome Triplets!
Ty Pennington has spoken out about his May 5 arrest for alleged drunk driving.
"I made a really bad error in judgment," the Extreme Makeover: Home Edition host, 42, tells Entertainment Tonight.
"It made me realize how important every decision you make in your life is because it affects everyone, not just yourself."
Unlike Busta Rhymes, it looks like Ty had more than one shot of Hennessy.
At the time of his arrest in the Marina Del Rey section of L.A., Pennington's blood-alcohol level was .14 percent - well above the state's legal limit of .08 percent.
He was charged on May 8 with two misdemeanors: driving under the influence and driving with a blood-alcohol level of .08 or higher.
If convicted, he faces up to six months in jail.
"I realized if you make a mistake, I think you ought to step up and admit that you did," Pennington said. "I'm just that kind of a person. If you do something that you know you shouldn't have, stand up and accept it."
Pennington immediately apologized and owned up to his actions.
"It could jeopardize everything, including my job, which to me, is the greatest job in the world. I would never want to jeopardize that. I get to do something that a lot of people never get to do in their lifetime and actually get to make a difference in people's lives."
Asked what he might have done differently that fateful day, he says (with a bit of wisdom Paris Hilton might take to heart):
"Probably take a cab. But if we could hit rewind in our life, I think we would do a bunch of things differently. But you can't do that. All you can do is accept what's happened and learn from it."
In happier Extreme Makeover: Home Edition news, designer Ed Sanders is the new father of triplets, our celebrity gossip spies have confirmed.
Ed Sanders' wife, Gioia, a magazine and fashion-show make-up artist, gave birth to three healthy daughters on May 5 in Los Angeles: Scarlette, who weighed 3 lbs., 15 oz.; Azure, 3 lbs., 15 oz; and Lucia, 4 lbs., 2 oz.
The couple also have a son, Max, who will turn 5 in June. The three new editions tie them with Brangelina with four kids. Yikes.
The London-born Sanders, 32, who moved to the U.S. in 2004 to try his luck in American TV, confirmed his wife was expecting the three girls on his blog in January, saying they were due in mid-June.
"To say we are excited but nervous is an understatement," he wrote May 1.
He wrote in March that Max had been hoping for a little brother to play with, but soon came around, saying, "I am very happy to be having three sisters."
In addition to his new family members, Sanders has a new job: He's the host of ABC's National Bingo Night, which premieres Friday at 9 p.m.
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January 1st, 2012 5:33 PM
I think what you Ty and team do is absolutely awesome!! So selfless!! If everyone had half the heart you guys have, the world would be a much better place! I'm South African, but love your shows! They always touch me deeply! Keep up the good work! God bless you all! Love you guys!
March 22nd, 2011 5:59 AM
Thanks TY! This morning I surf the net and found out you were arrested for DUI. You are even a prince of men when wrong. Yes prince, because you are in some way what men should be. That is, unselfish and pioneers for the good of humanity like GOD intented as I believe. You really touches my heart everytime I see you reaching out to needy people. Most women have desires of princes satisfying them only. My desires are to see princes led by GOD the KING to do his mighty works through his love. THANKS AGAIN FOR TOUCHING LIVES AND YOUR STAFF.
December 3rd, 2010 9:51 PM
I can fully understand what you are going through. On 21 September 2010 we finally lost our mother. She was 85 years, 4 months and 1 day in age. My sister and I both had been praying to Jesus for more than a year that He would take her and not let her advancing Alzheimer's get any worse. When the end did finally come it was shortly after 2 a.m. and the nursing attendant called us from the Nursing Home that we had medically forced to put her into.
Mother had made my little sister her Executix for her will, but little sister made very few without consulting we me, big brother, first. We put mother's home on the market the same week. That was almost 3 years ago.
Now, I don't know what the laws are where you live, but, down here in Texas, in order to save a home from the banks, the banks allow us to file bankruptcy. By filing bankruptcy, we are allowed to keep our homes, cars, household contents, etc., and still pay the bank at a much lower rate than before. In addition, with the
July 18th, 2009 4:43 PM
u are hot. :)
April 11th, 2009 2:54 PM
hi ty i think u are extremely cute and hot.
December 31st, 2008 1:59 PM
hi ty how are you doing
February 21st, 2008 3:08 PM
Ty,
I just want to add you are right. Everyone needs to stand up for their actions. I really need your help on another matter. My home is about to be taken if I can't figure something out. My husband died and I have 2 mortgages, well with one income I am lost. I can not afford 2 payments. I only make enough to get by with one. I have tried everything. Noone will help me. "Why"? I have paid for 10 years. Sunk a good 15,000 to 20,000 in the yard with buying trees, shrubs, etc. Because this was just a cleared lot. I hate to have to go back to renting at 56 years of age and have my home foreclosed on me. As it is now I can not do any plans my husband and I had. He built some storage buildings that are very unique, I told him on his death bed that I would get the siding finished but that is not going to happen. Now, they will foreclose on me because I can not pay $1400 + in payments and I only take home $1568 a month. I have to have gas for work and utilities, the way it