- - David Bromstad Holds Back Tears While Reading Emotional Text from Friend: 'My Rope When I'm Barely Holding On'

Natalia SenanayakeJanuary 8, 2026 at 3:12 AM

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David Bromstad got emotional while reading a message from his best friend in a recent episode of My Lottery Dream Home

During the sweet clip, he held back tears and began fanning his face as he read the kind words his friend texted him

The post, which was shared jointly by HGTV and Bromstad on Instagram, comes after the TV host thanked his fans for their “incredible support” after he opened up about his past struggles with substance use

David Bromstad is feeling the love from his best friend.

The TV host, 52, got emotional over a sweet text he received from his best friend during a Jan. 2 episode of My Lottery Dream Home. In the clip — which was shared jointly by HGTV and Bromstad in a Jan. 6 Instagram post — he begins tearing up while reading the sentimental message out loud.

During the episode, Bromstad helps a mom buy a starter home for her daughter in Upstate New York after her $3 million lottery win, per an episode synopsis. She brings her best friend along with her while Bromstad helps her with the house hunting process.

In the clip, the HGTV star sits down with the two women at a restaurant as he brings up his best friend and says, “They sent me this text, and I lost my mind.”

“Like it—” he continues, before cutting himself off as he starts to get emotional. While fanning his face in an effort to stop the tears, he then begins to read the message.

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“No one is like us, girl. We’ve come from the deepest depths and rise to the stars,” he says. “We’ve crashed, burned, gotten up, slid down life’s hardest mountains. You’ve always been my rope when I’m barely holding on.”

He pauses as his voice begins to shake again from the tears. Fanning his face once more, he continues: “You are my Frodo in the dark, my Thelma with a getaway plan, my Romy on the dance floor, my Maverick in the danger zone, and my Lucy when it’s time to cause a little chaos.”

Still holding back tears, he then reads the final sentence: “And still we’re just getting started.”

As both women begin to get emotional as well, Bromstad says, “Isn't that amazing? Besties are like no other. So thank you for sharing your relationship with me.”

“That wasn't a text, that was poetry,” the caption reads.

The sweet clip comes after Bromstad thanked his fans for their “incredible support” after he got personal about his past struggles on his HGTV special, My Lottery Dream Home: David’s Happy Ending, which aired on Dec. 19.

He expressed his gratitude in a Dec. 24 Instagram Reel before giving a tour of his new Florida home all decked out for the holidays.

"I wanted to thank everyone for the incredible support that you guys have given me after the show," he said in the video, referring to the special. "It's been great [and] super amazing."

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David Bromstad thanks his fans for their "incredible support"

During David’s Happy Ending, Bromstad got extremely vulnerable with his fans when he decided to open up about "using substances" and checking himself into a treatment "program" after his Florida home was all but destroyed mid-renovation.

The designer recalled "starting to spiral" during the interruption to the renovation process and feeling like “everything was in chaos."

"I got into some unhealthy behaviors and it's really easy to go there when you're under distress," he added. "Using substances has been...it's a real easy escape to take yourself out of a stressful situation."

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David Bromstad in Norway

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After knowing he was “in trouble,” Bromstad decided to step away from the construction and took a year-long break. While he was off, he took a healing trip to his ancestral homeland of Norway for his 50th birthday.

He also got candid about the origins of his trauma as a teen — "I was super depressed. I was super bullied," he shared — and why he turned to a treatment program while filming. "I think with the house, with where I’m at emotionally, physically, spiritually, psychologically, everything has stopped. I was literally screaming out for help," he said.

"I need to talk. I need to climb out of this hole. I need to understand why I climbed into it in the first place," he added.

If you or someone you know is struggling with substance abuse, please contact the SAMHSA helpline at 1-800-662-HELP.

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