Leslie Segrete is a home improvement expert with an eye for design and the skills to get the job done. She knows what turns a house into a home and has the tips and ideas to make improvements easy and fun. Leslie's home improvement skills span radio, television and print. As the on-air talent for TLC's hit series While You Were Out, Leslie designs, builds and executes projects to please one unsuspecting spouse and millions of her fans every single week. Besides While Your Were Out, Leslie also appears frequently on Trading Spaces and as a contributor for The Today Show.
Besides television, Leslie also co-hosts The Money Pit, a nationally syndicated home improvement radio program heard on over 150 radio stations around the nation as well as on XM and Sirius satellite radio. Talkers Magazine named Leslie to their prestigious Heavy Hundred list of the "100 Most Important Talk Show Hosts in America." Leslie is also a contributing writer to both House Beautiful and do! Magazine.
Before TLC, Leslie's wide-ranging professional background including the Art Director for the Ricki Lake Show and the head of set design for the Oxygen Network, as well as roles at Good Morning America and Giorgio Armani. She also enjoys cooking and holds a degree from the French Culinary Institute. Leslie is a seamstress, carpenter, decorator, designer and professional chef all wrapped up in one very energetic package. She's a true renaissance woman through and through!
