HGTV Star Egypt Sherrod Warns Fans of Facebook Scam: ‘Dangerous’
HGTV personality Egypt Sherrod is warning people to stay vigilant in the face of online scams and fake profiles.
The Married to Real Estate star took to Instagram on August 9 to give her fans a heads up about a fake Facebook account that was spreading lies about her and her co-host husband, Mike Jackson
Egypt Sherrod warns fans about fake Facebook news
“Greetings from Martha’s Vineyard. We just came from church. I hope everybody’s having a beautiful Sunday,” Sherrod says in the clip. “Mike and I wanted to let you know something, ’cause we’ve told y’all this for years. We’ve been telling you this, but folks still want to believe what they want to believe. If you don’t hear it from us first, it didn’t happen. It’s not true.”
“So, there’s a page on Facebook. It’s called Property Pioneers,” she continued. “We need your help to go on Facebook and get Facebook to take this page down because when I say the damage that they are doing and the thousands of people that are believing the stories — I mean, literally, my children asked me if I had cancer, because the story has traveled so far and wide, and it’s made-up.”
Jackson chimed in: “Just pay attention to not just that page, anything. Again, if it didn’t come from us… There’s a lot of AI being used.”
“It makes it look real,” Sherrod said.
AI scams involving celebrities are common
In the next slide, Sherrod showed people the Facebook page in question. There were multiple posts alleging that the Property Virgins star had brain cancer, some with quotes purporting to be from her. Another post claimed that people were boycotting Sherrod after she made comments objecting to LGBTQ+ themes in children’s media. But Sherrod has never made any such statement, she stressed.
“They’re doing very harmful [things]. That’s a dangerous, dangerous post, because it’s not true,” she said in her video. “It’s intentionally horrid.”
“I’m offended,” Jackson added.
Some of the posts had hundreds of comments and likes. However, Sherrod’s request that her fans report the page seems to have paid off. By Monday, the page in question was no longer publicly visible on Facebook. But staying in front of scammers is a challenge. And Sherrod is not the only HGTV star who’s been impersonated online.
“I’ve had the same thing happen! It’s awful! I don’t know how these pages can exist,” commented Jenny Marrs from Fixer to Fabulous. “Ugh!!! Reporting them now!”
Celebrity impersonation scams are widespread on social media. Some con artists pretend to be stars, then lure unsuspecting people into fake relationships, which often come with requests for money. Others use emotional headlines or posts (like the ones claiming Sherrod had cancer) to get people to click links as part of a phishing scam.
Sherrod and Jackson starred in four seasons of Married to Real Estate before their show was abruptly cancelled in 2025. But they may not be done with TV. She recently told OK Magazine that she and her husband are working on two new shows, Home Abroad and Deserving Design. No network or premiere dates have been announced.
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