Ty Pennington Has a New Lease on Life Following Near-Death Experience

The HGTV host underwent emergency surgery for a throat abscess last July.

Ty Pennington attends the World Premiere of "Barbie" at the Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall in Los Angeles, Calif. Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images

Ty Pennington has shared his new outlook on life following his 2023 health scare.

The television personality, who currently hosts HGTV’s renovation competition series “Rock the Block,” was hospitalized last year and forced to undergo emergency surgery after suffering a throat abscess.