"Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" returns for a ninth season with a special two-part premiere featuring an appearance by First Lady Michelle Obama. (ABC/RANDY SAGER) FIRST LADY MICHELLE OBAMA, TY PENNINGTON
Ty Pennington got help from the First Lady Michelle Obama to build a house for homeless veterans in the ninth season premiere of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (Sundays, 8:00 p.m. ET/PT, ABC).
It turns out Mrs. Obama and her family are regular viewers of the program and she wanted to add her own muscle to help returning veterans.
Pennington knows the significance of the First Lady‘s participation and was fully prepared for the security, but he also explains in the video below that it was still surprising to see the level of protection afforded the Presidential family and how many homeless veterans there really are in the nation.