{"id":660,"date":"2021-12-02T15:18:05","date_gmt":"2021-12-02T15:18:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/?p=136795"},"modified":"2025-02-07T17:04:38","modified_gmt":"2025-02-07T17:04:38","slug":"jackie-sorkins-idea-for-home-for-the-holidays-struck-while-broke-and-pregnant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2021\/12\/02\/jackie-sorkins-idea-for-home-for-the-holidays-struck-while-broke-and-pregnant\/","title":{"rendered":"Jackie Sorkin&#8217;s idea for Home for The Holidays struck while &#8220;broke and pregnant&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Jackie Sorkin, otherwise known as the &#8216;Candy Queen&#8217;, has officially launched her new Hulu show Candified: Home for the Holidays.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The four-part series and her team of candy artists have the challenge to make a house completely out of sweet treats in just six weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Known globally for her candy artistry, some of Jackie&#8217;s clients include Oprah, Katy Perry, The Kardashian&#8217;s and Justin Bieber, to name a few.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jackie spoke to <em>Reality Titbit<\/em> ahead of the show&#8217;s launch, and revealed just how she came up with the idea for her candy-filled company&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/celebrity-gossip-and-news\/the-unexpected-job-sheryl-underwood-had-before-the-talk\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>FEATURE:<\/strong><\/a> The unexpected job Sheryl Underwood had before The Talk<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-grvmedia-grv-video\"><amp-brid-player class=\"align-center\" data-partner=\"11214\" data-player=\"22403\" data-video=\"912385\" layout=\"responsive\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\"><\/amp-brid-player><div class=\"videoData\"><div class=\"videoPlatform\">BridTV<\/div><div class=\"videoID\">7001<\/div><div class=\"videoTitle\">Candified | Home for the Holidays Trailer | Hulu<\/div><div class=\"videoThumbnail\"><\/div><div class=\"videoYoutubeId\">912385<\/div><div class=\"videoBridID\">912385<\/div><div class=\"videoAlignment\">center<\/div><div class=\"videoYoutubeChannel\"><\/div><div class=\"videoYoutubeChannelName\"><\/div><div class=\"videoYoutubeAvatar\"><\/div><div class=\"playerId\">22403<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who is Jackie Sorkin?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Jackie is the co-founder and co-creator at Miami Sweet, Candytopia and Candy Kingdom, and is better known as the &#8220;Candy Queen&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some fans may remember that her company Candy Kingdom was previously called Hollywood Candy Girls in 2008.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Besides owning a retail Sweet Shoppe and Fun Foods Catering &amp; Event production company, she&#8217;s made quite the name for herself in TV.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jackie starred in Netflix&#8217;s<em> Sugar Rush<\/em> and<em> Sugar High<\/em>, <em>Unique Sweets<\/em> on Cooking Channel, and Food Network&#8217;s <em>Chopped Junior <\/em>and<em> Dessert Wars.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She also starred in her very own show called <em>Candy Queen<\/em> for TLC.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Ready for a sweet treat? Watch candy queen <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Jackiesorkin?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@JackieSorkin<\/a> lead contestants through the ultimate challenge: creating a life-size house made entirely of candy in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Candified?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Candified<\/a>: Home for the Holidays, streaming tomorrow! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eyf9IAZQ0m\">pic.twitter.com\/eyf9IAZQ0m<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Hulu (@hulu) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hulu\/status\/1465791545228079109?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 30, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Jackie talks Home for the Holidays<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Jackie exclusively told <em>Reality Titbit<\/em> that the idea for her candy-based company came when she was &#8220;broke and pregnant&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After revealing that her new Hulu show has been &#8220;14 years in the making&#8221;, we asked the TV host what exactly this means. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She said:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>I started my company 14 years ago and as clich\u00e9 as it may sound- it all came to life out of my condo\u2019s garage while I was broke and pregnant. I could not stop and still can\u2019t and I obsessively count every single year it\u2019s taken myself and my team to get to where we are today. I\u2019m proudest of 14 years of never giving up, although I wanted to and could have numerous times. Just keep going- my mantra forever.\u00a0<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Of course, the Candy Queen has always had a sweet tooth, which is what got her to where she is today. She now has a &#8220;life created by Candy&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Filmed at her Candy Workshoppe in LA, and in a warehouse they scouted to create their Candified house, her engineer husband even gets involved!<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/cbs\/how-does-lets-make-a-deal-get-their-prizes-and-who-pays-for-them\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>EXPLAINED:<\/strong><\/a> How does Let&#8217;s Make A Deal get their prizes?<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Her peers thought she was &#8220;weird&#8221;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Jackie hasn&#8217;t always had it easy. Before stardom, her passion for candy wasn&#8217;t praised as high as her work is now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Revealing she was always considered \u201ctoo weird\u201d, too sensitive, or too creative, the Hulu star didn&#8217;t let haters stop her from reaching her dreams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Her positivity shines through, which is why Jackie wants to encourage others to chase their own unique dreams, regardless of being different.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>I hope viewers are encouraged to create more, to dream big &amp; to dare to be different. I was always considered \u201ctoo weird\u201d, too sensitive, too creative. I think differently, I see the world differently and am fuelled by my passion, purpose, and highest calling, which is embracing being The Candy Queen and creating experiences that encourage others to escape into a world of pure imagination and fun. I only want to exist for good things. I think the world needs more of that.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, Jackie considers her <em>Candified<\/em> co-stars her &#8220;crazy candy family&#8221;, who just happen to be her favorite people ever!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-instagram wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CQBy2wbpmR7\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:640px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"><div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CQBy2wbpmR7\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" background:#FFFFFF; line-height:0; padding:0 0; 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The four-part series and her team of candy artists have the challenge to make a house completely out of sweet treats in just six weeks. 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