A dancer at heart,
Kim Prentiss was part of a national champion clogging team during her high school days. She graduated from the University of Tennessee, and eventually got her first job as a clogger for a show at the Dollywood theme park. Kim entered the limelight when she host became a host for the Shop at Home network. For 15 years, she sold everything on the show, from skincare to hunting knives. Her years of experience in hosting and selling made her an expert on her field of practice. "I can sell ice to an Eskimo," she said. She is currently busy working as a sports marketing executive for the Titans Radio Network.
Kim Prentiss has a fetish for Mexican foods, Jelly Belly Sours, chips, salsa and pickles. Her favorite movie is the musical Grease and she enjoys listening to artists George Strait and Nelly. She confesses that her biggest indulgence is watching movies all day.
Kim currently lives in Nashville, Tennessee with her husband, her cat Flabby Abby and two dogs namely Hammer and Taco. Taco, a Jack Russell terrier, is from Humane Society and she adopted him upon seeing that the dog was bitten with fleas, sad and skinny.
Kim Prentiss is one of the 10 contestants on ABC's reality game show
Oprah's Big Give , where each contestant is given a large sum of money as they compete in finding “the most powerful, sensational, emotional and dramatic ways to give to others.” After going through a midlife crisis, Kim decided to truly turn her life around. Admitting that she's been selfish and used to think only about herself, she now wants to spend the next half of her life giving back. “I didn't think that my life was being lived properly. I felt like I wasn't doing my part,” she said. She joined the show because she wanted something to force her to make the transformations she's been thinking about.
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