Ex-HGTV Star Nicole Curtis Surfaces for First Time Since N-Word Controversy

Nicole Curtis is showing her face in public again after getting fired from HGTV for using the N-word … and we’ve got the first look at her comeback.

Check out these photos of Nicole grabbing some Starbucks and ice cream with her son in SoCal … it’s the first time she’s surfaced since footage leaked showing her using a racial slur during filming on her HGTV show, “Rehab Addict.”

While she’s back out and about, Nicole looks like she’s trying to keep a low profile … she’s got her Detroit Yacht Club hat pulled down in some of these shots.

We broke the story … Nicole apologized earlier this month after a video surfaced showing her saying “fart n*****” on her show. She was fired after 15 years with HGTV, and now parents at her kid’s school are uncomfortable with her continuing as a classroom volunteer.