Watch Erin Napier Reveal Her 'Irrational Fear' in “Home Town ”Season Premiere: 'Horrified" (Exclusive)

If someone "put it on me...I would die,” Napier says of her sworn enemy in a first look at Sunday's new episode

Erin Napier encounters an unwanted visitor during a home renovation in Sunday’s Home Town premiere.

In the exclusive clip above from Sunday's new episode, Erin is removing an external shutter from the house she and husband Ben Napier are sprucing up for a Canadian family relocating to Laurel, Mississippi, when Erin is startled to uncover a lizard.

“I hate lizards,” she proclaims. “I really didn’t expect to find anything. That was upsetting.” She goes on to say that she's “horrified by lizards," adding, “I know it doesn’t make sense.”

“To me, lizards and snakes are the exact same thing,” Erin, 38, explains.

When Ben, 40, asks for her thoughts on frogs, she replies that she doesn’t like them either. “She thinks of frogs and lizards as snakes with legs,” Ben says.

“This is my irrational fear,” Erin reveals. “I get scared of a lizard and someone thinks ‘Well, this is funny’ and they get the lizard and try to put it on me and then I would die.”

The HGTV stars recently chatted with PEOPLE about the new season of Home Town, which premieres Jan. 7 and includes Ben’s recovery from rotator cuff surgery earlier this year.

Related: Ben Napier Once Accidentally Took Pain Meds Before a Speaking Engagement: 'My Confidence Soared' (Exclusive)

During the interview, the couple shared a mishap that occurred when they had a speaking engagement at a Southern Baptist college a few days after the operation.

“I took my [pain] medicine right before I went in and it hit while I was onstage," Ben said.

"My confidence soared, and I could not keep a train of thought," he recalled. "The whole time I knew what was going on.”

The experience was especially jarring for Ben.

“I’ve never drank. I’ve never taken anything so it was like, ‘Whoa,’” he said.

Erin noted that the new season also captures a FaceTime call she had with Ben while he was still on post-op medication.

Ben jokingly responded, “I don't know. I do not remember this FaceTime at all because I was on drugs.”

Related: Erin and Ben Napier Celebrate 15th Wedding Anniversary: ‘So Lucky to Have Found Each Other’

The couple, who tied the knot on Nov. 22, 2008, recently celebrated their 15th wedding anniversary, and Erin reflected on the occasion in a heartfelt Instagram tribute.

“I sometimes think of all the people in the world, and how the earth is just this tiny dusty speck in the universe,” she wrote. “And somehow, we managed to find each other.”

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“Thank you, Lord, for 15 years in a marriage that feels like home and comfort and assurance and strength and LOVE,” the post continued. “We are so lucky to have found each other young and grown up around each other, forming these identities. I love you, @scotsman.co. 🥹❤️”

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