Chip and Joanna Gaines Get Candid About Their Difficult First Year of Marriage: 'We've Had Our Challenges'

Photo: Todd Owyoung/NBC via Getty ChipandJoanna Gainesadmit the beginning of their marriage wasn’t all smooth sailing. In a new special edition of PEOPLE,Chip & Joanna Gaines: 20 Years of Marriage and Magnolia, the couple opened up about some struggles they faced in the earliest days of their life together. “In the first months of our marriage, we were always flipping a house. We were working on this little shop. We had babies early in the process....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 405 words · John Clark

Chip and Joanna Gaines Have a Glam Date Night at the White House for South Korea State Dinner

Photo: Joanna Gaines InstagramChip and Joanna Gainesknow how to have a date night in style!On Wednesday, the Magnolia Network couple stepped out in black-tie style for a glam date night at the White House. They were guests at the state dinner, where PresidentJoe Bidenand First LadyJill Bidenhosted South Korean PresidentYoon Suk Yeoland First Lady Kim Keon Hee.Joannawore a floor-length, asymmetrical off-the-shoulder dress, whileChipcoordinated in a sleek black suit and tie. In an Instagram post, Joanna shared a glimpse of the evening through a series of photos, including some of the duo posing outside of the White House, along with selfies inside the dinner....

March 16, 2025 · 8 min · 1620 words · Krystal Lang

Chip and Joanna Gaines Have Made Peace with the Writer Who Criticized Their Parenting

Chip and Joanna Gainesand the writer whorecently criticized their parentingare all good, after he apologized to them directly, and their rep replied. Nathan Congleton/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images After it was released, Chip responded to Austin with a tweet saying, “I don’t know Daryl, & he clearly doesn’t know me. But for the record: If there is ever a need w/ my family (1st), I’ll shut this circus down so fast it will make your head spin....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 241 words · Timothy Bell

Chip and Joanna Gaines Imagined ‘Something Much Simpler’ for Their Lives Before Magnolia

Photo:Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Chip and Joanna Gainesrecently celebrated the 20th anniversary of their lifestyle brand, Magnolia — and they’re reflecting on how far they’ve come since starting out. In aTodaywith Hoda & Jennasegmentthat aired Tuesday, Chip and Joanna sat down withJenna Bush Hagerand her sister,Barbara Bush,to chat about the milestone. When Jenna asked what came to mind when they thought about their beginnings versus where they are now, they both began their answers with “a lot of kids....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 458 words · Victor Carter

Chip and Joanna Gaines Just Bought a 13-Foot Christmas Tree: 'That Ladder Is Not Gonna Cut It'

The holiday season is right around the corner, andChipandJoanna Gainesare more than ready. In the first clip posted to her Instagram Story, Joanna shows Chip, 44, finding the “tree of his dreams” on a farm. In the next, he’s got it all wrapped up and attempts to strap it to the top of their SUV. Then, he measures the spot where they’re planning to put the tree just to make sure there’s enough space....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 286 words · Jessica Terry

Chip and Joanna Gaines on a Possible Return to TV: 'We Never Rule Anything Out'

Photo: Perry Hagopian “We never rule anything out,” Chip, 43, tells PEOPLE in this week’s issue. Perry Hagopian “The show was amazing and we are so thankful for it, but it’s also a whirlwind where, if you are not careful, it will flat run you over,” he adds. “You can’t believe how out of gas you are.” For the Gaineses, it wasn’t until after they wrapped the series that they realized how much they had needed a break....

March 16, 2025 · 1 min · 162 words · Jeffrey Raymond

Chip and Joanna Gaines Present $1.5 Million Donation and Build a Playhouse for St. Jude

Photo: St. Jude Chip andJoanna Gaineshave put their money where their mouth is. On Wednesday, June 19, the couple traveled to Memphis, Tennessee, to presentSt. Jude Children’sResearchHospitalwith a check for $1.5 million and gift the St. Jude Target House with a new permanent playhouse they designed. During the event, theFixer Upperstars, who are launching their own cable network in 2020, sported bumblebee headbands while greeting the kids, playing the piano, singing songs and hosting a story time reading of Joanna’s children’s book,We Are the Gardeners....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 489 words · Daniel Lam

Chip and Joanna Gaines Raise Money to Help Waco Middle School After Devastating Fire

Photo: Cindy Ord/Getty ChipandJoanna Gainesare doing what they can to help rebuild a middle school in their hometown. G.W. Carver Middle School in Waco, Texas, was devastated on July 27 after an early morning fire left significant damage to the school library, gym, front offices and classrooms. Due to the incident happening so close to the new school year, its students will be forced to attend different schools in the area....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 414 words · Mariah Riley

Chip and Joanna Gaines Recall Their Awkward Run-in with Taylor Swift, but Say They Were Still 'Smitten'

Photo: Todd Owyoung/NBC via Getty, Amy Sussman/Getty Chip and Joanna Gainesshared a special moment withTaylor Swift. . . they think. TheFixer Upper: Welcome Homestars told the story onThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallonof how they attended the Time100 event in 2019 and saw stars like Martha Stewart and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, but were ultimately shocked when they shared a moment with the “Anti-Hero” singer. “Taylor swiftrolls in, she kind of catches eye contact with, I thought, me, but Jo swears to this day it was her, and she goes like this to us,” Chip, 48, tells hostJimmy Fallon, making a heart symbol with his hands....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 310 words · Edward Castillo

Chip and Joanna Gaines Reflect on Raising Four Teenagers and a 5-Year-Old: 'It's Just a Sweet Season'

Chip and Joanna Gaines.Photo:Dimitrios Kambouris/GettyChipandJoanna Gainesare looking back at 20 years of their family.Reflecting on this moment in their relationship and their business partnership, the couple sat down withJenna Bush Hagerand her twin sisterBarbara Pierce Bushin Texas to talk family and their Magnolia empire.When Bush Hager, 41, asked what it’s like for the family to have five kids ranging from ages 5 to 18, Joanna noted that bunch includes “four teenagers!...

March 16, 2025 · 6 min · 1211 words · Anthony Morris

Chip and Joanna Gaines Release Never-Before-Seen 2012 'Fixer Upper' Audition Tape — Watch

ChipandJoanna Gainesare looking back at where it all started. “This is a typical flip that we do,” Joanna, 43, said in the video while standing outside a Waco, Texas, home. “It’s one of those homes that sit in a neighborhood, that’s very traditional and established.” Nathan Congleton/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty “In Waco, because we have very little property appreciation, we’ve got to come into a property like this and really create the value,” Chip, 47, explained while showcasing a home in need of some serious TLC....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 256 words · Michael Spencer

Chip and Joanna Gaines Reveal Joanna Will Host Her Own Cooking Show on Their Upcoming Network

Chip and Joanna Gainesare ready to bring even more to the table.During an appearance on a special Texas taping ofThe Tonight Show, the home improvement power couple discussed their upcoming television network, Magnolia, with hostJimmy Fallon.“It’s a lot of work, but we’re knee-deep in it right now, and I think what we love is just the idea of just finding amazing stories, people who are passionate about what they do, whether it’s cooking, design, business,” Joanna, 41, said....

March 16, 2025 · 5 min · 872 words · Matthew Sherman

Chip and Joanna Gaines Reveal Pet Name They Can't Stop Calling Each Other: 'This Is So Embarrassing'

Photo: Michael Buckner/Variety via Getty EvenChip and Joanna Gainescan’t handle how cute they are! Joanna, 44, revealed in an Instagram Reel just how much she and her husbandlove to call each other “babe.“In the nearly 30 second clip posted on Valentine’s Day, the couple trade the pet name back and forth about 14 times in a video montage of several scenes from their showFixer Upper: Welcome HomeandFixer Upper: The Castle....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 419 words · Jose Henderson