Sun Sentinel Palm Beach Edition
‘Fixer Upper’ stars having another baby
On Tuesday night, HGTV aired the latest installment of “Fixer Upper” starring the ever-popular Chip and Joanna Gaines. Afterward, Chip turned to social media to announce that the couple is expecting.
Chip, 43, and Joanna, 39, are already the parents of Drake, 12; Ella, 11; Duke, 9; and Emmie, 7, who appear on their show, which is based in Waco, Texas.
On Instagram, Chip wrote: “Gaines party of 7. (If you are still confused. WE ARE PREGNANT).”
On Twitter, he bordered on TMI: “You might recall a few months back. the ever amazing, ever romantic @JOHNNYSWIM was in Waco,” he wrote of the Los Angeles-based musical duo. “And they put on a little too romantic of a concert ... anyways, one thing led to another, & we are officially pregnant. And I could not be more EXCITED!” This is the fifth and final season for “Fixer Upper.” The family lives on a 40-acre farm outside of town. Their business empire includes Magnolia Homes, a real estate and design company; a magazine; and retail businesses such as Magnolia Market, which draws an average of 30,000 visitors to town weekly, according to the Waco Convention and Visitors Bureau. They’ve also written best-selling books, have a home goods line, a paint line and much more.
The conservative evangelical couple wed in 2003. Ten years later, they launched “Fixer Upper,” turning dilapidated houses into dream homes for buyers.