Past its trendy farmhouse allure, a part of the attract of “Fixer Higher” was Chip and Joanna Gaines’ chemistry. Chip’s goofiness balanced Joanna’s down-to-business angle, providing an ideal mix of professionalism with spiritedness. Nonetheless, followers of the previous HGTV stars have observed indicators that Chip and Joanna’s marriage could also be on the rocks. The house reno duo has confronted divorce rumors since “Fixer Higher” led to 2018, however they’ve intensified this 12 months. A latest publish of a household trip solely added gas to the fireplace.

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The Instagram publish got here on the heels of Joanna’s Father’s Day tribute that raised purple flags. Joanna snubbed Chip, including gas to distressed marriage whispers. That is proper, Chip, the daddy of Joanna’s 5 youngsters, obtained no point out in any respect on her Father’s Day publish. As a substitute, she celebrated simply her personal father. “To an incredible lady dad, husband, grandfather, pal, businessman and a hippie at coronary heart — you’ve gotten taught us a lot,” she wrote, including: “Your steadiness, kindness, religion, empathy, and love has marked us—thanks for loving us so nicely. We love you!!”

Followers consider Chip and Joanna had been rising aside towards the tip of “Fixer Higher.” Once they returned with the 2022 mini-series, “Fixer Higher: The Fort,” viewers famous a distinction of their interactions. “Their relationship is nearly unrecognizable … Watching the fort, it is such as you’re watching a pair that is attempting to not argue in entrance of the youngsters and actually cannot stand one another,” one Reddit person famous. Their most up-to-date journey does not assist their case.

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On June 24, Joanna Gaines shared a video on Instagram that includes the highlights from a latest journey to Common Studios Hollywood. Whereas the majority of it centered on their youngsters, the clip included just a few snippets of Joanna and Chip. In a single, seen above, Joanna stood awkwardly nonetheless as Chip planted a fast kiss on her cheek earlier than flashing an uncomfortable-looking smile. One other confirmed them sitting subsequent to one another, trying equally distant.

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Moreover, the journey was sponsored, so it wasn’t a pure household journey. “We’re fixing up @joannagaines and @chipgaines with the proper day!” Common Studios Hollywood famous on its web page. The entire thing simply felt a bit compelled. She did, nevertheless, embrace her husband in her caption. Crew was certain he was residing in a dream and did not need to get up. “Chip was attempting to thoughts over matter movement illness,” she laughed, which was illustrated by footage of Chip trying slightly centered on a experience.

Whether or not there’s particular bother in Joanna and Chip’s paradise is unclear. Previously, they’ve made an enormous deal about how critical they’re about their marriage vows. “Our superpower is that, Jo and I will not be quitters,” Chip informed Entry in 2021. “Dropping out just isn’t one thing that truthfully ever even involves thoughts and I might say that it occurred fairly early on in our relationship. We simply thought that it is attention-grabbing that divorce and leaving each other just isn’t actually an choice for us.”

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