They began courting in 2001
THE HGTV The celebs met at Joanna’s father’s auto store in Waco, Texas in 2001. Joanna was fascinated with Chip’s roommate, “Sizzling John”, however Chip requested her out and he or she accepted. Their first date was a failure, with Chip being over an hour late to choose her up. And there have been no sparks. Joanna was additionally discouraged by Chip’s chatter as he talked about his huge desires. She most popular quiet guys. Nonetheless, she agreed to a second date. And inside a 12 months, they had been engaged. They married in 2003.
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Purchase and flip homes and begin a enterprise
The identical 12 months they acquired married, they purchased and flipped their first house collectively. It was Chip who satisfied Joanna to return on board. In addition they opened their first retail retailer, Magnolia Market, that 12 months with a $5,000 mortgage. The enterprise would increase to different areas years later.
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begin a household
The couple welcomed their first youngster in 2005. They’ve since had 4 extra youngsters. And their youngsters additionally take part of their companies.
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Passage to tv
In 2011, they had been approached to do their first present after an govt at manufacturing firm Excessive Midday found a weblog about Joanna’s household and her home flipping work. A sizzle reel was created and HGTV signed them. Higher fixator debuted in 2013. The present resulted in 2017. A reboot premiered on Disocvery+ in 2021.
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Magnolia Community
The couple have partnered with Discovery to launch their community in 2022. The aim is to have various content material for households to get pleasure from.
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controversies
When their Goal line launched, the couple had been accused of being anti-LGBTQ+. The couple had been additionally fined by the Environmental Safety Company as a result of “renovations to older properties showing over a number of seasons of ‘Fixer Higher’ reviewed by the EPA didn’t describe work practices. lead-free” usually required for retrofits, in accordance with an EPA regulation reality sheet. on this regard, in accordance with Initiated.
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