It’s hard to remember a time when Chip and Joanna Gaines — the husband-and-wife couple who are are the stars of the hit HGTV show Fixer Upper , which is now in its final season — weren’t on our TV screens. The couple, which brought “shiplap” into common parlance, have earned millions of fans the world over thanks to their down-home way of fixing up homes in Waco, Texas.
Now, however, that they’re about to take their final curtain call, there are a few snippets from behind-the-scenes that, up until now, HGTV has kept safely in their vault, but are now being released for all to enjoy.
In the clip — which you can see below — the stars of Fixer Upper are looking very fresh-faced and young. Chip Gaines, especially, looks like a young child compared to his more grizzled, contemporary look.
In fact, this clip — which will air tomorrow on HGTV — shows that the couple didn’t even think they’d ever make it on the air!
That is, of course, until Chip pulled what is now considered a “classic Chip move,” thus giving the couple a chance to show off their unique personalities and the loving way they interact with one another.
The rest, as they say, is history.
7 miles done today for #BraveLikeGabe ! #silodistrictmarathon @gg_runs pic.twitter.com/1pcTPYdTMa
— Chip Gaines (@chipgaines) March 12, 2018
Check out the video below, where Chip announces that the beyond-all-repair house was actually a Mother’s Day gift for Joanna.
Chip originally planned that Joanna and the couple’s four children — whom are soon to be joined by their newest addition, a baby boy — would live in a houseboat while their home (which would eventually become known as Magnolia headquarters) was under renovation. Originally pitched as the pilot episode of Fixer Upper , this show would go on to show the disaster that would, eventually, take place, which convinced Joanna that the family was better off staying in a different home while the future Magnolia headquarters was updated.
We’re getting ready for our annual #SpringattheSilos event next week! If you don’t have spring break plans, take a day (or weekend!) trip to Waco. Eat great food, check out the cute shops at the vendor fair (Thur-Sat March 15-17), & relax on the grounds! @magnolia pic.twitter.com/NQ6dNCfBcj
— Joanna Gaines (@joannagaines) March 10, 2018
The HGTV producers, ultimately, went with a different episode of Fixer Upper as the debut episode of the show, but this unaired pilot — which ultimately got titled “How We Got Here” — will air tomorrow at 9:00 p.m. EST on HGTV.
