What is Chip and Joanne Gaines net worth?
CHIP and Joanna Gaines' have been America's fixer uppers since 2013. The hosts of the HGTV show, Fixer Upper, are walking away after five seasons on-air to build their own media empire. Individually, Chip, 46, and Joanna, 43, each have a net worth of $10 million according to Celebrity Net Worth. Together, the home repair team has an estimated $20 million. Most of their net worth comes from their HGTV show Fixer Upper. In 2019, the couple launched a joint venture with HGTV that involves them having a TV network and streaming app of their own, expected to be launched in 2021. The Discovery Network, which owns HGTV, has plans to rebrand Discovery's DIY network around the couple involving various home improvement shows. Despite all their media success, the Gaines' have had some lawsuits brought up against them in the past. Back in 2017, there was a $1 million lawsuit filed by Magnolia Real Estate Company against Fixer Upper claiming that they bought out their partners John L. Lewis and Richard L. Clark without telling them about the HGTV deal for the show. The lawsuit was then dismissed in February 2020. At the end of June 2021, the Gaines' have been accused of being racist and anti LGBTQ+. The allegations stem from there being a lack of same-sex couples featured on the show, and racism allegations are stemmed from Chip making a $1,000 donation to his sister's school board campaign after she openly opposed teaching critical race theory in Fort Worth schools. The couple recently opened up to Hollywood Reporter about the criticism they have faced and have denied the allegations. "The accusations that get thrown at you, like 'You're a racist' or ''You don't like people in the LGBTQ community'  that's the stuff that really eats my lunch, because it's so far from who we really are," Joanna said. "That's the stuff that keeps me up." Chip added in, "As an American white male, it's hard to be perfectly diverse. In our own company, we've got nearly 700 employees, and one of our biggest passions is making this group represent all people." Over the years, the Gaines' have used their empire to promote Black-owned brands and after the killing of George Floyd, the couple appeared on the digital series Uncomfortable Conversations With a Black Man, hosted by retired NFL player Emmanuel Acho to talk about their mixed-race family. Along with leading a home improvement empire, the Gaines' are also the parents to five children, Drake, 16, Ella Rose, 14, Duke, 13, Emmie Kay, 11, and Crew, 3. The two have been married since May 31, 2003 and just celebrated their 18th wedding anniversary. Their oldest son Drake, is named after the New York City Drake Hotel where Chip and Joanna went on their honeymoon.