Possibly the most popular of these personalities are Chip and Joanna Gaines, the lively two leads of Fixer Upper who had to deal with a mini controversy when a Buzzfeed writer tried to connect the outspoken and anti-gay beliefs of the pastor of the church the Gaines’ attend with the Gaines’ own personal beliefs.
In the days following the release of the rather pointed article, the Gaines mostly stayed quiet about how they really feel, personally, but now Chip Gaines has finally addressed what happened and how they are moving forward.
HGTV is currently one of the biggest cable networks out there, and this has led to more scrutiny regarding the personal lives of the reality TV personalities that help the cable network to bring home the bacon.