Joanna Gaines: Last News

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From fixer-uppers to falling in love! Celebrity couples are a staple on home renovation shows, from Chip Gaines and Joanna Gaines to Tarek El Moussa and Heather Rae El Moussa (née Young).

All fixed up!Joanna Gaines, 44, is recovering from back surgery at her Waco, Texas home after under going a 'microdisectomy' two weeks ago, the star revealed in a social media post.The HGTV star turned home design mogul said she was treating an old injury sustained back in her cheerleading days. Fixer upper: Joanna Gaines, 44, is recovering from back surgery at her Waco, Texas home after under going a 'microdisectomy' two weeks ago, the star revealed in a social media post'I hurt my back in high school from cheerleading- basically a basket toss turned back injury and I've been dealing with it ever since,' Jo wrote in an Instagram caption.The Fixer Upper star shared a series of snaps in her post, beginning with a shot from her hospital bed.

We guess Joanna Gaines is going to spend her holiday season in the hospital?!

On the mend. Joanna Gaines revealed she had surgery following a past injury.

Chip and Joanna Gaines are being sued for over a million dollars by a former literary agent accusing the couple of altering a $12.5 million book deal that deprived him of his cut of their initial agreement.  Joanna, 44, was set to write five books with HarperCollins as part a multi-million dollar deal brokered by literary agency Vigliano Associates, according to the Wall Street Journal.The couple are accused of amending the contract without the consent of their then-literary agent, David Vigliano. During the alleged contract alterations, the couple reduced the amount of books Joanna was set to write down to four, and also allegedly deprived the literary agency of fees and earnings that were outlined in the original agreement.

Joanna Gaines' mother was left in tears after reading the manuscript of her daughter's new memoir The Stories We Tell.During an appearance on Today, Joanna, 44, revealed her mother Nan Stevens called her crying 'every five seconds' over the book after she was given a manuscript of the new tell-all. 'When the manuscript was finished, I printed it out and I wanted her to be the first person to read it,' Gaines recalled. 'Every five seconds she'd call, "I'm crying!"' Getting personal: Joanna Gaines' mother was left in tears after reading the manuscript of her daughter's new memoir The Stories We Tell'I think I had to write it out to really explain, but for her even to just hear what her little girl was processing.

Joanna Gaines has been working very hard for the past 25 years as she builds her Magnolia empire which now includes her own network.And the results have been incredible as she and her husband Chip Gaines have become a power couple.But earlier this year, she felt worn out, she told People. After so many years of being a Type A person she needed a break.

Chip and Joanna Gaines are taking on a huge new project in their latest Fixer Upper special.

Chip and Joanna Gaines have released the first official trailer for their new show called Fixer Upper: Welcome Home – The Castle. Premiering Friday, October 14 on discovery+, HBO Max and the couple's own Magnolia Network, the limited series will document their renovation of a 100-year-old estate in their native Waco, Texas. Known as Cottonland Castle, the local landmark is the main event as the Fixer Upper stars aim to return this historic property to its former glory across eight episodes. New: Chip and Joanna Gaines have released the first official trailer for their new show called Fixer Upper: Welcome Home – The Castle Cottonland Castle: Built in 1913, the landmark property in Waco, Texas provided the Fixer Uppers with their latest challenge'This castle is one of the most impressive properties in the entire Waco, Central Texas area,' Chip declares in the trailer.

Chip and Joanna Gaines have their hands full. However, that doesn't mean they aren't interested in possibly expanding their family sometime in the future.The couple recently sat down with ET's Kevin Frazier, and they reflected on their adorable kids, and why Joanna still thinks about wanting more.«I am terrified of that moment when our last one leaves,» she said with a laugh.

Fall is here, which means it’s time to stay home and enjoy the warmth of the Halloween season.

Magnolia Network star Joanna Gaines has become hugely popular alongside her husband Chip Gaines.MORE: Magnolia Network star Joanna Gaines shares adorable family video that has fans saying the same thingBut the home renovation star and businesswoman has also suffered from anti-Asian hatred after growing up in Texas as half-Korean.WATCH: Fixer Upper: The Castle coming soon on Magnolia Joanna shared in 2021, at a time of rising anti-Asian rhetoric in America, that she remembered "as a little girl being out with my mom and seeing how in a moment, a person's harsh look or an underhanded comment would attempt to belittle her rich story and her beautiful culture"."We can't take lightly the power that our words and actions carry. The world needs who we were ALL made to be and all the amazing and beautiful differences we each bring with us," she continued in an Instagram post alongisde a throwback picture of her and her mom.MORE: Fixer Upper star Joanna Gaines shares how she 'nurtured' herself back from a place of 'unbalance'MORE: Tim McGraw and Faith Hill's lavish Nashville home could rival a palace"Maybe if we say it enough, it will ring true and become the message that softens even the hardest of hearts," she concluded.Joanna's words came as she annunced her second children's book The World Needs Who You Were Made to Be had been transalated into Korean.

Chip and Joanna Gaines have released the first trailer for their new show called Fixer Upper: Welcome Home – The Castle. Premiering Friday, October 14 on discovery+, HBO Max and the couple's own Magnolia Network, the limited series will document their renovation of a 100-year-old estate in their native Waco, Texas. Known as Cottonland Castle, the local landmark is the main event as the Fixer Upper stars aim to return this historic property to its former glory across eight episodes. New: Chip and Joanna Gaines have released the first trailer for their new show called Fixer Upper: Welcome Home – The Castle Cottonland Castle: Built in 1913, the landmark property in Waco, Texas provided the Fixer Uppers with their latest challenge'This castle is one of the most impressive properties in the entire Waco, Central Texas area,' Chip declares in the trailer.

There are seven brand new shows coming to Magnolia Network this fall.

Chip and Joanna Gaines are joining the HBO Max family with content from their Magnolia Network. During a commercial break from the 2022 Emmy Awards, the streaming service launched a new promo where the couple was featured alongside the dragons from House of the Dragon and The White Lotus.

Cynthia Littleton Business Editor UTA veteran Brett Hansen has moved to Paradigm Talent Agency as senior content agent, a hire that comes as part of Paradigm’s stepped-up effort to rebuild its roster of agents and clients. Hansen is a prominent unscripted TV agent. He’s repped such notables as SallyAnn Salsano’s 495 Productions, Ben Silverman and Howard T. Owens’ Propagate Content, Bunim-Murray Productions, Embassy Row, Zero Point Zero Productions, Chip and Joanna Gaines’ Magnolia banner as well as Sean Combs, Elizabeth Banks and Bryan Cranston. He spent 22 years with UTA, rising to partner status in 2010. “Brett’s extensive expertise and relationships in television bring an added dimension to our representation of creators in both scripted and unscripted programming,” said Andrew Ruf, managing partner of Paradigm Talent Agency. “Along with our parent company Paradigm Entertainment’s recent launch of Paradigm Media Entertainment, we continue to expand our clients’ access to creatively and financially rewarding opportunities across all media.”

Brett Hansen, who has spent 22 years at UTA, is moving to Paradigm Talent Agency.

Jennifer Maas TV Business Writer Magnolia Network’s top PR exec John Marsicano has been tapped as Endeavor’s new vice president of internal communications, Variety has learned exclusively. Beginning in the New York-based position Monday, Marsicano will be leading internal communications efforts across Endeavor’s network of more than 7,000 employees and supporting engagement with the company’s subsidiaries. He will report directly to Kim Ulrich, senior vice president of corporate communications at the Ari Emanuel-run company. Marsicano has worked with the Gaineses since 2017, when he began at the “Fixer Upper” couple’s national home and lifestyle brand by overseeing all communications efforts, both internal and external, for the company and its portfolio of businesses. He exited that role to join Magnolia Network, the Gaineses’ joint venture with Warner Bros. Discovery (previously Discovery, Inc., ahead of the April merger with WarnerMedia), in the comms chief role under network president Allison Page.

The Television Academy has opened the envelope on its first batch of presenters for Monday’s 74th annual Primetime Emmy Awards.

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