In a 2018 interview with PopSugar, Chip Gaines revealed that he always knew Joanna Gaines was the one for him. Her dad ran an auto shop — which Chip frequented — and he’d seen a picture of Joanna hanging on the wall. “I knew I’d marry her one day just by the picture,” Chip said. Cue all the feels! Given the instant love, you’d think Chip would have been suave when courting “JoJo” (as he calls her), but this wasn’t the case. After their first date, Chip ghosted her. “We made plans to go get coffee the following week, but I had to cancel,” Joanna wrote in “The Magnolia Story,” their 2016 book. “I hurt my back … and I let Chip know that. He seemed real concerned and wished me luck — and then he didn’t call me again. He didn’t send flowers to the hospital. Nothing.”
Two months after first getting together, Chip gave Joanna a call. As it turns out, there was a rational explanation for his radio silence (sort of). “I’d made a bet with Hot John to see who could hold out the longest before calling our dates back. I really wanted that $50 from John! That’s the only reason I didn’t call,” he explained in “The Magnolia Story.” Meanwhile, Joanna was confused about why Chip dropped off the map, but willing to give him another chance. “I couldn’t believe how kind Chip was — he had kind eyes, and made me laugh a lot,” she told PopSugar.
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