The Sweet Gesture Chip Is Making For Joanna’s 40th Birthday

updated May 3, 2019
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If you love the couple behind Fixer Upper and Magnolia, then you might already know that today is Joanna Gaines’ fortieth birthday. And Chip is not letting the day pass without a special kind of fanfare.

It’s pretty clear from her Instagram post today that the mom of four (soon to be five) is living her best life. “This is 40. And I like it,” she captions the photo, adding hashtags #pregnantandforty #anddoughnuts.


This is 40. And I like it… #pregnantandforty #anddoughnuts

A post shared by Joanna Stevens Gaines (@joannagaines) on Apr 19, 2018 at 9:13am PDT

Chip, who calls himself a Twitter nerd, wished his wife a happy birthday over on his social media platform of choice this morning:

Happy birthday sweet girl! #40neverLookedSoGood

— Chip Gaines (@chipgaines) April 19, 2018


A few hours later, though, he followed his message up with a gift of sorts. “This is sooo superficial & DUMB, but.. I’d really like to see @joannagaines hit 1M followers on her bday,” he tweeted. And to sweeten the pot, so to speak, he’s putting his money where his heart is: “For every new follower she gets today, I’ll donate $1 to @StJude. GO!,” he added.

I’m a complete @twitter nerd. I’ll admit that! & this is sooo superficial & DUMB, but.. I’d really like to see @joannagaines hit 1M followers on her bday. Kindof a #Twitterverse gift to her.. One more thing, for every new follower she gets today. I’ll donate 1$ to @StJude. GO!

— Chip Gaines (@chipgaines) April 19, 2018


This isn’t the first time the illustrious children’s hospital has been on the receiving end of charity from Chip; in November, he shaved his head to benefit the non-profit, raising $230,00o.

As of this writing, Joanna is at just over 998,000 followers.