Joanna Gaines Sets the Record Straight on Chip's Pregnancy Prank

Chip Gaines has been telling everyone — including their own kids and a crowd of 2,000 — that Joanna is expecting. She's here to clear things up.

Leave it to Chip Gaines to turn a lighthearted baby wish into a full-scale rumor campaign. Joanna Gaines is officially stepping in to set the record straight, and honestly, the story is as charming and chaotic as you'd expect from America's favorite home-renovation duo.

Chip's Baby Announcement That Wasn't

During a recent appearance on Kylie Kelce's Not Gonna Lie podcast — which dropped on Thursday, November 5 — Joanna opened up about family life and confirmed what many fans had been wondering: no, she is not pregnant. According to Just Jared, the 48-year-old HGTV star explained that Chip has taken it upon himself to "speak it out into the universe," casually telling friends, family, and even strangers that baby number six is on the way. Spoiler: it isn't.

"He's telling everybody I'm pregnant, and just for the record, I'm not," Joanna said on the podcast, laughing off her husband's enthusiastic (if unauthorized) announcements.

A Role Reversal Years in the Making

What makes the whole situation even more delightful is the backstory behind it. Joanna revealed that after welcoming their youngest son, Crew, when she was 40, she was the one pushing for a bigger family — she even half-joked that she always imagined herself as a mother of nine. Chip, at the time, was not on board. Fast-forward to now, and the tables have completely turned.

"Guess who's open to it now? At 48?" she quipped, clearly amused by the irony.

The couple already shares a full and wonderfully busy household with five kids: sons Drake, 21, Duke, 18, and Crew, 8, plus daughters Ella, 20, and Emmie, 16. If you've been following along with Joanna Gaines' heartwarming family adventures, you know this family keeps life beautifully full as it is.

Even the Kids Are Skeptical

Chip's campaign apparently hasn't stopped at extended family and podcast audiences. He's been floating the news to their older children too — and at least one of the Gaines daughters is not exactly rolling out the welcome mat. According to Joanna, her daughter made her feelings crystal clear, declaring she's "not coming home if this is true." Relatable, honestly.

A Crowd of 2,000 Witnesses

Perhaps the boldest move in Chip's baby-news blitz came during a speaking engagement the couple did together in front of roughly 2,000 people. Rather than keeping things professional, Chip apparently asked the audience if anyone had a connection to TMZ — and requested they spread the word that his wife was expecting. The result? Two thousand people now believe Joanna Gaines is pregnant.

"That whole audience thinks I'm pregnant. I don't know what's happening. But I'm not," she said, equal parts exasperated and endeared.

Encouraging Others While Laughing at Herself

Despite navigating her husband's creative rumor-spreading, Joanna was in great spirits on the podcast and even turned the conversation toward encouraging Kylie and Jason Kelce to consider expanding their own family with a fifth child. It's very on-brand for Joanna — warm, genuine, and always putting family at the center of everything.

Fans of the pair know this kind of playful dynamic is nothing new. Whether they're cooking up fresh projects together or just living out the beautiful, messy reality of a big family life, Chip and Joanna continue to be one of the most genuinely likable couples in the public eye.

And as for baby number six? Don't hold your breath — unless, of course, Chip gets his way with the universe.