Chip Gaines tells Oprah Winfrey he ‘lost a part of myself’ because of fame

Chip Gaines tells Oprah Winfrey he ‘lost a part of myself’ because of fame… but stardom was ‘no big deal’ to wife and co-star Joanna

Chip Gaines revealed to Oprah Winfrey that he ‘lost a part of myself’ on account of the fame he achieved through Fixer Upper.

The 46-year-old TV star shared that his wife and co-star Joanna Gaines handled stardom better as it was ‘no big deal’ to her.

In a preview clip obtained by People he revealed that he and Joanna tried ‘to unpack’ his issues after Fixer Upper ended in 2018 and they took a year off. 

Candor: Chip Gaines revealed to Oprah Winfrey that he ‘lost a part of myself’ on account of the fame he achieved through Fixer Upper

Oprah raised the subject by pointing out that ‘if you don’t know who you are when the fame thing hits then you lose yourself.’

She asked her guests: ‘Did you all start to sense that or did you know that you were grounded before the fame thing hit?’

The talk show icon elaborated: ‘You were so grounded, had your own life, the four kids and you took the time off because you wanted to reground?’

Chip replied that ‘I wanna speak on Jo’s behalf because she would never say things like this, but she is so incredibly wise, so incredibly grounded.’

Differences: The 46-year-old TV star shared that his wife and co-star Joanna Gaines handled stardom better as it was 'no big deal' to her

Differences: The 46-year-old TV star shared that his wife and co-star Joanna Gaines handled stardom better as it was ‘no big deal’ to her

History: In a preview clip obtained by People he revealed that he and Joanna tried 'to unpack' his issues after Fixer Upper ended in 2018 and they took a year off

History: In a preview clip obtained by People he revealed that he and Joanna tried ‘to unpack’ his issues after Fixer Upper ended in 2018 and they took a year off

The heartthrob said sweetly: ‘All the things that you just described is who Joanna is, and to be really frank I thought that’s who I was also.’

He confessed: that ‘the truth for Jo and I was it was no big deal for her, but for me to become famous I lost a part of myself that was really, it was sad.’

Chip continued: ‘And I would say it took me a year or two while I was still filming to try and grapple with what exactly it was that I was losing.’

He noted that ‘then that year off I really think that Jo and I were able to kind of hunker down and really kind of try to unpack what it was about fame that seemed so incompatible with my personality.’

No stranger to stardom: Oprah raised the subject by pointing out that 'if you don’t know who you are when the fame thing hits then you lose yourself'

No stranger to stardom: Oprah raised the subject by pointing out that ‘if you don’t know who you are when the fame thing hits then you lose yourself’

Warm words: Chip replied that 'I wanna speak on Jo’s behalf because she would never say things like this, but she is so incredibly wise, so incredibly grounded'

Warm words: Chip replied that ‘I wanna speak on Jo’s behalf because she would never say things like this, but she is so incredibly wise, so incredibly grounded’

The couple have been married since 2003 and now share five children –  Drake, 16, Ella, 14, Duke, 12, Emmie, 11, and Crew, two.

Chip and Joanna were being interviewed by Oprah for her Super Soul Sunday show in an episode that is slated to air this weekend on Discovery+.

Fixer Upper began on HGTV in 2014 and managed to run for five seasons and raised the profile of ‘farmhouse chic’ before ending in 2018.

Now the couple are working on their own Magnolia Network with an app that is scheduled to launch this year on July 15.

Looking fab: Fixer Upper began on HGTV in 2014 and managed to run for five seasons and raised the profile of 'farmhouse chic' before ending in 2018

Looking fab: Fixer Upper began on HGTV in 2014 and managed to run for five seasons and raised the profile of ‘farmhouse chic’ before ending in 2018

Incoming: Now the couple are working on their own Magnolia Network with an app that is scheduled to launch this year on July 15; seen in 2019

Incoming: Now the couple are working on their own Magnolia Network with an app that is scheduled to launch this year on July 15; seen in 2019