CHIP & JOANNA Rekindling the Flame

After a hectic year, the HGTV personalities are desperate to get the passion back into their marriage.

Chip and Joanna Gaines need a relationship fixer-upper. Friends say their marriage has suffered because the couple has devoted too much time to their kids and their business — and not enough to each other. “They worked themselves into the ground this year and need to be alone to reconnect,” an insider tells Star. “It’s no secret they’re under a lot of stress trying to juggle everything.”